Saturday May 16th, 2009 – Scott takes the DELE (Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera) certification exam from the Instituto Cervantes. He is taking the highest certification level, which lasts 4 hours. It is the most widely accepted and recognized Spanish fluency certification worldwide. Instituto Cervantes was established in 1993 by the Spanish government to promote a high standard of Spanish fluency worldwide by offering Spanish classes and certifying people at various different command levels of the language. For more information of Instituto Cervantes and the diplomas they issue, see their website at http://www.cervantes.es/default.htm or http://www.albuquerque.cervantes.es/en/default.shtm.
Monday May 18th, 2009 – Dos Rumbos is filing for its LLC in the State of New Mexico.
Monday May 18th, 2009- Dos Rumbos ownership and management meeting at 8:00 P.M.
June 2009 – Dos Rumbos begins offering its consulting, tutoring, and translation services.
Friday June 12, 2009 – Dos Rumbos has begun designing and developing its customizable Spanish-learning software. Check back soon to see how you can get your hands on a copy of this revolutionary program!
Mid July (Tentative) 2009 – Scott moves to Guadalajara for a semester exhange at the Universidad de Guadalajara CUCEA. While in Mexico, Scott will take part in internships and go around interviewing and meeting with local business leaders and Chambers of Commerce to evaluate and study the business culture. Along with the business culture profiles that are obtained, the foundations for Dos Rumbos’s learning consulting strategies are based in these experiences and interviews. Scott will investigate precisely what it is that your company needs to do to best learn the linguistic and cultural considerations when planning to go international, and the distinguishing value of these findings is that they are from a third-party point of view in which your company can gain invaluable insight into your new market and prospective business partners. If at any point during this period your company has a specific inquiry into market trends in Mexico or would like some market research done while Scott is down here, feel free to contact us. Remember, we’re here to help you find your “Rumbo!”
August 2009 – Scott receives the results of his Instituto Cervantes certification.
Mid December (Tentative) 2009 – Scott returns from Guadalajara.
Beginning April 2010 – University of New Mexico Anderson School of Management Business Plan Competition. Dos Rumbos has begun a year-long preparation to enter the competition. The winner of the competition takes home $25,000. If Dos Rumbos wins, we will donate $5,000 to a local charity. If you believe in Dos Rumbos, give us your ideas on how to make ourselves better in this next year so we can not only grow as a profitable company, but also as a responsible and caring group of individuals who remember what is really important in life!
May 2010 – Scott’s graduation from the University of New Mexico. Degree in International Business Management in Latin America and minor in Spanish.
