Successful entrepreneurs have revealed the truth about business

On December 7, the second True Story Fest about Business took place in the regional Congress Hall. Famous entrepreneurs shared unrealistic stories about failures and disappointments on the way to success with Omsk residents.

The event was organized by the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency and the Omsk Regional branch of OPORA RUSSIA.

The speakers of the Festival were: Yuri Chashchin, owner of the Siberian Proviant bakery chain, Ilya Nikolin, director of the Reactor car service network, Marina Kharibi, owner of the Rosyuvelirtorg company, Ekaterina Brattseva, owner of the Surfari non-standard travel agency, and Evgenia Klimanova, director of the DELPHI research company. In an informal setting, entrepreneurs talked about their "grandiose" failures that could cost them their business, and how they "got out of it."

The Festival of Truth brought together existing entrepreneurs and those who plan to start developing their business. The guests who came to the meeting asked questions, communicated with businessmen on equal terms, shared their impressions and emotions.

"When I announced that I would now deal with food products, my friends twirled at my temple, however, I was moving towards my goal. I didn't know how then, but I was sure that I would succeed. And I made a lot of conclusions while I was stuffing myself, one of them is that if your partner dumped you, it's not his fault, but you yourself, because you were short–sighted, be smarter from now on," said Yuri Chashchin, owner of the Siberian Provisions bakery chain.      

Ekaterina Brattseva, the owner of the Surfari non–standard travel agency, told how she "got into" money a couple of times - her partners let her down, she didn't have enough knowledge, she saved on a lawyer and much more.  She drew the appropriate conclusions. The first is to spare no money for a lawyer, which is extremely important in the tourism business. The second is to learn what you don't know all the time.  And the third one is that all obligations with partners must be documented.

The organizers of the Festival set themselves the goal of helping young entrepreneurs understand that "failure" is not the end of the world, that a fall is often followed by a new rise, it is simply necessary not to give up and find ways to solve the problem.

"I really liked the atmosphere of the event: good-natured, cozy, hospitable. At the end of the December working week, it is especially important to relax and get a lot of useful insights from Omsk business gurus. I would especially like to single out Yuri Chashchin and thank him for his sincerity in his business development story. Thanks to the organizers of the Omsk Region Development and Investment Agency and the Opora Russia Youth Branch for the interesting format and support of the event," said Svetlana Zhadaeva, a participant in the Pravda Festival.