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Type: Business plan / strategic report
File Size: 1.78 MB
Summary

This document is page 9 of a strategic report or business plan for CEFOTAJ, focusing on establishing a couture/textile assembly industry in Haiti. It presents a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) evaluating the Haitian market, citing sources from 2006 to 2010. The analysis highlights the low cost of production and skilled workforce as strengths, while noting corruption, infrastructure issues, and political instability as threats.

People (5)

Name Role Context
Yair Contact Person
Email address listed in footer: yair@cefotaj.org
Schaaf Author/Source
Cited in SWOT analysis source list (2009)
Ozdenli Author/Source
Cited in SWOT analysis source list (2007)
Bennet Author/Source
Cited in SWOT analysis source list (2007)
Novacek Author/Source
Cited in SWOT analysis source list (2008)

Organizations (7)

Name Type Context
CEFOTAJ
Centre De Formation Technique Pour L'Avancement Des Jeunes Du Sud'Est Inc. (Organization issuing the document)
PRS Group
Cited source
The World Bank
Cited source
Investment Overview
Cited source
CFI
Cited source
Economy watch
Cited source
Icon Group
Cited source

Locations (4)

Location Context
Primary location for the proposed business/project
Address of CEFOTAJ: PO Box 666, Brentwood, NY 11717
Mentioned for geographical comparison regarding proximity
Location of Haitian Diaspora

Relationships (1)

Yair Affiliate/Employee CEFOTAJ
Email address yair@cefotaj.org in document footer

Key Quotes (5)

"Mobilize the local population"
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"Workers technically trained for couture"
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"Enormous rich-poor gap (1% of society owns 44% of the wealth)"
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"Corruption, Money laundering activities"
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"Presence of financial partners to support the new investment project"
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CEFOTAJ
Centre De Formation Technique Pour
L'Avancement Des Jeunes Du Sud'Est Inc.
• Mobilize the local population
• Workers technically trained for couture
• Promotion of couture in Haiti
• Establishment of a major element in the structure for bringing the assembly industry into the area
• Strengthening of institutional structures
SWOT Analysis
When considering market entrance strategy for the business, there were several opportunities and
threats that were considered before starting the business or investing in this Haitian industry. The
SWOT analysis was based on information provided in the secondary sources (PRS Group, 2009,
Schaaf, 2009, The World bank, 2006; The World Bank, 2010; Investment Overview, 2007; CFI,
2010; Economy watch, n.d.; Ozdenli & Bennet, 2007; Icon Group, 2007; Novacek et. al, 2008)
STRENGTHS
• Low cost of production
• Possibility to outsource the services
• High demand for work
• Tax exclusion
• Positive legal and regulatory environment
• Geographical proximity compared to China
• Previous experience with foreign partners
• Skilled professionals speak three languages
(French, English, and Spanish).
• The country’s population is quite young (43%
under 15 years, 4% above 65 years)
WEAKNESSES
• Lack of professionals
• Bad overall situation in the country
• Dependence on the world’s aid
• Corrupted environment & shadow economy
• Low literacy rate
• Underdeveloped transport, city, rural,
telecommunication, etc. infrastructure
• Haiti experiences many natural disasters
(flooding, earthquake, draught, etc.)
• Great dependence on foreign aid and imports
• Enormous rich-poor gap (1% of society owns
44% of the wealth)
OPPORTUNITIES
• Incorporate the best creative minds from
Haitian Community
• Presence of financial partners to support the
new investment project
• Haitian Diaspora in the U.S. is concerned
about Haiti and willing to help
THREATS
• Unstable political situation & Reliance on
foreign aid
• Insecure country with unequal access to the
police protection and security services to all
people in Haiti
• Change in the regulations to less favorable ones
• Corruption, Money laundering activities
PO Box 666 Brentwood, NY 11717 • Phone (631) 273-4100 • Fax (631) 273-4111 • yair@cefotaj.org • www.cefotaj.org
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