Disaster Capitalism
Pizza Hut and Tent Camps Haiti
So it begins. A pizza hut trailer has been thrown up right next to the US Embassy and in front of a mini IDP camp in Tabarre Haiti. The new Pizza Hut signs is nicely contrasted by the large UN trucks rolling by, the goats crossing the street and the tents in the background. There is no denying the amount of opportunity for entrepreneurs in Haiti. If you have some liquidity and have a solid, reputable in on the ground in country, it is a blank slate. The barriers to entry are seemingly insurmountable providing those with the guts and ingenuity to get in with a nice long protected run at things. From purified water operations to cheap prefab housing solutions and services catering to the large long-term ex-pat aid community there is something for everyone.
