Valueplan supports initiatives in all countries but here's the issue: in Venezuela we have a lot of professionals from among the Hive community who are able to dedicate their time because they are not only motivated by seeing Hive succeed but also by this drive to help others. Some people were also either forced into retirement or have had reduced work opportunities due to the economic collapse. It's not a stretch for these individuals to do conferences and talk B2B or to organize something because the educational and professional background is there and the time component is there. Costs for events are also reasonable and we can ultimately lead to a very wide-spread HIVE/HBD use throughout the country.

In places like the US, however, both costs and opportunities provide challenges. A ten minute speaking engagement at a conference can go for 10k just for the opportunity, and those are not easy to get. The pressure on a person to go up and do a presentation in 10 minutes is astronomical. If we were to staff a booth at a major conference, outside of the actual costs of things like travel, lodging and food, we wouldn't be able to get the people. The US is a huge country unlike something reasonable like Venezuela where you can drive through it. In the US people can't get the time off work and there are other major barriers. We'll see conferences there in the coming year.

Take a look at the latest Valueplan post as it has some good projections for the coming year. Anyone can put in for it if they have an opportunity in mind which they think is suitable for Hive.