Abstract: The microenterprise offers the possibility that low-income families can better their income and “Worm compost for soils of San Salvador”, is excellent alternative and opportunity for San Salvador community . With municipal aid San Salvador community can are community sustainability

Proposal for Small Business of Worm Compost in the Community of San Salvador as an option for Future

Taryn Cruz, Carlos Cruz, Gloriann Díaz, Eliu Alejandro, Efrain Alejandro, Eframir Franco, Jennifer Cruz, Geoexplorer, School of Science and TechnologySchool of Science and Technology,

Introduction Through the years small business have contributed significantly to employment generation, to improve the economy and production in the countries North, Central and South Americas and the Caribbean.

The microenterprise offers the possibility that low-income families can better their income. The community of San Salvador has a great potential to be the birthplace of micro-worm compost enterprise, as well as possessing a large expanse of fertile soil, which can benefit from this fertilizer, has many people engaged in horticulture. In addition to the community of San Salvador, there are a large percentage of families that generate newspaper, which is the raw material of worm compost.

Problem

In the community of San Salvador there is the absence of microenterprise, including that of worm compost, although there is a large percentage of a person interested in helping to recycle.

For these reasons and more we propose the creation of small business in the community of San Salvador to help their sustainability and increase the recycling rate.

Objectives

-Expanding economic opportunities in the community of San Salvador through sustainable development and dynamic small business, with the help of the municipality.

-Promote the implementation of micro-worm compost enterprise.

-Provide training to community members to acquire the knowledge necessary to establish its small business.

-Acquire municipal funds to support the development of small business.

Hypothesis

The small business of worm compost in the community of San Salvador is a real and viable alternative for better social, economic and ecological communities.

AcknowledgementsSan Salvador communityIsmael GonzalesAwilda PerezNOAA

Maps: San Salvador community

Description of Sampling Site

ResultsSurvey and Selection of Entrepreneurs: Through the visits that were made to the community and the survey was provided I set that had the primary requirements (skills and commitment to community people and raw material) to implement a microenterprise.

P erc ent of the News paper

67%

33%

Y es

No

Yes 68%

28%

0 5 10 15 20

House s

Y es

No

Inte

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Interes ted in R ec ic ling

Training Another important part in the project is the training of the people in the community for this purpose a workshop of the worm compost took place on June 30, 2008, which attended about 28 people of the community and managers of the committee of San Salvador.

This workshop was developed and offered by the following members of geoexplores under the supervision of Professor Luz Stella Betancourt:Taryn Cruz, Carlos Cruz,Groriann Diaz, Eframir Franco Jennfier Cruz, Efrain Alejandro, Eliu Alejandro

Municipal containers for Recycling For this method we would like to ask the municipal agency of Caguas, one hundred (100) containers for recycling because this community counts with 730 houses who would like to recycle.

San Salvador Community

A BA,B :Taryn and Groriamm, with people of community

Material Price

Old black and white newspaper $0.00Fruit and vegetable skin $0 $0.00Plastic container 2x3 $5.95Worm red Calif. 1lb. (1200 worms) $24.99Bag of dirt $3.00Food proseser $10.50Guillotine $8.99Balance $25.00Spray bottle $1.25Bag sealling machine $29.99Paper shredder $21.99Total for One small business $131.66Budget for 30 Small Busisiens $3,949.80

Budget required for the implementation of small business of worm compost in San Salvador

Municipal Aid

Material and MethodsSurvey, Selection of entrepreneurs, Training (power point), small business

Small Business Pilot

Our company is characterized by its turn as a company for environmental benefit that offers a product with high environmental contribution and may have for-profit or nonprofit. Our company will be aimed at home and agricultural sectors. Our company for its size will be a micro-enterprise as the number of our employees is contained in the range of 1 to 15 employees, which characterizes a small business.Name: "Worm compost for soils of San Salvador"Location: Quarter San Salvador (Caguas) Number of Employees: 3 people Products: Product main manufacturing humus (natural fertilizer) Market: At community

Environmental, EconomicAspects: "Worm-compost for soils of San Salvador", unquestionably can not only help reduce the very high percentage of trash that is deposited in landfills but help increase the recycling rate that is so important and necessary not only for the community of San Salvador but for the entire Puerto Rico.

ReferenceMulet del Pozo, Y, ( 2005 )Determinación de algunas propiedades físico-mecánicas, químicas y biológicas del humus de lombriz en condiciones de la vaquería de la finca Guayabal, San José de las Lajas, La Habana, Cuba. Centro Azúcar 48, (200-203) Marcheco, E. (2005) Finca agroecológica sostenible de la Universidad de Granma. Revista Centro Agrícola. 32 (65-67)

Viability

Our product in Puerto Rico does not have much competition as it is not as recognized as elsewhere. Our competitors in Puerto Rico are actually three, but in other countries like Mexico are really a great competition, competition is more than five businesses