Estudio de factibilidad para la creación de una microempresa de servicio de limpieza para el sector privado en el cantón Esmeraldas.

Abstract

Unemployment is one of the most worrying problems in Ecuador. Although according official numbers, the unemployment rate has declined in recent years at country level. However, in the Esmeraldas canton, unemployment rates are worrisome which leads to other social problems such as poverty, malnutrition, informal employment, and delinquency, among others. A new cleaning service company in Esmeraldas will contribute to the improvement of the existing labor supply in the canton, reduce the informal employment and meet the unsatisfied demand in the sector. The objective of this investigation is to develop a feasibility study that allows to define the viability of a microenterprise service provider specialized in cleaning, focused on the private business sector in Esmeraldas. The results indicate that there is an unmet demand in the cleaning service in the canton of Esmeraldas, which is supported by interviews with the project’s target group. It is noteworthy that the result of the feasibility study determines that the project is profitable and viable, therefore it is recommended to invest in a microenterprise that provides these cleaning services.