Siouxland Magazine - Volume 1 Issue 4
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personal growth<br />
leadership<br />
Why is it important for the community to support<br />
startups and small businesses? What more can be<br />
done to help them?<br />
There are several reasons why it is important for the<br />
community to support local startups and small businesses.<br />
I’ll give one practical reason and one idealistic reason.<br />
Practical: If the community supports startups and small<br />
businesses, it would lead to an increase of different goods<br />
and services to the people of Sioux City. This increase<br />
would attract new customers, tourists, and investors. This<br />
would, in turn, provide Sioux City with increased revenue<br />
and opportunities for growth.<br />
Idealistic: Having the community support startups and<br />
small businesses would create a sense of bonding and<br />
unity. It shows that regular people that we know in our<br />
daily lives can pursue their dreams and be successful if we<br />
believe in them and provide our support. These business<br />
owners would return the favor by providing the highest<br />
quality products and services.<br />
What advice would you give to someone looking<br />
to start a business?<br />
My advice to someone that is looking to start their own<br />
business is to never give up. No matter how bleak your<br />
prospects look, it can always get better if you keep your<br />
head up. It is also important that whenever you or your<br />
business do something, it is done with love and respect<br />
to both what your business makes/provides, and to the<br />
people it is meant for.<br />
How can the community continue to help your<br />
business?<br />
The best way for the community to help my business is<br />
simply by continuing to show their love, support and<br />
sharing the salsas of Colibri Kitchen with their friends and<br />
family. Word of mouth can really go a long way.<br />
What are some future goals for your company?<br />
There are few goals in mind for Colibri Kitchen.<br />
Our goal is to get our own permanent location in Sioux<br />
City. This would allow us to hire more people to make great<br />
quantities of salsas in order to meet the rising demands.<br />
This would also allow our salsas to be readily available<br />
any day of the week to our customers as opposed to only<br />
once a week at the Farmers Market.<br />
Rosalind Torres is the owner of Colibri Kitchen, a business<br />
that specializes in producing fresh salsas and beverages,<br />
using only fresh fruits and vegetables without using any<br />
artificial flavors and preservatives.<br />
determination<br />
business development<br />
influence<br />
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<strong>Siouxland</strong> Economic Development Corporation offers<br />
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