Turning women’s dreams into startups: Meet Chandell Stone
She decided that if she had the chance to come back, she would, which happened in 2021, working with a program called 3-Day Startup, an entrepreneurial program out of the University of Texas-Austin that was expanding their reach into Latin America and Africa.
Will nearshoring live up to its hype for the Mexican economy?
With the new Tesla plant coming to Monterrey, the Mexican press has been all abuzz about “nearshoring,” and the idea that Mexico could rival Asia as a global manufacturing hub.
Iván Rivas of the Nuevo León Economy Ministry calls it a “… wave of economic opportunity for Nuevo León, with foreign investment as well as domestic … leading to an export economy.”
The art (and controversy) of promoting Mexico with Wixárika beads
Cesar Menchaca puts the work of Wixárika (Huichol) artists in spaces it might never otherwise be.
Born in 1967 in Mexico City, Menchaca defines himself not as an artist or anthropologist, but as “an entrepreneur-lover of art and Mexican culture.”
How a student research project brought a unique pearl to market
Their site says “we have been in business for only 18 years; it seems like a long time, but in the pearl farming industry, we are just starting.”
Pearl cultivation is one of the most valued aquaculture industries in the world, but Mexico lags behind places such as Japan, Australia and French Polynesia. If companies such as Perlas de Cortéz have anything to say about it, though, that won’t be the case for long.
Are problems with your Mexican bank account inevitable?
What I cannot understand is why banks abroad like Citibank, Santander, put their names on their Mexican acquisitions.
Over the 20 years I have lived in Mexico, I have changed banks frequently; all seem to cause me grief sooner or later, but I never experienced anything like I did recently with Citibanamex.
Recently, President López Obrador tried to convince Elon Musk to place his new Mexican Tesla factory in the south of the country instead of the north — without success.
Why was Musk so adamant about locating Tesla in Monterrey?
For a dose of local culture (and a deal) find your local Christmas tianguis
Love them or hate them, if you have lived in Mexico long enough, you have encountered the chaos of a tianguis, especially now during the Christmas season.
Patriotic or predatory? Mexico’s love-hate relationship with Oxxo
The Oxxo convenience store chain is a story of how a national brand beat out foreign ones, as well as mom-and-pop stores.
“Rumor has it if you discard your Andatti [Oxxo’s house brand of coffee] cup in a vacant lot, up will sprout a new Oxxo” says Russell Parsons of Tijuana.
From picture frames to hospitals, this entrepreneur still growing strong
After creating various businesses since his youth, Javier de Lope Francés stated that he wanted to retire at age 40. That deadline has just passed, and there is no indication that he is slowing down.
The true story of Mexico’s “Happy Chicken” restaurant chain
If you live or travel anywhere between Baja California and Yucatán, you have almost certainly come across a Pollo Feliz restaurant. You may have even seen one in the United States.