Tischner European University Entrepreneurship

Romain is the founder and CEO of FRENCH4DEV, a fastgrowing software house in krakow http://french4dev.com Hello Romain, thank you so much for agreeing to meet me and do this interview. - Johnny: why did you decide to become entrepreneur?   - Romain: Since the end of my studies I wanted to become an entrepreneur. I've studied international Management and during my studies, I had the chance to have an internship for two years in Siemens and I was in direct contact with the main manager of Simmons in France and I liked the way he was managing, I liked what he was doing, so I was thinking 'why not me one day?'. And to be an entrepreneur I had to gain knowledge and be sure of where I go. So why to be an entrepreneur?! Because to get out of big corporations and be my own boss and make my own decisions and have the impact I want. So that was the goal.   - Johnny: Are you planning to become a big corporation?   - Romain: Well, we will see but for now I don't kno...

This interview was carried out with the owner of distribution company - Karol Zeżuła. What was your mission at the outset? ,,Well, I thought at the beginning that after a year I will be a millionaire but life quickly brought me to the ground. My mission now besides high profits is help that I can offer to local farmers thanks to which they can develop their farms.’’ When did you "charter" the business?  ,,My family is leading this business for 30 years and I was preparing myself to take it over since I was a little kid. For a few years I was taking care of this company by myself and finally since July  last year I am the rightful owner’’.  Do you have any employees or you manage to run your business on your own? ,,I have a few employees but only seasonally. My business is working only for half a year in summer-autumn season.’’   How do you advertise your business? ,,I don’t have to advertise my business. I work locally and I...

Jacek Irauth is an owner of the first carwash in Puławy, created in 2000. He has made a great success and is still running the most famous and best rated car business in Puławy and on the outskirts of the town. Although his role keeps him busy enough, he agreed to answer couple of my questions about his road to success.   1. Why did you start your business? I have been importing cars from the Netherlands to sell them in Poland, on the stock market. However, there was no single carwash in Puławy so I used to go to Lublin to do it there. As I had to wash cars before I could have selled them and the amount of imported cars was really big I came up with an idea to create a carwash in Puławy to make selling much easier and faster. 2. How much money did you have to start? I started with about 20 000 PLN and I leased first machines. 3. What does your job offer?  We offer car washing services, such as upholstery, chassis and carpets washing. 4. Did anyone h...

Adrian Grabowski is a 29-year-old owner of an auto detailing business - Perfect AutoColor. After graduation (he studied landscape architecture and production quality management) and a few years of working as a sales representative in British American Tobacco, he decided to follow his passion and open his own garage. He agreed to share some of his views and tell me a bit about his business. 1.       What inspired you to set up your own business and why did you choose auto detailing? I’ve always been keen on cars. Running my own garage gives me the opportunity to encounter people who share the same passion and, what’s more, I can work on some very nice rides. Money was also an important factor for me but it was mainly my interest in cars that inspired me to get into auto detailing. 2.       There are lots of people with interesting ideas who decide not to set up their own businesses for fear of failure. Did you have such co...