The who: Hospitality and Tourism Industry in Nicaragua
The what: Having a broader range of opportunities for the hospitality and tourism industry in Nicaragua, will generate more jobs and provide our generation with a more enriched understanding of culture and well being.
The why: Provide our generation with a more enriched understanding of culture and well being.
This need is definitely wanted by all the entrepreneurs in Nicaragua. Having a broader range of opportunites will help Nicaragua develop into a rich country. Money is definitely a challenge when it comes to enriching this opportunity. Nicaragua is one of the poorest countries in the world and is seeking for financial help. It is very sad that Nicaragua has a lot to offer, but it can't evolve into bigger things until they have more money.
The five people I interviewed are my co-workers from my summer job. I am currently working at a travel agency and they more or less all have the same beliefs as I have. They believe that Nicaragua could turn into the most beautiful country, but that it first had to develop new opportunities in the hospitality and tourism industry. This will generate a wider range of jobs.
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Looking for Opportunity
1. India's growth to rise to 8% in FY2019: Fitch
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/indias-growth-to-rise-to-8-percent-in-fy2019-fitch/articleshow/52451457.cms
I believe this is an opportunity because it will definitely accelerate India's economic rate. It will ecaused by the implementation of structural reforms, higher disposable icome and the improvement of the economy in general. India's gdp was suppostly going to grow 7.5% by the end of March this year.
2. Sugar millers may lure can growers with higher pay
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/sugar-millers-may-lure-cane-growers-with-higher-pay/articleshow/52458035.cms
Even though the sugar millers with pay higher prices, they will have more opportunities to sell. It will benefit them in the long run. The downside is that the cultivation of sugar is expected to decline 25% in 2016-2017.
3. Jet Airways reports first annual profit since 2007
http://in.reuters.com/article/jet-airways-india-results-idINKCN0YH1W8
India's second biggest airline by passengers, reported its first profit since 2007. This was caused by lower fuel costs and higher aircraft use. Jet reported a profit of 4.26 billion rupees for its 4th quarter tl the end of march. This is an oportunity for Jet Airways because it gives them hope that their sales can continue rising.
4. Italian Marine Girone can head home- Supreme Court
http://in.reuters.com/article/india-italy-marine-supreme-court-girone-idINKCN0YH0DP
Today, the supreme court said that the Italine marine that was under investigation for the killing of two fishermen is free to go home while the case is still being investigated. He will be required to return to India within a month for his next tribunal.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Forming An Opportunity Belief
- I believe that many high school students don't attend good universities because their SAT scores affect their acceptance even though they have excellent grades.
- This affects the student in many ways such as: self-esteem, social life, and decision making. It is very stressful to see how students suffer with the SAT exams. They get good grades their whole lives and when it comes to taking the exam, they don't get the grade they expected causing their admissions decline at their dream university.
1. I spoke to my brother, Alejandro; he is the perfect example for this opportunity. He is graduating top 5 of his grade from high school this upcoming May. Alejandro had a hard time while applying to universities because the top universities he wanted to apply required a much higher SAT score that what he had gotten. He was very depressed because he had spent his whole life getting good grades, but he felt that they weren't worth it. I learned that we should not get our hopes high.
2. I also spoke to my brother's friend, Maria Alejandra. She got accepted to UF this upcoming fall. What it is very interesting is that my brother didn't get in even though he had better grades than she did. Maria Alejandra told me that she never thought they would accept her, but that she had very good SAT scores, helping her get into UF. I learned that you never know what can happen.
3. The last person I spoke to was my friend Sofia. I asked her opinion about SAT scores and she said that they are completly nonsense. Sofia told me that it is not fair for some people to get excellent grades their whole lives and then take that exam and completly ruin everything you had planned. I agree with her 100%.
- Summarize: In my opinion, SAT exams should be erased from the picture. This exam doesn;t bring anything positive to someone's life, sometimes even changing it drastically. I feel that in the future, universities will stop requiring SAT exams, but that is something we will need to wait to find out.
- This affects the student in many ways such as: self-esteem, social life, and decision making. It is very stressful to see how students suffer with the SAT exams. They get good grades their whole lives and when it comes to taking the exam, they don't get the grade they expected causing their admissions decline at their dream university.
