Grow A Small Business Podcast 20+ years of experience managing a group of social enterprises and producing different types of equipment for different companies, or archiving services, now growing from 5 to 100 employees and around 4.5 million euros a month. (Angela Achitei)
In this episode, Troy interviews Angela Achitei the Founder of ADV Romania based in Yash, Romania. Angela has set up her own business to help people with disabilities and especially youth a chance to have a job.
Angela accepted an offer to manage an organization that provides social services, particularly to children and youth with HIV and AIDS, after working for an international organization in the United States. Romania Group was founded in 2002 and has been in operation for over 20 years. Growing from 5 to 100 employees and a monthly revenue of around 4.5 million euros.
Angela has stated that growing a small business necessitates preparing for the challenges and opportunities that will arise along the way. "It's not easy to maintain and develop," she says, "but if you are able to see the challenges and opportunities and work with them, I think it's a good way to be sustainable and in the market."
This Cast Covers:
- Managing a group of social enterprises and reinvesting 100% of the profit in their social services.
- Giving people with disabilities and especially youth a chance to have a job.
- Producing different types of equipment, for different companies, or archiving services.
- Starting in 2002 by providing social services, especially for children, and youth with HIV and AIDS.
- Growing from 5 to 100 employees and around 4.5 million euros a month.
- Went to different business training, and competence.
- Worked in the past for an international organization in the United States.
- The importance of understanding the numbers before writing a business plan.
- Worked a lot with the Global Fund for HIV and AIDS.
- Provides good results and defines actually the good of their future to do things carefully.
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"If you don't have very good people with high random and inverted war, this makes you not competitive in the market." —Angela Achitei
"Success is when the people around you are happy." —Angela Achitei
"It's crucial to look at the market and to do research before trying to go to do something in the field." —Angela Achitei
"If you will be very transparent as an organization, you will be very clear in your mission." —Angela Achitei
The biggest assets for your organization are the people." —Angela Achitei