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‘First we must see ourselves as women’: support for entrepreneurs in Costa Rica and Nicaragua

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Why did Mónica, the co-founder of our microbusiness, arrive at an event carrying garbage bags? Because it wasn't trash—it was recycling material, and we’d been...
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Online payment processing in Costa Rica: what small business owners need to know

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Do you have a business that’s ready to sell online? What do you need to know in order to set up online payment processing?...
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Trademark registration and intellectual property rights in Costa Rica: what every business owner should know

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Does your business have its trademark registration? If your brand isn’t registered, you're not alone. In a recent survey we conducted in our WhatsApp community...
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Costa Rican fashion in search of sustainability: the story of Selfmade

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The fashion industry is one of the world’s worst polluters. It is produced on a massive scale and in less than ideal conditions. However,...
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Owner-employees and the Costa Rican Social Security Fund

Mónica Quesada Cordero -
One of the first steps towards the formalization and growth of any microenterprise is insuring its first employee—but for many entrepreneurs in Costa Rica,...
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What our small business learned from a month reporting on the B Impact Assessment

Katherine Stanley Obando -
80.5. That’s the number that surprised us by popping up once we’d answered all the questions on the online, self-administered B Impact Assessment. Because 80...
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Pucci Photo and the B Impact Assessment: workers, customers, and a planet in need

Katherine Stanley Obando -
What’s the impact of a beautiful photo? In a way, that’s what Pucci Photo had to answer in order to become not only a Certified...
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Casitas Tenorio B&B and the B Impact Assessment: the value of a governance checklist

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In many ways, the Governance section of the B Impact Assessment is the core of what being a B Corp is all about. Many...
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Bodhi Surf & Yoga and the B Impact Assessment: a business built around community

Katherine Stanley Obando -
For Bodhi Surf & Yoga, in many ways, the B Impact Assessment journey started with a logo. “It really was Patagonia that inspired us,” says...
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The B Corp Movement and rural tourism: one entrepreneur’s story

Katherine Stanley Obando -
Pippa Kelly is a natural starting point for El Colectivo 506’s deep dive into the world of Costa Rica’s Certified B Corporations. After all,...
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