Sportswear, sports footwear, purses, and accessories. Sicruz sports shop was born in 2021, in light of the fact that the people of San Luis Robles and the neighboring townships really liked sports clothing and shoes. There was no business that sold this type of product in the territory. The idea materialized thanks to the training provided by Manizales Más within the framework of The Cacao Effect project, which encourages entrepreneurial thinking and action.

Artisanal, eco-friendly basketwork made from rampira natural fiber. “Historically, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers have been in charge of weaving different products using rampira fiber. Among them are the baskets used to carry and take out the products from the farms and the fans used for ventilation, for blowing the firewood, and for decorating the walls of our houses”.

“This company was born out of love for tailoring clothes and serving others. There was a particularly great driver for me: the need to Make my daughter’s school uniform. From that moment, I started to make uniforms for friends and neighbors. Since that moment, my work was acknowledged and, given the increased demand, I could include women heads of household (seamstresses) to participate in this startup, with the purpose of improving quality of life for all of us”.

“We believe in our ability as country women to admire and recognize each other, as well as to work as a team to improve our life conditions and contribute to the community”. We offer an innovative product by women who are victims of the armed conflict, with exclusive designs filled with color to transmit the beauty of the countryside to every home.

We, three women from El Agrado, Huila, have come together out of love for art, culture, and family traditions. We became partners to depict, in hand-made products, the soul of our communities. Our passion motivated us to organize a startup and begin to elaborate different products, especially in artisan seasons. Nowadays, we stand out in our municipality for the elaboration of artistic costumes and a diversity of products for decorating spaces. It has been eight years since we are working in the commercialization of crafts and artistic products.

Lupita Lupe allows their customers to participate in the creative process for designing their purses. According to their wishes, tastes, and dreams, a collective story is created. Lupita Lupe is a custom purse brand born in 2016. At that time, Carolina used to manufacture cloth bags. However, one day, she had the idea to disassemble a purse she had bought in order to customize it to suit her tastes. Then, she redesigned it and posted it on her Facebook account, hence her two first sales. Other customers asked her for customization in different colors to suit their tastes. From this experience, she had the idea of starting her own customized purse business, which were tailored to the customers’ needs.

I am Diego, a professional dentist. I had my practice, and, in the waiting room, I used to have game to entertain the patients. It was a lot of fun. Hence, the idea of creating games to stimulate thinking was born. This startup is led by Yarley, my wife, and me. In addition, we seek to bring families and friends together, focusing on having fun and promoting a healthy coexistence.

Commercialization of clothing, footwear, hardware products, and others. Ceci Store, formerly known as Nail Shaicec, started out as a nail salon. When she saw business opportunities, she started to explore clothing, footwear, and accessories, broadening her service portfolio to the commercialization of products. She is a woman with the drive to move forward, seizing any opportunities that arise. She has studied the different markets in her village, which has allowed her to diversify her products to meet the needs of the whole population. Her store is currently undergoing renovations, given the rapid growth and good reception of her business.

I am very passionate about creating household items based on dry woods that are discarded by woodworkers and chainsaw operators who make furniture with trunks and roots. We make decorative furniture, exterior furniture, tables, dining tables, beds, and we also take individual commissions tailored to the requirements of our customers.

Since I was only 10 years old, my parents started to get me involved in their learning and work processes as entrepreneurs. Mother Laura’s Missionaries arrived  to our township and taught us many things, among them making soap based on recycled kitchen oil.