Medical animal care products

Jaara P.

When Jaara took up her first job in sales at a laboratory for medical animal shampoos after completing her veterinary studies, she had no idea that this job would lead her to self-employment. The customers she looked after there asked her - in typical Nicaraguan fashion - whether she had a cheaper product and why she didn't want to make one herself instead of selling imported goods. These customer inquiries gave her the idea of founding her own company to produce medical animal care products that are just as good but cheaper than the existing products on the market. In 2016, Jaara started developing her first own products on the side.

Project ID

398

Country / City

Nicaragua / Managua

Jobs at the start

5

additional potential jobs

3

entrepreneur sponsorship

Training and coaching CHF 250 per month for two years

Project description

In 2018, Jaara finally quit her job and devoted herself entirely to her own company, which now consisted of a team of 3 employees, herself and her husband. Jaara's company continues to grow relatively quickly. Her products have established themselves on the market and can compete with existing products in terms of quality, even though they are considerably cheaper. In the future, Jaara would like to distribute its products in other parts of Nicaragua, launch new products and also introduce a low-cost line. For this project, Jaara will also need a larger location in the medium term and wants to obtain the various permits from the Ministry of Health in order to further professionalize the products.

Jaara has realized that she needs help with her business management and has therefore contacted BPN. She is already working with BPN's accounting control tools and appreciates gaining control over her finances for the first time. With BPN's help, she would also like to focus even more on her vision and analyzing the competition.

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