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• Architect/Designer/Entrepreneur

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Experience in creating several startups and acquiring financing. Visual image of companies. Design of buildings and spaces. Industrial design, functional and industrial prototyping.

• Owner and manager of the financial consulting company SIA Bizpro

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Financial management and planning, attracting financing, determining the return on investment and company value, product cost calculations.

Why should you start a business?

I have a Chinese proverb close to me: “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Don’t be afraid to take this step!

• Deputy Chairman of the Council of AS Sakret Holdings

Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Company / factory / holding management. Internal and external communication. Strategic planning

• Chairman of the Board of PPP Association

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Entrepreneurship, corporate governance, legal support.

Why should you start a business?

By building your own company, you are building your own future.

• Graphic and brand designer, creator and co-author of "Happy Playbooks"

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

1. Brand design and development of all kinds of visual materials; 2. Self-employed/LLC choice and questions

Why should you start a business?

The sooner and earlier you start, the more experience you will gain, which will help you again in future projects.

• Member of the Board of SIA FRANCORP BALTIC

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Business expansion outside Latvia (Partnership, Franchising, Licensing).

Why should you start a business?

The biggest risk is not taking any risk at all! Don't wait for the perfect moment to start, start now!

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• Director of Olaine County Business Support Center; Board Member of Riga Entrepreneurs' Association

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• Business Consultant / Quality Manager / CEO

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Development of business plans and strategies, development, implementation and monitoring of quality management systems, personnel management audit, optimization of organizational structure and business modeling, assessment of corporate governance system, training to increase the capacity of the company's workforce, as well as coaching that helps personal and professional development.

Why should you start a business?

This is your path to success, but it is also the path to change the world, create value and influence the lives of others. Do not be afraid to start your own path, fall and get up, because the only way to see your ideas implemented is to dare to realize them.

• Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration, Member of the Mediator Certification and Attestation Commission, National Expert-Researcher of the European Social Policy Analysis Network (ESPAN), Certified Mediator

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Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Human resource management, systemic management of the organization, conflict resolution, the possibilities and use of mediation as an alternative method of resolving disputes to the court. Conducting research, developing research methodology, interpreting research results.

Why should you start a business?

Building your own business means doing things according to your own mind and in accordance with what you believe in. It is an opportunity not only to earn money, but also to create something valuable and meaningful for others. If you know how to see connections, get along with people and solve problems - you already have a good basis to start. You just have to take the first step!

• Graphic designer, visual communication expert

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Freelancer lifestyle and self-employed or small business organization. Visual communication issues. Development, creation of advertising materials.

80% of your time is invested in market research and creating a product that meets market needs, 20% - in marketing communication and the development of those materials. Not the other way around!

• Member of the Board of SIA "AMRO BALTIC"

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Business start-up and strategic management. Project management B2B sales, including cooperation with state and local government institutions. Import / export of goods. Systems for business management (ERP).

• Professor

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Competencies, areas, in what area are you best able to advise, help, support?

Sales, marketing.

Why should you start a business?

Every day will be full of adventures!

• Chairman of the Board of Kosters SIA

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Facebook

Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Starting a business, financial planning, budgeting and control. Sales and production management.

Why should you start a business?

Never stop and be afraid when something doesn't work out or difficulties arise, but constantly move towards your big goal and believe in yourself.

• Head of the Healthcare Department, Chairwoman of the Board of the Beauty Association

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

- Creating a strategy and sustainability policy in a company;

- All about money - how to create a budget and plan cash flow;

- Successful marketing tricks;

- Corporate social responsibility.

Why should you start a business?

“You will never know whether you can be a good entrepreneur if you don’t try” (Marika Ģederte) “A goal without a plan is just a dream”

• Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Lawyers' Association, lecturer at the RSU Faculty of Law.

Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?
Can provide information to young entrepreneurs about the diversity of legal protection institutions and various legal procedures that the state and local governments apply to merchants. Will be happy to tell the most typical cases of how to protect yourself from state arbitrariness, dishonest actions of partners and employees.
Considering that the LJA consists of members from a wide variety of walks of life, they will all take turns participating and providing advice on specific situations.

• Professional coach & founder of BALTIC TRAVEL SERVICES SIA

Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

As a coach - I help you get to know your deepest self, increase your confidence in your own abilities, understand the deeper meaning of the entrepreneur's planned activity, gain a more global perspective on the idea, create a clear business vision, reduce fears, inhibitions, discover a person's inner strength, organize the many ideas in your head - prioritize the work to be done, understand the steps to reach the goal.
Together with the entrepreneur, I work on any current career or private issue, the solution of which would allow you to focus 100% on your business.
As an entrepreneur - management of a tourism and hospitality company, finding a niche market, quality management, marketing.

• Manager of SIA "Silja"

• Poligrāfijas grupa Mūkusala

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Production work organization, project management, strategic planning.

Why should you start a business?

Entrepreneurship is like a small child - "me myself". If you are grown up and believe, do it yourself!

• Adizes institūts

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

What to do and what not to do when running a new company compared to a growing and large one. How to create a core team and nurture it with motivated assistants. How to create sales and marketing focused on different types of buyers. How to balance your attention in the right proportions and to whom.

Why should you start a business?

If you have the energy and an irresistible desire to fill a void/free niche in the market, then you should look for partners and do it!

• Rector, member of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Council, member of the Laser Think Tank Council

Areas of competence / in what area are you best able to advise and help?
Entrepreneurship in general, development of company strategy, corporate social responsibility, organizational management, internal culture, leadership, talent search in the labor market and motivation in the work environment

Why should you start a business?

