Editor’s note: This article was first published in October 2014. The webinars “next Wednesday, 22 and 29 October” refer to October 2014, and the expired registration link has been removed.
A few months ago I had the pleasure of talking to Lucía Molet, founder of Emprende Natura. Lucía, an entrepreneur through and through, with an incredible drive to do and create things, decided to make the countryside her way of life and to help other entrepreneurs build their own businesses within a more sustainable model of living, in close contact with nature, and no less profitable or satisfying for that.
In fact, we often get quite a few questions about what kind of business you could start if you live in a village far from the city, and the same doubt always comes up:
Is it possible to start a business in the middle of nature? Everything suggests that it is, as shown by the many entrepreneurs who one day decided to move away from “the big city” to shape their green ideas.
For those who don’t know where to start, or who are looking for ideas that work in small villages and even remote hamlets, Lucía has put together a guide you can download completely free. In it you will find 20 business opportunities for starting a business in the countryside, each one explained, and you can learn about them through interviews with some of the entrepreneurs who one day left their old lifestyle behind to focus on this kind of venture.
In addition, on the coming Wednesdays, 22 and 29 October, Lucía will give several completely free webinars in which she will explain the guide and the business opportunities, and where entrepreneurs will be able to take part and get answers to their questions.
Some time ago we talked about a few business opportunities you could take advantage of in the countryside, including some ideas related to tourism and organic products, as well as converting places into retreats for breaking bad habits, a business idea that works outside Spain. Even paintball fields.
Beyond everything mentioned here, there is clearly always room to innovate in this kind of business. And we shouldn’t forget that rural entrepreneurs in the same area can create excellent synergies among themselves, to the point of turning an area into a reference point for rural and eco-tourism.
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