It's Our Business

Many people have been asking about what Robert and I are going to be doing while living in Panama. Our plans have evolved numerous times since our announcement about moving to Panama. This is partially why a post on this topic has been delayed. I thought I would touch bases on what we plan on doing in Panama at this current time. Due to the fact that some of these ideas are very new, information regarding this post will likely be minimal.

As I previously shared, Robert is working on flying powerchutes (powered parachutes). Part of the idea of the business is that Robert will provide tours, and possibly provide lessons to anyone interested. More about this business may be posted in future posts.

Another venture that we are pursuing is taking part in a rental car business. This business is already operating in Panama. As I mentioned in the last post, we have pages on both Twitter and Facebook that can be followed or liked. In addition to renting cars, this business also rents out and sells sand buggies.

The great thing about Panama are the opportunities that are there to do almost anything. The economy is doing great. Even though a lot of the world has been in this recession with slow economies, Panama's GDP growth (how a country's economy has grown from the previous year) has been in the top 15 countries in the world since 2011, and has even been outperforming China. Just to give you a perspective, in 2013 (last data recorded so far by the World Bank) the USA was ranked 100+ in GDP growth. 

I will be taking a small break from social work in order to focus on our business. I hope take advantage of this break to begin to understand the Panamanian culture in order be an effective social worker for the future. In the mean time, we are utilizing social marketing techniques in order promote our business ventures. This is an exciting time for us and we are looking forward to moving to Panama to be able to be front and center of our new adventures and the business. And of course, any new updates will be posted on the blog.