Im 100 in charge. And help turn their fortunes around. Now ive come to one of the last hold outs of communism, to meet some pioneers of capitalism. The doors for the first time are wide open. Im definitely a businessman. I love doing this. Do you think youre going to be in cuba the rest of your life . Yes, because cuba is changing very fast. The obstacles are daunting. This clothing designer has to buy fabric on the black market. This Restaurant Owner isnt allowed any more than 50 seats. The state says she isnt allowed to expand her business. You cannot have two stands. No. This sucks. Meet cubas new Business Class surviving and thriving under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. I had barely set foot on cuban soil when i saw how the new Business Laws are changing lives. Armando lee rolled up in a 61 year old chevy, a typical havana taxi. How are you doing, my man . Hello, my friend. Im marcus. Im armando. Nice to meet you, brother. Like most cubans he was living on a gover
Im 100 in charge. And help turn their fortunes around. Now ive come to one of the last hold outs of communism, to meet some pioneers of capitalism. The doors for the first time are wide open. Im definitely a businessman. I love doing this. Do you think youre going to be in cuba the rest of your life . Yes, because cuba is changing very fast. The obstacles are daunting. This clothing designer has to buy fabric on the black market. This Restaurant Owner isnt allowed any more than 50 seats. The state says she isnt allowed to expand her business. You cannot have two stands. No. This sucks. Meet cubas new Business Class surviving and thriving under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. I had barely set foot on cuban soil when i saw how the new Business Laws are changing lives. Armando lee rolled up in a 61 year old chevy, a typical havana taxi. How are you doing, my man . Hello, my friend. Im marcus. Im armando. Nice to meet you, brother. Like most cubans he was living on a gover
Im 100 in charge. And help turn their fortunes around. Now ive come to one of the last hold outs of communism, to meet some pioneers of capitalism. The doors for the first time are wide open. Im definitely a businessman. I love doing this. Do you think youre going to be in cuba the rest of your life . Yes, because cuba is changing very fast. The obstacles are daunting. This clothing designer has to buy fabric on the black market. This Restaurant Owner isnt allowed any more than 50 seats. The state says she isnt allowed to expand her business. You cannot have two stands. No. This sucks. Meet cubas new Business Class surviving and thriving under one of the most oppressive regimes in the world. I had barely set foot on cuban soil when i saw how the new Business Laws are changing lives. Armando lee rolled up in a 61 year old chevy, a typical havana taxi. How are you doing, my man . Hello, my friend. Im marcus. Im armando. Nice to meet you, brother. Like most cubans he was living on a gover
This is unbelievable. Its small. Yes. They started selling cookies out of their house in 2013. Now theyve really taken off but the retail space, several employees, and a catering service. Can i trying . I want to buy a box. A big box. Can i have an inguala, cafe. What did you do before this . Im a dentist. Pretty close. Lets talk about it later. Is it difficult to talk with the cameras because you worry about people seeing it . Yeah. Tony and sandra are clearly doing well, but this is cuba and you can see the anxiety set in when i ask about money. Like others i would meet, they didnt want to say too much, and as a business owner, i respect that. But their steady flow of traffic told me what i wanted to know. I get they were making at least 100 a day, amazing when you consider that most cubans live off 300 a year. Tony and sandras bakery may be pulling in 35,000. You look like you like it. I can only say off the record. People will probably think, oh, this is just a bakery. No. It happe
The degree in computer engineering, she hopes to launch his own start up. If you have a business and we become friends, can i invest in your company if i live in the United States . If you give me the money. You have to pay me interest. A lot of interest. You find a lawyer and we will do a contract. Armando made me feel welcome. Of course i cant invest in a cuban business yet. Thats illegal. Because of the u. S. Embargo imposed after Fidel Castros revolution. Cuba has been cutoff from the goods and services and the economy needs to survive. Despite free health care, housing and higher education, many are struggling. Walking around the old city, i saw a place full of life, energized by the changes. Desperate to boost the failing economy the government loosened their reigns on private enterprise. Everything is made in cuba . Yes. Thousands are now working for themselves. Very beautiful. I found them everywhere. Even here. A sleepy street in a residential neighborhood this this tiny rente