The mentoring meetings of Lubo Lekov with the five scholarship students continue at the Master’s Program of Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Finance – held within the partnership between the Higher School of Insurance and Finance (HSIF) and The Business Institute, as well as the meetings with all other participants in the program project S.K.I.L.L.S. The project S.K.I.L.L.S. is a project of Lekovi Foundation and aims to support young entrepreneurs in their first steps in starting a business.
In April Lekov met with the students and talked about their business ideas. Furthermore, all participants had the opportunity to gain knowledge from the experience of the mentor through the meetings of project S.K.I.L.L.S.
,,You need to have passion in what you do. If you develop the project in between all other things, it will not be successful.”- the guest speaker motivatingly opened the meeting. For Lekov the notion that you have to work seventeen hours a day when you start a business is a cliché. ,, When I started I did not do things because it was a must, but because I wanted to. “- he shared openly.
When you read books on how to invest, you should not simply read the pages. It is important to understand the phases and apply them in practice. The question: Where to invest? is wrongly asked question. Or the exactly precised question which can be put is: What should I do in order to learn?
,,Investment in financial assets is the same as running a business. It is valuable to invest in knowledge. And if you want to be successful, you should not do what everyone else does”- summerised Lekov.
,,Sustainable results are achieved with knowledge, skills and connections. ” This is why it became clear to us the value of investing in knowledge, developing competencies and continually seeking new opportunities. It is important that we do not stop, but consistently to follow targets.
,,Dismissal is sometimes very useful “- said Lekov and advised the audience not to worry, if such a moment comes. Viz., when you lose something, you can find new opportunities, to create perfectly new horizons. Best business models comes as a result of finding the solution of personal problem or personal pain.
,,I wish you to create your own business and sell it. “- Said Lekov to the students.
His advice to all was to experiment boldly.
The mentoring meetings continue in May. The general meeting, open to all students who want to gain inspiration and understand more than the personal experience of Lekov will be held on 20 May, 19:30 at Higher School of Insurance and Finance.
A day earlier, on May 19 at 17.30 mentoring meetings with his scholarship student will be held at the same place.
Author: Yanitza Marinova