For U.S. businesses, entering Cuban market requires patience and time

Want to do business in Cuba? That depends entirely on whether Cuba wants to do business with you.

It's a reality U.S. business owners must face, should they embark on the arduous journey of working with the Cuban government to launch their business interests in an island nation still under a U.S. embargo.

“Private sector” is a foreign concept in Cuba, where the government controls all business. With that comes the endless red tape often associated with government bureaucracy - times 10…