Micro-Business Haiti
How Haitian women are transforming Cocoa to Chocolate in Haiti
From harvesting cocoa to a chocolate bar, a group of Haitian women in Limonade Haiti make it their business to transform cocoa to chocolate and they are making money too...
These women are members of the Association of Valiant Women of Limonade (RAFAVAL) in Limonade, Nord department. This woman's association transforms local cocoa into chocolate.
Chances are, if you are drining a cup of hot chocolate in front of the University of Limonade, you are you are being served fresh 'chokola' from one of these valiant Haitian business women.
Ti Machann : The micro-business men and women of Haiti
Haitians in general have a business mentality but they often lack the finances to start a decent business. So they start small, very small... A Ti Machann is in Haiti is the micro of micro-business owners.
Does the business of a Haitian ti Machann every really grow?
A ti machann in Haiti does not have a big inventory, she buy and sells her inventory. Often she consumes the profits and buys again with the "manman lajan" (the principal).
Haiti - Business : The Employee vs the "Ti Machann"
Take a good look at this photo, one Haitian ti Machann has a blue mat on the floor selling tomatoes, the other ti Machann has more like a mobile business setup in a wheelbarrow. In it you will find all your cooking products like butter, tomato paste, condensed milk, sardines, ketchup, spaghetti, and a few spices.
Haitians lack respect for small business men and women who provide the services they need everyday
It's not much but it's better than staying at home doing nothing in a country that has almost nothing to offer its citizens.