1. I spoke to my brother, Alejandro; he is the perfect example for this opportunity. He is graduating top 5 of his grade from high school this upcoming May. Alejandro had a hard time while applying to universities because the top universities he wanted to apply required a much higher SAT score that what he had gotten. He was very depressed because he had spent his whole life getting good grades, but he felt that they weren't worth it. I learned that we should not get our hopes high.
2. I also spoke to my brother's friend, Maria Alejandra. She got accepted to UF this upcoming fall. What it is very interesting is that my brother didn't get in even though he had better grades than she did. Maria Alejandra told me that she never thought they would accept her, but that she had very good SAT scores, helping her get into UF. I learned that you never know what can happen.
3. The last person I spoke to was my friend Sofia. I asked her opinion about SAT scores and she said that they are completly nonsense. Sofia told me that it is not fair for some people to get excellent grades their whole lives and then take that exam and completly ruin everything you had planned. I agree with her 100%.
- Summarize: In my opinion, SAT exams should be erased from the picture. This exam doesn;t bring anything positive to someone's life, sometimes even changing it drastically. I feel that in the future, universities will stop requiring SAT exams, but that is something we will need to wait to find out.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Identifying Local Opportunities
1. With airport lines hoing on and on, a reasonable wait in Miami
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article78096707.html
This story is describing the lines at the airport in Miami for the past months. It is stating security lines are now lasting less than 20 minutes, and sometimes even less than 10. This piece of information focuses in Miami. The problem presented in the story is the waiting lines at the nation's airports.
2. EgyptAir plane ade abrupt turns before crash
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/05/18/egyptair-says-jetliner-has-disappeared-from-radar/bd5qbzgDPfbWZSmmdupXmK/story.html
This story is very sad. This morning, an egyptair jetliner was flying from Paris to Cairo and out of nowhere the flight went missing and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The problem supposedly comes from terror attacks. There were 66 passengers on board.
3. Explosion hits apartment building near Des Plaines; 2 suffer minor injuries
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-desplaines-apartment-explosion-0520-20160519-story.html
This story occured this Thursday morning in Chicago near Des Plaines . An explosion destroyed a 3 story apartment building. The first declaration given by the police stated that the explosion was caused by a gas explosion, but the incident is still under investigation.
4. Whimsical "Last Emoji" offers serious warning about texting and driving
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/midtown/article78605962.html
This story is very interesting. A new structure emoji was designed to create awareness about texting and driving, since it is a big problem in the US and the rest of thr world. The emoji is located on Brickell avenue. The NHTSA states that over 3,219 people died over texting and driving incidents. The emoji was also created to celebrate the month of April as Distracted Driving Awareness month.
5. Man shot in South Austin, teen shoots self on Far South Side
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-shootings-20160519-story.html
In south austin, a teen who is a gang member started shooting out of nothing and also shoot himself where he was then taken to the hospital.
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article78096707.html
This story is describing the lines at the airport in Miami for the past months. It is stating security lines are now lasting less than 20 minutes, and sometimes even less than 10. This piece of information focuses in Miami. The problem presented in the story is the waiting lines at the nation's airports.
2. EgyptAir plane ade abrupt turns before crash
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2016/05/18/egyptair-says-jetliner-has-disappeared-from-radar/bd5qbzgDPfbWZSmmdupXmK/story.html
This story is very sad. This morning, an egyptair jetliner was flying from Paris to Cairo and out of nowhere the flight went missing and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The problem supposedly comes from terror attacks. There were 66 passengers on board.
3. Explosion hits apartment building near Des Plaines; 2 suffer minor injuries
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/park-ridge/news/ct-desplaines-apartment-explosion-0520-20160519-story.html
This story occured this Thursday morning in Chicago near Des Plaines . An explosion destroyed a 3 story apartment building. The first declaration given by the police stated that the explosion was caused by a gas explosion, but the incident is still under investigation.
4. Whimsical "Last Emoji" offers serious warning about texting and driving
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/midtown/article78605962.html
This story is very interesting. A new structure emoji was designed to create awareness about texting and driving, since it is a big problem in the US and the rest of thr world. The emoji is located on Brickell avenue. The NHTSA states that over 3,219 people died over texting and driving incidents. The emoji was also created to celebrate the month of April as Distracted Driving Awareness month.
