Goal is to build a Subway Franchise on La Gonave in 5 years.
One of the goals I have setup is to have the cooperative be able to build a subway franchise on La Gonave. Not only would the cooperative be the majority owner, we possibly would have a series of private owners. When looking at the map, there are currently no Subway franchises in Haiti, however Dominican Republic does have a few. La Gonave would need to make many improvements within the future to make landing a franchise possible. Surprisingly the financial aspect and even the prior restaurant requirement isn't a problem. The biggest issues are infrastructure problems as well as regional incomes. To overcome this issue, the island would need a higher amount of locals who have some disposable income. The infrastructure issue is one that is being looked at and could be solved pretty quickly. In fact we are also solving the income issue as well when you look at the business incubator program, potential tourism, and farming jobs. Putting th...