Eric Riley stuff

Taking a step back from Tranquilo VIP that required the level of capital to launch that I didn’t have, I turned my attention back to the local economy. The most energetic commerce in Medellin is “dos mil en la calle,” or 2,000 pesos in the street – about 60 cents. Vendors sell every consumable item possible to harvest large quantities […]

A pleasant memory of our family home during high school in a small town on the plains of Kansas was our big wooden front porch swing. But, of course, enjoying the swing was dependent on the time of year and the weather. The consistently predictable perfect weather of Medellin made this choice of business an obvious winner. Nearly every house […]

BETTER DATA DIGITAL ARCHIVE SOLUCTIONS A lawyer friend told me about a Colombian law that passed requiring all businesses and other entities dealing with the public to digitize all documents related to record-keeping and transactions. He and his accountant friend knew my entrepreneurial spirit and assured me that they had many customers and connections to keep me busy if I […]

Before I moved to Colombia, I visited a couple of times to get the feel of the culture and possible business opportunities. YouTube videos and Facebook groups boasted of the natural beauty of Colombia and the advantage of a lower cost of living. My intrigue landed me in Medellin when I heard that it was the city of eternal spring. […]