Combining ceramic with glass, metals and other recyclable materials can result in precious objects, where the utilitarian is combined with good taste, thanks to the talent of the artists who make up the interdisciplinary Cuban art project, ArteSano.

The three sales points of this business maintain a dynamic relationship with the local community. Currently, its workers assist older people in adverse situations and call on other private businesses to join the efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19.

During these times of uncertainty and isolation, perhaps as an entrepreneur you have wondered what will happen to your business and your customers. Faced with the spread of the novel coronavirus in Cuba and the world, many establishments have closed and, as such, cancelled or postponed meetings, or readjusted the corporate purpose of their work.

Every day sees new ventures spring up in Cuba. Wandering the streets and discovering a new business is common, but finding one that delivers on love is what all customers are seeking. And love is precisely what can be found at Atalanta, a florist’s located in La Lisa municipality. The owner is Vannesa Castro, a graduate in Spanish Literature, who a year ago decided to open her own business.

There is no sign outside. A green lightbulb glows at the entrance to an apartment-turned-bar in Havana’s El Vedado neighborhood, and nothing more is required for it to fill up from Tuesday to Sunday. It owes its name to a song by Silvio Rodríguez and has hosted the majority of today’s Cuban trova musicians. The venue is not only famous for its bohemian atmosphere offering a good night out, but for providing a space for innovative Cuban contemporary music projects.

Several electric motorcycle clubs in Cuba are committed to clean mobility. On January 25, Excelencias del Motor magazine hosted the first route devoted to this sector. Motorcyclists rode in a caravan from the Lenin and Monte Barreto Ecological parks to Metropolitan Park, where they undertook environmental activities.

EcoDeco Taller: An environmentally friendly life project. Decorative products with an imperfect finish, that combine aesthetics and functionality, and also use recycled materials, have become increasingly fashionable.

Online entrepreneurship: Scene one, take one. Just a few years ago, companies sent unidirectional messages to their audiences through advertisements on television. At present, the reality is different. The Internet boom of 2003 was social networking sites and blogs. For some time now, these sites have become the most visited spaces online.

While Cuba has never seen very prosperous years, 2019 presented a difficult economic outlook for the country, which faced not only the aggressiveness of the US government, but also contradictory domestic measures seeking to keep economic laws tied to political principles.

We are used to seeing superheroes in comics and movies but, around us, in the real world, there are miles of everyday heroes, there are miles of mothers with children struggling to overcome difficulties and feel integrated.