The best images of the Global Entrepreneurship Week and the activities of Guatemalan companies that promote various products

Miel San Carlos, an enterprise originally from the municipality of San Carlos Alzatate. They belong to the Network of Beekeepers of San Carlos Alzatate in the department of Jalapa. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Calel Designs, entrepreneurship of the country’s textile sector. They specialize in the folk costumes of Chichicastenango. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Colorina, an enterprise dedicated to the manufacture of daily use products with designs inspired by Guatemala. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

During the activity, the entrepreneurs had access to conferences given by experts on different topics. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Tistepeq, enterprise of Quezaltepeque, Chiquimula, sale and distribution of the regional drink Tiste in powder form. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Kel’s Natural, a 100% natural cosmetics company. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Primitive, are dedicated to the realization of natural food for pets. They cook it over low heat adding proteins, fresh vegetables and “super foods”. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

According to official data, in the country the active rate of entrepreneurship is 20.4% when in the rest of Latin America, on average, it is 17.6%. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

El Rústico Bakery, a company that makes its bread based on sourdough, to which no extra yeast is added. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Dolls and Typical Guatemalans, an enterprise whose idea was born in the department of Alta Verapaz, offer dolls dressed in the folk costumes of the municipalities of the department, 17 in total. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Magic Board Games Guatemala, an idea that was born as a result of recreation, is dedicated to the distribution of board games in Spanish. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Milki Lovers, an entrepreneurship with a conscience. Through lyophilization, a process where frozen breast milk is reduced in temperature and pressure, in this way it is possible for the water present to pass directly to a gaseous state and thus extract the powder. To then distribute it and mix it with other foods for infants. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

Protento, an entrepreneurial project that seeks to make flour with insect protein to offer it for animal or human consumption. Its raw material is beetles, crickets and Lobster cockroaches. They are located in Sumpango. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)

During the activity, “The Great Pitch” was carried out, an activity where several business models were awarded. The first place went to Bevines, the second to Protento and the third to Hidrocompras. All of them received a digital marketing, advertising and sales certificate respectively; said certificates, valued at Q35 thousand each. (Free Press Photo: MINECO)