You don't need to sit still, there's nothing interesting there. We create the content of our lives ourselves, so it's never too late to start a business, it's always the right time!

• Head of the Communication Studies Department of the Faculty of Business Administration, lecturer. Head of J.B.Spark Communication SIA

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Competencies, areas, in what areas are you best able to advise, help, support?

Public relations, communication, crisis communication, employee communication, personal image development, company image development, presentation and speaking, reputation management, etc.

• Head of Integrated Marketing Communications Agency "JDP Integrated Communications"

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Integrated Marketing Communications.

Why should you start a business?

The purpose of life is a purposeful life / R. Warren /

• Faculty of Business Administration, Communication Direction

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Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Brand building and management, reputation management, advertising, public relations and other types of marketing communication.

Why should you start a business?

Business is not just about profit or products — it is an opportunity to create value, leave a mark and build a story that people believe in. A strong brand and a good reputation are the most powerful currency of a company.

• Executive Director and Board Member of the incoming tourism company SIA "Balticvision Riga", Board Member of the Latvian Association of Travel Agents and Operators (ALTA), Deputy Chairman of the Latvian Tourism Advisory Council (LTKP), Associate Professor at Turība Univercity

Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Starting a business in the tourism and hospitality sector. Development of business strategy, product development. Development and strategic management of strategies for tourism organizations and tourism destinations. Adapting the product to international markets. Managing cultural differences in business. Researching international market trends and identifying customer needs.

Why should you start a business?

"Starting your own business during your studies or simply while still young is a great opportunity to test your abilities, feel the excitement and start building your life exactly the way you want. The sooner you dare and try, the sooner you will understand how exciting and fulfilling it can be."

• Dean

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Information technology.

Why should you start a business?

Interest, be open, ask questions, show initiative.

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Competencies, areas, in what area are you best able to advise, help, support?

AI, Data Science, ML, Web Design.

• Head of Security of the Sanitex Group of Companies; Chairman of the Board of the Association of Security Professionals.

Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Physical, technical and economic security; Creating a security culture in companies; Creating a conceptual security in companies.

• Sustainer Latvija

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Strategic planning, climate impact and risk assessment, team involvement, well-being.

Why should you start a business?

Those who want, look for opportunities, but those who don't want - reservations.

• MILZU! owner, founder and brand creator, UL Vice-Rector for Development, training trainer, specializes in export and innovation issues

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Innovation creation, management, product/service commercialization.

• Vivi Competence Center Manager

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Team building, leadership, leadership development.

• Project Manager.

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Project development and planning.

Why should you start a business?

An entrepreneur has the freedom to make their own decisions, make their own mistakes, get up and grow on their own! Building your own company and running your own business is an endless challenge and is never boring.

• CEO of Miandum SIA

Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Every large company has started its development and growth path from a very small idea. You have all the opportunities and tools to build and create something that excites you TODAY! We are here to help, support and encourage!

• Project coordinator, lecturer, Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Association of Economists, Member of the Board of SIA "Urbāna radāšās metālmāksklas darbnīca-salons"

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Economics, international business environment, international trade, export and import.

Why should you start a business?

Expand your horizons, because only knowledge cannot be taken away from you.

• Sworn attorney, certified mediator.

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Establishing a private practice and transitioning from employee status to private practitioner status.

• Senior Expert of the National Contact Point of the International Cooperation Programmes Project Department of the Science Council of Latvia Horizon Europe

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Science communication, journalism, writing scientific projects.

Inspirational quote, why should you start doing business, create and develop a growing business?

Everything you are looking for, awaits you.

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Law, philosophy of life.

Why should you start a business?

Being afraid is stupid.

• Member of the Board of Visma Latvia Holding; Finance and Administrative Director of all Visma companies in Latvia.

Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Financial management and development; Business process analysis, optimization and automation; Sustainability management - data collection and analysis, preparation for sustainability reports, development of initiatives to reduce electricity and emissions consumption; Management of administrative and economic processes, including facility management and provision of economic services; Coordination of legal issues in cooperation with company lawyers.

Why should you start a business?

Entrepreneurship is an opportunity to constantly challenge yourself, expand your horizons and develop the ability to drive positive change. It helps not only to grow professionally, but also to build a sustainable and responsible future.

• Baltic Logistic Solutions Board Member

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Logistics services. Transport, warehouses, FMSG.

Why should you start a business?

Failures are just benches to rest on on the way to success.

• Nordbus Management Ltd., HR Process and Labor Law Lawyer

Competencies, areas, in what matters can you best advise, help, support?

Labor law.

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Project, process and team management, Development, implementation and management of new services and products, Sales, marketing and customer management, Business development, Team building and management, Process organization and optimization.

Why should you start a business?

The opportunity to follow your own unique path!

• SIA 2 in 1 Board Member

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Business process development and change management, building a company's internal culture and supportive communication.

Why should you start a business?

Entrepreneurship is continuous movement and development, self-improvement, moving towards growth. It shapes our personalities and overall multifunctionality for a better world. With 20 years of auditor experience in assessing and improving business processes and coaching practice in groups/teams, it is possible to create a safe and supportive environment for the creation or change of business processes. You just have to start and do it step by step, setting a goal!

• board member

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Competencies, areas, in what issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Accounting services, tax accounting.

Why should you start a business?

The best time to start the path to successful business development is now!

• Director of Kuldīga Digital Innovation Center

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Competencies, areas, in which issue are you best able to advise, help, support?

Innovation, Artificial Intelligence, Tourism, Digital Transformation, Digital Twins

Why should you start a business?

Business is like art – every day is a blank page where you can draw your vision of the world. When starting a business, we become the authors of our ideas and creators of society.