2/13
Meet Meyling and William from Managua, Nicaragua. When she gets laid off from her job, Meyling decides to dedicate her time to growing the family side hustle making and selling homemade ice cream.
Meet Meyling and William from Managua, Nicaragua. When she gets laid off from her job, Meyling decides to dedicate her time to growing the family side hustle making and selling homemade ice cream.
2/13
It all begins in her parents’ kitchen cooking up homemade recipes and selling the product around the neighborhood from a box mounted to the back of a bicycle.
It all begins in her parents’ kitchen cooking up homemade recipes and selling the product around the neighborhood from a box mounted to the back of a bicycle.
3/13
They work for two years to grow the business but they begin to have some significant challenges managing finances, quality control, and retaining employees. That’s when they hear about Mentors International.
They work for two years to grow the business but they begin to have some significant challenges managing finances, quality control, and retaining employees. That’s when they hear about Mentors International.
4/13
They meet with their Mentor and do an initial evaluation and identify some clear opportunities for improvement: organizing finances, branding, pricing, inventory management, and hiring and managing employees.
They meet with their Mentor and do an initial evaluation and identify some clear opportunities for improvement: organizing finances, branding, pricing, inventory management, and hiring and managing employees.
5/13
They set goals and meet regularly with their Mentor to learn new business management tools, leadership principles, and life skills to help them make changes in the business and with their personal finances.
They set goals and meet regularly with their Mentor to learn new business management tools, leadership principles, and life skills to help them make changes in the business and with their personal finances.
6/13
They create processes for hiring, training, and delegating the production and inventory management which empowers their team.
They create processes for hiring, training, and delegating the production and inventory management which empowers their team.
7/13
They start keeping financial records and create a budget which helps them understand how to better control their expenses. With this clarity, they start paying themselves a defined salary.
They start keeping financial records and create a budget which helps them understand how to better control their expenses. With this clarity, they start paying themselves a defined salary.
8/13
They improve their pricing and branding which increases their sales. Over time, increased revenue allows them to invest in more assets for inventory production and storage.
They improve their pricing and branding which increases their sales. Over time, increased revenue allows them to invest in more assets for inventory production and storage.
9/13
They invest in new transportation for their sales team and now they have six functioning motorcycle carts that have expanded their reach into the neighboring communities.
They invest in new transportation for their sales team and now they have six functioning motorcycle carts that have expanded their reach into the neighboring communities.
10/13
As part of the ongoing mentoring program, they learn principles from the Keystone program about planning and the law of the harvest, leadership, time management and creating a personal vision.
As part of the ongoing mentoring program, they learn principles from the Keystone program about planning and the law of the harvest, leadership, time management and creating a personal vision.
11/13
Thanks to their hard work and guidance from their Mentor they have achieved truly incredible results:
- 4x increase in business profits
- 3x increase in take home pay
- Doubled savings
- 14 employees, 6 of which are family members
- Purchased their own property
Thanks to their hard work and guidance from their Mentor they have achieved truly incredible results:
- 4x increase in business profits
- 3x increase in take home pay
- Doubled savings
- 14 employees, 6 of which are family members
- Purchased their own property