Slideshow: Cuba Capital

david tianjin twenty two thousand ten there have been a physical transformation of cuba streets and neighborhoods is visible these days along the major thoroughfares of the ban and other cuban cities the doorways and patios of cuban homes have sprouted a new small businesses licensed by the communist government will take their centerpiece of president raul castro's effort to get a bit of entrepreneurialism into the island's failed state run economic models two kim thousand jin two snack bars and beauty salons and repair shops are some of the most common new businesses in the competition has grown intense leading some to go bust others say it a flourish by finding a niche for their service is developing a brand identity and devising creative ways to advertise compared to the dismal state run outlets and shelves are often their new businesses and the brightest and best run establishments in cuba sending a clear message about the power of the profit motive it's still a far cry from the market driven socialist model adopted decades ago in...