I started my career in the field of business consulting in 2006 when I met a company at a seminar which had a strong opinion that it is impossible to receive EU support and that it is a difficult and complicated bureaucratic process. After reviewing all the documents that this company had provided to receive support, I concluded that its consultants had worked very unprofessionally, so the support was not received. I decided to prove to it that support for business could be received. I did it! We worked together for several years – we developed a fish farm and also expanded the business further – now the company not only grows fish, but also produces fish and fish roe products. In total, the company received about 500,000 in support from the EU. I am very proud of this company, because it was an interesting challenge with which I started my business consulting career.

I was approached by two young men, engineers, whose goal was to leave paid work to start their own business. As usual for engineers, the business sector was very complex – the production of logistics equipment. Our goal was to get this completely new startup company to foreign markets, because Latvia is too small for this business. We received EU support for company development and marketing activities to present ourselves to potential foreigncustomers. I was so dedicated to the success of this company that I travelled with it and presented the company’s products to potential customers in Kazakhstan. Everything was successful for us – today the company has grown into an internationally competitive business and sells its products not only on the Kazakh market, but also in Europe.