Mitja Bitenc (Slovenia/Restaurant & Social entrepreneurship) and Vladimir Pavić (Croatia/Education & training services)

Mitja Bitenc (HE): “As with hosting my previous NEs I wanted to offer to Vladimir the best of my entrepreneurial knowledge and know-how gained during all my years of being an entrepreneur. In these difficult COVID-19 period I had to survive as my restaurant was closed. So, Vladimir witnessed from me dos and do nots of running a restaurant in extraordinary circumstances and starting other business services like pasta production and sale. On the other hand, Vladimir was at that time of great support to me and I benefited from his resourcefulness, diligence, reliability and jovial spirit.” Weiterlesen …

Marko Drpić (Slovenia/Training Services) and Agate Lielpetere (Latvia/Graphic Design)

Marko Drpič (HE): “Agate came to me for entrepreneurial training as an illustrator and surprised me because she proposed an interesting entrepreneurial idea to include haiku design in her training program in addition to acquiring entrepreneurial competencies and knowledge. Agate designed and produced a series of haiku on the subject of truckers. She drew ideas for this from a collection of clichés and created an interesting series of haiku that combines design, print and poetry. This kind of entrepreneurial exchange was a great experience for me, beyond all expectations.” Weiterlesen …

Helmut Jäger (Austria/Construction) and Dietmar Pircher (Italy/Construction)

Helmut Jäger (HE): “It was a great advantage to have a young spirit in the team and at the same time a person who already had knowledge in the construction sector. Due to Covid-19 not everything went as planned, but I got a lot of new stimuli from Dietmar´s ideas and skills – and I could get a better understanding of the South Tyrolean market and its dynamics. It was a clear asset as I was able to expand my network to potential customers in northern Italy.” Weiterlesen …

Veronika Hozjan (Slovenia/Animation) and José Mª Fernandez de Vega (Spain/Animation)

Veronika Hozjan (NE): “Thanks to the EYE program, I have been able to learn new skills to put into practice in my own business that have contributed not only to my professional but also to my personal growth. I had an opportunity to learn from an experienced entrepreneur and got in touch with new approaches of work. I would encourage other entrepreneurs to participate in this program, since it is very productive, enjoyable and offers you many possibilities to advance and grow.” Weiterlesen …