Mercado a tu Barrio, a District program that has taken grocery merchants to different sectors of the city, seeking to reactivate their economy and positively impact the economy of households in the city, will rotate this year from Friday to Tuesday between 7:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the afternoon. Other types of products will also be included.
“Attendees will be able to find local enterprises that will rotate, such as cold coconut, breads, jams, hayacas and cakes, juices, fruit salads, among others,” the District announced in a statement.
“On some occasions you will be able to find free canine vaccination days, a live kitchen with products from the market, a painting workshop for children or an afternoon of literature with booksellers from the Center. Some stalls with seasonal products will also be included. For example, during Carnival time, carnival products; in school time, books; at Christmas time, toys,” added a spokesman.
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The program has already received 82,431 visitors and in its growth phases it has focused on not being just an option to take merchants to different areas of the city, as was the case with the parks Villa Carolina and Venezuela, from last week to this Tuesday.
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We have training with psychologists, advice to acquire new payment methods, we have even learned to save for our future, something that we did not consider
Through the Secretariat of Urban Control and Public space A support process has been generated, including stationary vendors who are part of the plan, who can work together with entities such as the Corporación Acción por el Atlántico (Actuar Famiempresas), which promotes business habits.
Business formalization is complemented by access to sources of financing, as well as by programs of Technical formation, expansion of markets, and the generation of trust and reputation for their businesses, giving support for the accreditation in food handling, the issuance of the RUT and the affiliation to Colpensions.
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“We have training with psychologists, advice to acquire new payment methods, we have even learned to save for our future, something that we did not consider because we were used to daily earnings,” said Heimar Suárez, one of the beneficiary merchants.
Alternative payment methods have also been promoted, to offer customers electronic transfers.
According to what was announced by the Mayor’s Office, the experience developed with the merchants who are already part of the program will be replicated with the stationary vendors of the center, as well as with those relocated in the new public markets.
This program was born as a satellite market created to give a hand to them and to more than 30 stationary vendors of the Center in a difficult moment. This itinerant offer that takes a little bit of the magic and effervescence of the Center of Barranquilla to all the locations of the city with its flagship flavors and products.
Beyond the Mercado a tu Barrio means a savings opportunity for vendors and their families. From the District Administration they receive support through training, which allows them to continue strengthening their business habits and making correct use of financial resources and improving their quality of life.
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