In this interview, we meet Victor Camara, a business consultant who helped to start over 70 new companies in Mexico in the last ten years. His practice was done in-person and due to the lockdown, he had to cancel most appointments. At the same time, Victor saw an even higher need in advising people on how to start their business, especially now that many were forced to create their own jobs. He decided to produce a series of training for beginning entrepreneurs in Spanish and launched a youtube channel with tips. Victor mentions that before the lockdown, people in Mexico were reluctant to use virtual services and especially to pay for them online. But now since there is no choice, the trust online is growing. He shares that people who will be paying for his courses will be contributing to free education for the ones who cannot afford it. How can I do something to help people to start their business, especially now that many people are forced to create their own job.   

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About the Guest 

Victor Camara has a bachelor in Marketing and International Business and also has a Master in Government and Public Policies. Since he was 18, he has started his first company focused on providing logistics and marketing for artistic purposes. In 2009 he started to be a business consultant in order to help other entrepreneurs to land their ideas and launch their companies. Until now, he had worked with more than 150 entrepreneurs and helped to launch more than 80 companies. Now due to the SARS-COV2 lockdown, he is working on the remake for his business model and on a way to provide his consulting services, switching into an online model where he also can offer business and entrepreneurship training, additional the consulting services. This will come with a rebranding work and a YouTube channel with tips for entrepreneurs with the new brand Soy Victor Cámara (I'm Victor Cámara). Victor is a Liaison Director at the Polytechnic University of Yucatan. He is In love with innovation and entrepreneurship. He has been an entrepreneur and business developer since early 2000 and had the opportunity to have positions related to science, innovation and technology for development, also in the Higher Education field. 

Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCevZJZ2FMGY1vS6e7UZ6H2w  

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/soyVictorCamara  

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soyVictorCamara  

Twitter https://twitter.com/soyVictorCamara  

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/soyVictorCamara   

About the Host  

Julia Skupchenko is a co-founder of Think Tank for Sustainable Development, AlterContacts.org, a co-founder and lead mentor of the global online community of entrepreneurs, BusinessGreenHouse.org. She is a published writer for a leading international online magazine for small business with millions of readers, Entrepreneur.com. She is also a business mentor on the Artificial Intelligence program at Rockstart Startup Accelerator (Amsterdam) and at the Higher School of Economics (Moscow). In her personal practice as a Business Developer and Advisor, Julia has consulted 100+ entrepreneurs, experts, small and medium businesses across the globe. She is nominated for Entrepreneur Award 2020.  

https://julia.altercontacts.org 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaskupchenko/