In the first session, the participants had a chance to hear the presentations of Mr.Ljupce Trajkoski, Fonko Group and Mr.Vladimir Cvetinovski, Market Vision and to learn more about their business strategies, followed by the presentation of Mr.Nimish Jhaveri from the USAID Macedonian Competitiveness Project.

Mr.Trajkoski talked about the growth of his business by following precise and comprehensive strategy for development that is being designed by team of experts within the company. He emphasized the importance of the awareness of the company team with the set strategy and the importance of delegation when implementing the company strategy.

Mr.Cvetinovski emphasized the importance of creation and implementation of company strategy for growth as a basic document that needs to be followed all the way trough the development and growth of the business. He provided the participants with short explanations about few different business strategies and invited them to share their experiences in creation and implementation of the strategy of their own companies.

Mr.Jhaveri confirmed the importance of having a business strategy. He also emphasized the importance of communicating the company strategy and the business plan with each employee in the company and the significance of using the business plan as a managerial tool. Mr.Jhaveri talked about the value chain management, underlining its important role in the success of the business.

In the second session of the training “Different Strategies for Growth”  the participants had a chance to learn about the process of creation of a business plan trough the presentation of Mr.Blagoja Miloshevski, consultant with extensive experience in preparation of business plans.