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We aim to put our collective experience in leadership skills, problem solving, and wealth creation at the service of the Cuban people.
Ricardo “Ric” Herrero
Executive Director – Washington DC
Executive Director – Washington DC
Ricardo “Ric” Herrero is the Executive Director of the Cuba Study Group.In that capacity, he manages the organization’s initiatives, such as setting strategic objectives and educating policymakers on policies that improve the welibeing of the Cuban people, at home and the diaspora.
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10x10KCuba
Launched at the 2016 AngelSummit Americas in Miami, 10x10kCuba is an international competition seeking to help talented programmers and entrepreneurs in Cuba by providing winners with the resources and means to advance their businesses. Leaders at the forefront of Cuba’s growth and development in the entrepreneurial space, including Cuba Emprende Foundation, teamed up with well-known names in tech including 500 Startups, Techstars, and Stanford’s School of Engineering to develop this unprecedented initiative.
Participating entrepreneurs are judged by startup and investment leaders from around the Americas. Ten winning start-ups will have the opportunity to win a package of computer hardware and web services, as well as experience with leading accelerator programs in the US and Latin America.
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Cuba Emprende Foundation
In early 2012, several members of the Cuba Study Group perceived a window of opportunity to help Cuban entrepreneurs that were taking advantage of the economic reforms introduced on the island during 2010-11. These members met with Cardinal Jaime Ortega and others in the leadership of the Cuban Catholic Church, who were receptive to the idea of sponsoring an entrepreneur training program. The same group also met with the leadership of the Fundacion ProEmpleo in Mexico, which had been supporting small businesses in that country for almost 20 years with outstanding and proven results.
With the curriculum and guidance of ProEmpleo and the support of the Church, the “Proyecto Cuba Emprende” was launched in May of 2012 at the Centro Cultural Padre Felix Varela in Havana. The Cuba Emprende Foundation (“CEF”), a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to raising private funds for the Proyecto, was established in March of 2012 with a Board of Directors comprising both CSG and non-CSG directors. The CEF operates independently of the CSG and is funded by individual donors in the United States.
As of 2020, the Proyecto had graduated 5,799 entrepreneurs through its 80 hour training program and had supported 4,069 businesses in Havana, Camagüey and Cienfuegos.
To learn more about the Cuba Emprende Foundation, click on the links below to visit its website and read its 2012-2020 Report.
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Proyecto Cuba Emprende
The CubaEmprende Project arose out of an initiative spearheaded by the Archdiocese of Havana. Its mission is to help improve Cubans’ quality of life and to contribute to social progress by developing an economic mindset. To that end, it offers business training and advisory services to individuals who have decided to start or improve an economic activity involving forms of non-governmental management.
In supporting entrepreneurship, CubaEmprende replicates the model developed by Mexico’s Fundación ProEmpleo, which employs an intensive teaching method.
CubaEmprende provides participants with the following tools to manage their businesses:
- Tools necessary to start and manage a business successfully.
- Training to create a business plan.
- Specialized advisory services to contribute to business success.
- Chance to exchange knowledge and experience with entrepreneurs from various industries.
- Opportunity to establish new business and commercial relationships with other entrepreneurs.
- Ease to stay abreast of business topics by consulting specialized bibliographies and the space “El tema del mes” [“Topic of the Month”].
To learn more about this groundbreaking initiative, please visit its website through the link below.
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