Electrical Engineer

Carlos H.

Carlos is 34 years old, married and has two children. He studied electrical engineering at the age of 17 and graduated in 2007. Even as a boy, his father let him repair the electrical parts of cars.

Project ID

328

Country / City

Nicaragua / Managua

Jobs at the start

3

additional potential jobs

2

entrepreneur sponsorship

Training and coaching CHF 250 per month over four years

Project description

After completing his studies, he helped his father in his construction business with the electrical products and then worked for a year in Nicaragua's national electricity company. He stopped working there because an acquaintance asked him if he could plan a hospital for him. He accepted this request and returned to the national electricity company after completing the project because he wanted to learn more about the high voltage current sector. He always helped out in his father's construction business on the side. Eventually, he began to offer his own electrical services from there. He was soon working exclusively and full-time in his father's business, where he also offered his electrical engineering services.

Based on BPN's advice and with the help of BPN's financial overview, he realized that the construction business was hardly profitable, while his electrical services turned out to be highly profitable. In the current situation, there is even huge potential because all companies want to save on electricity costs due to the economic crisis. Accordingly, he has now made his business independent of his father's. With the help of BPN, he is in the process of aligning his brand, his image, his offer and his website with his customer segment and expanding and professionalizing his range of services.

He has a good chance with his concept, as there are few companies in Nicaragua that offer these services at a professional level. Carlos is very grateful for BPN's help and is highly motivated to tackle the huge amount of work that lies ahead of him.

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