concepcion or santiago

Dear Connie

Is it better to live in concepcion or santiago. 
A great question - Santiago is 10 M habs and concepcion is 1 M
Good in Santiago - all is available, it's international. Easy to have a job.
Bad in santiago - 10M of people - is a big city
Good in Concepcion - is a smaller city, easy to live
Bad in Concepcion - Hard to have a job - Big earthquake

what are the possibilities of work in concepcion (I am fluent in both spanish and english).
Here a list:

http://www.ZONAJOBS.CLhttp://www.EMPLEOS.ELMERCURIO.COMhttp://www.BUMERAN.CLhttp://www.LABORUM.CLhttp://www.INDEED.CLhttp://www.UNIVERSIAEMPLEO.CLhttp://www.BNE.CLhttp://trabajos.ingenieros.clhttp://www.jobisjob.clhttp://www.trabajando.clhttp://www.opcionempleo.clhttp://www.practicasparachile.clhttp://www.wowempleo.cl/trabajo_empleohttp://www.contactchile.cl/es/practica-postulacion.phphttp://chile.xpatjobs.comhttp://cl.3wjobs.comhttp://jobs.experian.com/cl/chile-jobshttp://www.jobofmine.com/job/search/country/Chilehttp://cl.jobrapido.comhttp://jooble-cl.com

Temporal:
http://www.manpower.cl/http://www.adecco.cl/http://www.opcionempleo.cl/empleo-temporal.htmlhttp://www.chido.cl/d/Trabajo/Trabajo_temporal/

For real estate. 
I like the following web site - http://www.portalinmobiliario.com/
It is easy to find something...
how expensive is it to live in concepcion, considering housing, school, transportation.  I have fixed monthly income.
In all case less than Santiago
You must plan a 3/4 k usd/month

Best regards

Thank you for all the information you supplied.  Are you working in santiago? how easy was it for you to find work?  I do not have any college degrees.  Just work experience non profit organization dealing with customer services.

Connie - My Answer in the text,

Thank you for all the information you supplied. 
You welcome

Are you working in Santiago?
Yes I am. I am associate with a Chilean and I’m consultant (to represent some French brands for all Latin America) 

how easy was it for you to find work?
I think that is easier to find a job in Santiago than in Conception – depend your career

I do not have any college degrees.  Just work experience non-profit organization dealing with customer services.
Ok – and what is your plan now? In what area do you want work ?
If you have some connection with USA, you can create business between Chile and USA for example. Tell me if you have an idea of business

In your bio you want a 3 bedroom 2 bath apt. in a safe neighborhood – You have English school in Vitacura (Santiago) and is a safe neighborhood
Have a look in: http://www.portalinmobiliario.com (you must click on – RM + Vitacura) RM = Region Metropolitana

English school are:

Colegio Bradford School
Avda Luis Pasteur 6335,
Vitacura
Santiago, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Website: http://www.bradford.cl‎

Colegio 'La Maisonette'
Luis Pasteur 6076,
Vitacura,
Santiago,
Chile
Phone: 56 2 2185779
Website: http://www.lamaisonnette.cl/

And other college are :
Redland School
Camino El Alba 11357,
Las Condes,
Santiago,
Chile
Phone: +56 2 9598500, +56 2 2475410
Fax: +56 22 141020

Saint Gabriel's School
Av. Bilbao 3070,
Casilla 16095,
Santiago,
Chile
Phone: (56) 2 4625400

Santiago College Educational Foundation
Lota 2465,
Casilla 130-D,
Providencia,
Santiago 9,
Chile
Phone: 56 2 7513800
Fax: 56 2 7513802
Email: master@scollege.cl
Website: www.scollege.cl

Redland School
Camino El Alba 11357,
Las Condes,
Santiago,
Chile
Phone: +56 2 9598500, +56 2 2475410
Fax: +56 22 141020

Saint Gabriel's School
Av. Bilbao 3070,
Casilla 16095,
Santiago,
Chile
Phone: (56) 2 4625400

Santiago College Educational Foundation
Lota 2465,
Casilla 130-D,
Providencia,
Santiago 9,
Chile
Phone: 56 2 7513800
Fax: 56 2 7513802
Email: master@scollege.cl
Website: www.scollege.cl

Best regards

I would like to open a store catering to plus sizes (14 to 28) for women, selling lingerie, casual, and evening wear.  As I understand that plus sizes are difficult to find in stores(for women).  I have the name for the store, I just don't know what I would need to do in order to bring merchandise into chile without having a problem with the aduana.  By the way I was born in chile, but left when I was five years old.  I have traveled twice there but 10+ years apart.  I have my chilean passport and cedula.  I don't know anything about the laws and how to go about finding out how to do this.  How much money would I need to rent a store from which I can sell my merchandise.  I know I have to get a wholesale cert. here in usa to purchase at wholesale prices, but in chile I would not know where to start other than finding a store front in a good area to start. what pertmits and so on are needed.

Connie
Your project seems excellent. You need to see if it is feasible (sustainable).
1) Try to evaluate the purchase price of the goods,  and check a provider who agrees to be paid after 120 days.
2) At the price of the goods, you add up 20% for shipping and customs fees - this is a rough calculation (approx)
3) Add your benefit to have the final price.
If the final price is ok - You can do your project.

Later on, with a business plan, we can evaluate more deeply

You must create a company here in Chile, rent a local and so on... but this is not so difficult.

First thing - a supplier for goods with prices
With it you can start moving forward.

Best regards

Thank you and I will look into further information and hopefully we can stay in touch for further guidance.