Going overseas on vacation? This business idea didn’t come from a traveler per se but the are an American working overseas. Maybe finding something you’d love to do from a home office is as simple as taking your next vacation or mission trip.
Notice the wonderful art carvings… made by a village craftsman in a dirt floored buildings!
A very good observation too: The problem is figuring out all the problems.
Heather had a great idea of starting an import-export business between Kenya and the US. We’d fill up a shipping container with this artist’s furniture and sell it through an exclusive group of stores in appropriate shopping areas in the States. (Denver - think Cherry Creek.)
Shoot, if shipping wasn’t so expensive, we’d send a bunch back for our own use!
One huge problem is just figuring out all the problems. One small example - the beautiful wood is probably banned from export. (Can you say “governmental laws to prevent deforestation”?)
By the way, this is another example of a “jua kali” (hot sun) artisan. The storeroom floor is indeed dirt and grass. (Hey - it’s pretty low overhead.)
Thanks to Becky at Small Biz Survival for the link.
Photo Courtesy “My Part of Nairobi Blog”
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