{"id":4240,"date":"2016-05-13T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-13T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2016-07-07T05:00:39","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T10:00:39","slug":"setting-up-a-new-business-in-playa-del-carmen-yes-you-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2016\/05\/setting-up-a-new-business-in-playa-del-carmen-yes-you-can\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up a new business in Playa Del Carmen? Yes, you can!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4242\" src=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o.jpg\" alt=\"10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o\" width=\"720\" height=\"481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/10379948_592431304209880_272838202335585911_o-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You just unpacked all your luggage and start redecorating your new home in Riviera Maya; you have been enjoying a life full of beautiful beaches and incredible landscapes in the Mexican Caribbean, but you also started thinking about setting up a new business in Playa del Carmen and tons of ideas have crossed your mind now that you\u2019re living the dream by retiring into paradise. Can you make that happen? Sure, and here\u2019s a few ideas from people we\u2019ve known that have already taken this step.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re willing to open a nice cafeteria, a boutique hotel or a cool restaurant, options could never end when you\u2019re thinking about doing exactly what you love the most every single day; many Americans, Canadians and Europeans have started their own business doing just this and making a living out of it.<\/p>\n<p>What are the chances? Here\u2019s 3 real cases from people who are living the dream, become one now:<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A cafeteria:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Great coffee in the mornings, great coffee at nights; Lesley and Jody are a couple of Canadian expats who found their home in Playa del Carmen years ago. Since then, they have established a new life and found their passion in cooking food and serving the community. They opened up a coffee shop with expats as their main public in mind, how? Serving food and creations often missed by American and Canadians who also live here. They also improve a delivery service to make the experience even better.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xs55WZ1mnEk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A boutique hotel:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Having a good time rest and a privileged service in Riviera Maya was the main purpose that made Richard Roberts to open his exclusive <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">boutique hotel in Tulum<\/span>. It\u2019s just awesome how a good night rest and tasty breakfast can make people happy at the beginning of the day. How hard it is to establish a business like this? Not hard at all if that\u2019s what you\u2019ve always dreamed of. Time and effort are necessary, but making a lot of friends in the way while you\u2019re living the dream it\u2019s just one tiny part of the reward\u2026 and of course, being a few steps from the ocean could never get old. Don\u2019t you think?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B06djuHTZAo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>A restaurant:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The best food at the best place; Mary and Ken Anderson, originally from Ontario, decided to open up a little restaurant in Akumal at the same time they enjoy a relaxing beachfront lifestyle in Mexico. No matter how many hours does the restaurant demands, they\u2019re already working in their dream business every single day\u2026 how many people can really say that? satisfaction it\u2019s the key, not to mention that the beach is part of their daily basis.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5jdqH8HAAE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So, are you in?<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in exploring properties in the Riviera Maya<a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/LP-contactus.php\"> contact a Top Mexico Buyers\u2019 Representative today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>We Make It Happen!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You just unpacked all your luggage and start redecorating your new home in Riviera Maya; you have been enjoying a life full of beautiful beaches and incredible landscapes in the Mexican Caribbean, but you also started thinking about setting up &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topmexicorealestate.com\/lets-retire-in-mexico\/2016\/05\/setting-up-a-new-business-in-playa-del-carmen-yes-you-can\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[465,380,7,436,399],"tags":[659,658,728,660,657],"class_list":["post-4240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-live-in-mexico","category-locals","category-playa-del-carmen","category-riviera-maya","category-things-to-do-2","tag-boutique-hotel","tag-cafeteria","tag-playa-del-carmen","tag-restaurant","tag-working-at-riviera-maya"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Setting up a new business in Playa Del Carmen? 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