Small Business Tips

Business Talk : Diaspora Haitians complain family members mismanage their business back home

How many times you hear a hard working Haitian from the diaspora complaining about a business he/she had in Haiti that failed because the family member in charge did such a poor job as a manager? Read this... more »

June 24, 2018 2:24 PM

Haiti Small Business Ideas - I Need Your Input...

QUESTION - What type of small business would you start in Haiti right now? Start-up cost must be USD $500 or less, and it has to be so simple that anyone can manage it... more »

August 8, 2013 2:30 PM

Haiti's organic Rum, Clairin, is quickly becoming the new "IT" in the American Market

If you thought drinking Clairin in Haiti is a thing that only poor people do, think again... The same bottle of Clairin that cost a few hundred gourdes in Haiti is now selling in the United States of America as "Organic Rum" at USD $40 a bottle! more »

May 2, 2018 9:36 PM

How to get your own domain name dirt cheap!

If you want to have a presence on the web, You can do it AND you can do it in style... Look like the big guys. It costs very little if you know where to look. If you didn't, I'm about to tell you right now more »

June 15, 2002 12:00 AM

Doing Business in Haiti - Do you Trust Family, Friends or Strangers to Run your Business?

I speak to many businessmen in Haiti and they tell me NEVER leave a family member to run your business... others say they dont trust anyone but family. What do you say? more »

May 17, 2017 4:07 PM

Some people in Haiti ONLY want to get PAID, they don't want to work, a businessman complains

I am beginning to notice that a some people in Haiti ONLY like to get paid, they want money to take care of their business but they don't want to put in the the hours. more »

July 29, 2016 5:42 AM

Doing Business in Haiti - What advice can you give me?

I started a small business in Haiti and I quickly realize that people in the country who do the same types of business do not meet and talk about things that would help their business sector grow... What advice can you give me? more »

April 10, 2016 5:31 AM

In Haiti, It Takes MORE than 3 Months to Start a Business Compared to a few hours in New Zealand

According to The World Bank's "Doing Business' report, it takes MORE than 3 months, 97 days, to start a business (register a company) in Haiti, Compare that to a few hours online to start a business in New Zealand... more »

November 4, 2015 4:18 PM