5. Man shot in South Austin, teen shoots self on Far South Side
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-violence-shootings-20160519-story.html
In south austin, a teen who is a gang member started shooting out of nothing and also shoot himself where he was then taken to the hospital.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Bug List
1. Having an 8am class.
It exists because thats the way schools plan their schedules.
2. Friends that come to my house and leave it all disorganized.
It exists because they know that they aren't the ones cleaning at the end of the night.
3. Slow internet connections.
It exists because of bad signals and bad routers.
4. People who work at stores that are on top of you the whole time you are there.
It exists because thet don't have the best customer service.
5. The smell of onion.
It exists because of the people that cook with them.
6. Roomates that are too noisy and don't let me sleep at night.
It exists because I am either a light sleeper or they aren't respectful.
7. Pimples
They exist because of stress, weather, or bad eating habits.
8. The feeling of anxiety.
I don't know why it exists but it bugs me. It leads to stress.
9. The drinking age of 21+
It exists because the government is not making the right decision.
10. It bugs me that there is no world peace.
It exists because everyone wants to have power.
11. Poverty
It exists because of lack of skills and different external factors.
12. Dictadorship
It exists because the dictador feels the king of the world and people living in the country are scared to stop it.
13. Fast food chains competing for $1 menus.
It exists because they all want to have the lead and power.
14. Expensive airplane tickets.
They exist because they know they can get people to buy them even though they have a high fare.
15. People with bad humor.
It exists because they are probably having many problems or thats just the way they are.
16. Showering with cold water.
It exists because there is no hot water.
17. Sci-fi movies
They exist because some people like them. Its all about taste.
18. Hot and sticky weather
It exists because of global warming.
19. Growing up.
It exists because thats the way things are.
20. People who lie.
They exist because they don't have other ways to make decisions.
Reflection: To be honest, it was definitely challenging to come up with this list. I had a hard time coming out with 20 things that bugged me even though they are really easy to detect on a daily basis.
It exists because thats the way schools plan their schedules.
2. Friends that come to my house and leave it all disorganized.
It exists because they know that they aren't the ones cleaning at the end of the night.
3. Slow internet connections.
It exists because of bad signals and bad routers.
4. People who work at stores that are on top of you the whole time you are there.
It exists because thet don't have the best customer service.
5. The smell of onion.
It exists because of the people that cook with them.
6. Roomates that are too noisy and don't let me sleep at night.
It exists because I am either a light sleeper or they aren't respectful.
7. Pimples
They exist because of stress, weather, or bad eating habits.
8. The feeling of anxiety.
I don't know why it exists but it bugs me. It leads to stress.
9. The drinking age of 21+
It exists because the government is not making the right decision.
10. It bugs me that there is no world peace.
It exists because everyone wants to have power.
11. Poverty
It exists because of lack of skills and different external factors.
12. Dictadorship
It exists because the dictador feels the king of the world and people living in the country are scared to stop it.
13. Fast food chains competing for $1 menus.
It exists because they all want to have the lead and power.
14. Expensive airplane tickets.
They exist because they know they can get people to buy them even though they have a high fare.
15. People with bad humor.
It exists because they are probably having many problems or thats just the way they are.
16. Showering with cold water.
It exists because there is no hot water.
17. Sci-fi movies
They exist because some people like them. Its all about taste.
18. Hot and sticky weather
It exists because of global warming.
19. Growing up.
It exists because thats the way things are.
20. People who lie.
They exist because they don't have other ways to make decisions.
Reflection: To be honest, it was definitely challenging to come up with this list. I had a hard time coming out with 20 things that bugged me even though they are really easy to detect on a daily basis.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
My Entrepreneurship Story
The first time I was exposed to entrepreneurship was in middle school. My cousin and I used to make key chains out of beads and started selling them at school. The money we made from the key chains were donated to a low income school here in Nicaragua. It was really rewarding to see how people bought more key chains when they knew where the funds were going.
I enrolled in ENT 3003 because I'm getting a minor in entrepreneurship and this was the first class required to complete the minor. What I hope to get out of the class is mainly understanding entrepreneurship and its concepts. I am really looking forward to learn things that will definitely help me in the future.
I enrolled in ENT 3003 because I'm getting a minor in entrepreneurship and this was the first class required to complete the minor. What I hope to get out of the class is mainly understanding entrepreneurship and its concepts. I am really looking forward to learn things that will definitely help me in the future.
Monday, May 9, 2016
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