General Information
Business Idea: With the help of Global Business
Brigades, Ubilia Negria has created a small
business focused on raising and selling chickens.
Communtiy Name: Pueblo Nuevo
Community Members Involved: Ubilia Negria
Date Established: 2015
Business Description
Ubilia Negria is a member of the Pueblo Nuevo community in Darien. She is a member of the Caja Rural, and supports herself full time as an artisan. She created a business raising and selling chickens in 2015, with the support of Global Business Brigades. She has been involved with this initiative for over 6 months, and would like to expand further, expressing an interest in planting Yucca as well to generate more income.
Current Status:
Business Information:
• Mrs. Negria has sold four rounds of 50 chickens so far.
• She has to travel to the nearest town, Santa Fe, to purchase additional chickens.
• Chickens are sold for $1.50 per pound.
• Mrs. Negria can sell each set of chickens for around $300 total.
• Chicken feed costs $28 for each 2 month cycle.
Business Opportunity:
• There are currently no other businesses selling chickens in the community
• There is a business in the community that could buy directly from Mrs. Negria
• She has taken almost every financial literacy workshop offered by Global Brigades
• She is willing to plant Yucca, and learn to plan the process properly.
• Mrs. Negria is willing to take out an additional loan to grow her business, and has repaid her
previous loans successfully, and currently has one loan outstanding.
Business Obstacles:
• Mrs. Negria is still working to repay her current oustanding loan.
• The estimated costs of her new Yucca venture have not been evaluated
• Mrs. Negria does not keep a written record of costs for her business
Your Task
• You will be tasked with completing a Loan Capacity Payment calculation, a document that takes
into account incomes, assets, and debts in order to calculate the maximum allowable loan that
can be responsibly paid back. This document is utilized by the community bank to approve the
loan.
• Creation of a business plan and budgeting for the proposed Yucca growing initative.
• Creation of a daily ledger for recording costs
• Conduct sales and marketing training for Mrs. Negria
Brigade Log
| Business Brigades Chapter |
Date | Volunteers |
| University of Missouri | January 2016 | 5 |
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