Best Business in the DR

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It’s the beach church in Cabarete. German pastor. Looks like he set up a DR franchise of an American Church enterprise.
A beach church in Cabarete? I live in Cabarete and walk on the beach almost every day. I have never seen anything resembling a church or service. Anybody know where it is or when it takes place? Not that I'm in interested in participating - just curious.
 

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Now there is a compelling reason for a King or Head of State to visit the DR.......................to continue "expedited citizenship request."

And so with this "privilege," and relating it to "business," how has that helped Spain or Spanish businessmen as to business investments in the DR?

Perhaps you recall AMCHAMDR.

Statistically, Spain is not even in the top three of foreign direct investment in the DR. That "privilege" belongs to the country with 25% of the worlds gdp:)...........and by a wide margin.




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Playacaribe2
Perfect example of an American, precisely from the country a sitting president has never visited. lol

Wasn't you the one that once question if Dominicans in general don't look up to expats? It was in this forum quite a few years ago. You seem to be unaware that expats aren't thought of by most Dominicans. :unsure:
 
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According to Norberis, their Airb&b properties in Santo Domingo, Juan Dolio, Punta Cana, Baní, and Puerto Plata generated a combined gross revenue of US$150K. Of course, that means you have to buy real estate in the DR, a no no according to many in this forum.

 
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Perfect example of an American, precisely from the country a sitting president has never visited. lol

So no answer to the question posed?
Wasn't you the one that once question if Dominicans in general don't look up to expats? It was in this forum quite a few years ago.
NO.

You seem to be unaware that expats aren't thought of by most Dominicans. :unsure:
Unaware of What?

Please don not cast dispersions or innuendo unless you can back it up.

You had an opportunity to have a discussion about your post, yet you, like those without a cogent response, chose to start down the personal road............remember two can play that game;)......if need be.

And so we come full circle to the Best Business in the DR....................which your best above #175 did nothing to address........and truth be told neither did my response. But when you swerve into another's lane.......expect to hear someone's horn.



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According to Norberis, their Airb&b properties in Santo Domingo, Juan Dolio, Punta Cana, Baní, and Puerto Plata generated a combined gross revenue of US$150K. Of course, that means you have to buy real estate in the DR, a no no according to many in this forum.

Sooooo 30k per city REVENUE per year? We can assume they have multiple properties in at least some of the Locations so if we guess 8-10 total locations they are pulling in 15k REVENUE per year or an average of $41 each and every day per place?

Just a couple twentys but it definitely adds up day to day with multiple locations. That said she also has a moderately successful YouTube channel and is a local so has lots of different connections and more or less "trustworthy" people she can leverage. It's also possible she is renting out places that don't belong to her, thus further leveraging her contacts and network.

I wouldn't *dream* of involving myself in the airbnb market here personally. Way too many unknowns.

I'm not worth the risk. And most of us DO NOT have a successful YouTube presence that would allow us to present ourselves as trustworthy and/or to stand out from the crowd. Most of us are not locals.

Also isn't Norberis married to or dating a guy from the US? We could also assume he is funneling traffic into the business.
 

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A beach church in Cabarete? I live in Cabarete and walk on the beach almost every day. I have never seen anything resembling a church or service. Anybody know where it is or when it takes place? Not that I'm in interested in participating - just curious.
On the videos it is just on any beach and lots of plastic chairs. I am just intrigued by a German baker, and former boxer by the way, now a pastor in the DR.
 

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I can't understand her accent. Is she Filipino?
I have no problem understanding her. Harder to understand at first? Yes. Impossible? No. Hard to understand once you get sone experience listi+ening to her? No.

So no answer to the question posed?

NO.


Unaware of What?

Please don not cast dispersions or innuendo unless you can back it up.

You had an opportunity to have a discussion about your post, yet you, like those without a cogent response, chose to start down the personal road............remember two can play that game;)......if need be.

And so we come full circle to the Best Business in the DR....................which your best above #175 did nothing to address........and truth be told neither did my response. But when you swerve into another's lane.......expect to hear someone's horn.



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Playacaribe2
You are not worthy of responding. Waste of time and effort, as you very well know.
 

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César Iglesias will become the first Dominican company to do an IPO in the Dominican Stock Exchange. That will be a game changer.

He begins to speak about César Iglesias at 1:15:58 and afterwards the plans already started towards creating the first Dominican IPO. Btw, he's Dominican from a San Pedro de Macoris family at least since the second half of the 19th century, but due to circumstance he was born in Canada (one of his uncles was imprisoned and tortured by Trujillo, hence many fled and Canada is where his parents ended up). His mother founded the Babeque private school which is in Gazcue and with the principles of no privilege based on sex, social class, etc of the students. This school is not as expensive as other private schools in the capital, but that is by design. Given the quality of education the students receive, tuiton there should be much higher, but then it would be a school only for the rich. His mother didn't want that to happen.


PS. In the part prior to speaking about César Iglesias, he mentions the development of other businesses including in the USA (Quisqueyana is one of them).
 
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