Your best business development ideas in Costa Rica

Hi. Interesting point. The way I see it and in order of importance I would say :

1. 3D printing on one or many fields, medical, dentist, industry and training.  For the past year I have been looking into it and get very excited with the prospect.

2. Recycling; carton, paper, plastic, tires, glass, cooper, computer and cell phones. There's a saying: "one's trash is somebody else's gold". Most big buyers are in Asia.I get many request for tons of recycling materials, mainly carton, paper and plastic.

3. Medical tourism. Costa Rica still is a good destination for people who want to come, get a low cost surgery or treatment. I have friends in the business. The hardest part of the business is to find doctors willing to refer their patients to you. But it is a good  income,

I would say real estate is on the down slide and it is the business most foreigners want to get into when they come.

Other services like house, car or  electronic repairing would be good but the problem is the staff you need to hire. People down here still do not know what a good service mean. So you will find that wall on any business you want to run unless you are the only personnel in it.

A restaurant or a place to relax where families could go is attractive also. In my area there isn't many, not to say none. Again, are you willing to deal with grocery shopping day in and day out and with cooks, waiting staff, etc? I can't. although food services have a good ROI.

That is my view of things.

Regarding a recycling plant: I have it on good authority  that a huge one is going to start soon, in the Guanacaste interior...that will recycle just about anything. Land has been purchased,  permits approved and contracts signed.