Recently I
have had discussions with US citizens who are not natural born Americans. They are saying that it is very difficult for
them and their friends and relatives to find food and clothing in the US that
are staple products in their original homeland.
For
example a group of citizens from Nepal are accustomed to having goat meat in
their diet. However, it has proven very difficult for them to find goat meat
that is good quality and reasonable in price.
These folks are considering opening their own business which will supply
goat meat products to members of their community.
Another
Score client has a small business that manufactures and distributes African
dresses for women. Her business is
expanding via marketing on the Internet.
From
another direction, another US citizen from Oman said it was difficult for citizens
of Oman to find high quality beans. The
beans that are available are imported from Europe and are of poor quality and
very expensive. She is considering opening
a business to export the types of beans that her friends and family back home
desire.
So what is
my point? I think that there are
opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship for citizens with language
skills and contacts in their homeland.
As the US continues to be the destination for many cultures, niche
markets develop with demands for products not readily available in the US. I
suggest individuals interested in pursuing such opportunities contact a
counselor at SCORE (Counselors to Small Business – http://www.score.org) and/or conduct an
Internet search using relevant key words.
If you
have suggestions for individuals interested in marketing or producing cultural
products, please post your comments here are email me at glynjordan@gmail.com.
Thanks,
Glyn.
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