b'SMALL BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT Sp. Eng.El taller para el desarrollo de pequeas empresas The Small Business Development program was very Zulmarie Zayasfue de gran provecho para mi y el desenvolvimiento debeneficial to develop my business idea based on the mi idea de negocio, basada en la produccin de production of lamb for the sheep meat market. AsRancho Zayas, Inc. ovinos para carne y pie de cra. Por mi preparacinper my academic degree and background in Animal acadmica en Ciencia Animal del Colegio de CienciasSciences from the Agriculture College of the University Agrcolas ya tena claro que quera hacer y como of Puerto Rico, I already had a clear idea of what to do producirlo, pero se me dificultaba organizar la idea and how to produce it, but it was difficult to organize para poder presentarla ante entidades y solicitar the business idea to be able to present it to the entities beneficios para iniciar mi negocio. Con el conocimientothat provided grants and financial assistance to initiate adquirido en el taller pude organizar paso a paso mimy business. One of the major fears before applying plan de negocio e identificar ventajas y desventajas.for financial assistance for your business is the fact Uno de los mayores temores al solicitar asistencia of not knowing, for sure, which are the major points financiera comercial, es el no saber que puntos son decommonly emphasized by the financial analyst in their mayor importancia para el analista financiero. El Sr.recommendations for credit or grants, a problem that Muoz con su experiencia bancaria nos aclaro y guo[my coach] Mr. Muoz, with his previous experience in para entender el punto del inversionista. Al obtener esebusiness banking, was able to fully clarify and explain.conocimiento nos dio seguridad y mucha confianza. Finally, once I completed my business plan, I wasFinalmente, una vez completado mi plan, me lanz able to fill the application for financial assistance forma llenar la solicitud de Regrow Puerto Rico y mi a federally funded program known as Regrownegocio result elegible para la ayuda econmica y Puerto Rico, resulting in the eligibility of my business se han presentado nuevas oportunidades y abiertoidea for funding assistance, as well as the manymuchas puertas ms.other opportunities and doors opened thanks to the completion of the business plan.Si tuviera que dar un consejo a quienes quieran iniciar su negocio les dira que ms importante que adquirirIf I could give advice to someone who wants toel capital inicial, es adquirir conocimiento y educarse,open his or her own business, I would say that more lo dems llega con un poco de esfuerzo y dedicacin. important than having the initial capital, is to get the knowledge and education, as the rest will come with some effort and dedication. 6 Recipient of a $100,000 grant funded by the Department of Agriculture of Puerto Rico 7'