Neda Drvar sees Fit4Austria as a positive example of support for business owners from Republika Srpska. The experience and contacts gained through the programme helped her turn plans to enter the Austrian market into something concrete.
Her company BLP entered talks with the company ECKmuller as a result of taking part, alongside preparing the tooling for a specific packaging solution. BLP is also negotiating with another company in the recycling business. In addition, Neda Drvar founded a new company, BLP Global Consulting, which acts as an intermediary for business owners from Republika Srpska in international markets.
The programme’s main benefit, she says, is encouragement: local businesses have enough quality and knowledge to approach the Austrian market, and the contacts made lead to real new partnerships.