Imagine the mountain-country life, eternal spring weather year-round, no mosquitos (too high), all within 30 minutes of a major city, 20 minutes too an international airport and 10 minutes to the nearest major hospital and shopping malls. And it’s all connected by a new highway inaugurated 2 years ago at the end of 2015 connecting the … Continue reading 1 hidden paradise in the Andes of Ecuador for land developers
This week I found myself helping an Ecuadorian friend start a business. And boy did it ring clear to me something I’ve been thinking about for a long time. In business, especially small business, you win before you begin. It starts with the lease, man. (And of course the location). If the lease is reasonable, … Continue reading How to win before you begin when starting a business in Ecuador
If you’ve spent any time at all in Ecuador, you probably know, Ecuadorians like to party. (And make noise in general.) Yet at the same time I’ve had friends start businesses and complain that the rich in Ecuador are really stingy. It’s not that. Ecuadorians rich and poor DO spend, probably at a higher rate per … Continue reading Hitting it big with the wedding business in Ecuador at the Barn Wedding Venues Cheshire
What would I do with $30k in Ecuador right now entering 2018? I’d put it in a CD with the JEP credit union in Ecuador.They offer 1 year certificates of deposit earning a yearly interest of 9%. And you can even opt to get paid the interest monthly. Hard to beat that. Even countries that … Continue reading Where I’d invest $30k in Ecuador to start 2018
“I can’t believe my friend in Montanita,” I said recently to another friend over a drink in a small bar in Manglaralto, a small town next to Montanita on the coast of Ecuador. “He’s from the States, moved down here, bought a hotel and is running the business, but he doesn’t have a CLUE about … Continue reading 6 things you need to know to NOT be a clueless gringo starting a business in Ecuador