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Celebrating Outliers: Homberger Brothers Video 0
- Beyond
- November 11, 2021
Paul and Hans are two Costa Rican entrepreneur brothers with Swiss, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan heritage. Coming from a coffee-planting family, their journey to creating a business has had many stepping stones like studying for a Master’s Degree in the U.S.A. and joining the Swiss military. Learn more about their story in today’s video!
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Responsibilities When Hiring Staff 0
- Business, Corporations, Labor
- August 11, 2021
There are certain responsibilities that must be fulfilled in order to have a healthy working relationship between every employer and his employees, this is usually the rule all around the world and Costa Rica is no exception. The Labor Code broadly regulates the relationship between employer and employees and clarifies the obligations of both within
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How to Do Business in Costa Rica 0
- Business, Corporations
- August 5, 2021
Starting a business is different in every part of the world due to the particular challenges you may come across, in addition each country has a business culture that is important to understand and Costa Rica is no exception. One of the most important things we must do before we can run a business in
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Updated Business Restrictions & Allowed Hours of Operation 0
- Business
- April 27, 2021
The government has announced that the operating permit for establishments with a public health permit will be from 5:00 a.m. to 09:00 p.m., according to their category (see the list of exceptions below) and the canton alert. Beaches will remain open from 7 days a week from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The rules for
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Challenges to Open and Operate a Business in Costa Rica 0
- Business
- September 8, 2020
In Costa Rica one of the main challenges of opening a business is the fact that, while relevant public policy does exist, there is no specific law for entrepreneurship, nor are there spaces where the entrepreneurial sector might participate in the shaping of public policy. Further, social security charges are considerable and it is common
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Checklist to Starting a Business in Costa Rica 0
- Business
- September 3, 2020
We previously discussed the best time to start a business during or after the COVID-19 crisis, if you missed it, click here. Let’s now talk about how to start a business in Costa Rica. Even though the process of starting a business has a bad reputation within the country, it seems to us that this
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