The father of Claudiu Uzoni started to prepare meat rolls (“mici” in Romanian) on the celebration days of the town in the ‘90s. He opened the butchery in 2010 that starting 2016 is managed by Claudiu Uzoni, after he gave up on a position in a corporation. Now he sells Romanian pork meat, with the promise of quality, no preservatives, produced entirely by the family. The market is looking for traditional and clean products throughout the year, but Claudiu says that the actual hit is in December. In present times, the business is in the hands of 10 employees. For the future, Mr. Uzoni is planning a full renovation of the butchery under a new concept and promoting Reșița through materials at the disposal of the locals: did you know that in Reșița there are 7 tulip trees, “tulpani” that blossom every 4 years?

Entrepreneurship is constant reinvention.

Geta Feieș had crazy guts to enter the business world by opening Gradimex; she is the mother and the mentor of Cristiana, offering to the young daughter her first work place at 18 years old. At 23 years old, Cristiana Feieș becomes the head of the store, working 12 to 13 hours daily in her first 3 years. At present times she leads the business herself and has 12 employees she relies on. She is proud of her team. Cristiana loves Reșița and could not live in a bigger city, especially because she feels you can do well in your hometown. The next step for Cristiana Feieș is opening a new store and a touristic establishment.

Entrepreneurship is courage and dedication.

Electroechipament Industrial SRL (EEI) was established 1990 by the 6 local associates and covers jobs as electrical contractors, working closely with important network operators, designing and building power stations, industrial automation or controls.

The company in Reșița offers maintenance services and delivers investment works for suppliers of electricity, hydro power plants, airports, factories etc. and has secondary offices in Reșița, Timișoara, Hunedoara and Bucharest and a team of 200 professionals with vast expertise in the field.

After more than 25 years of activity, the challenge is to hire younger professionals and the growth of the projects complexity. Beyond its involvement in the Dual School of Reșița, the company systematically invests in educational local and international programs for its existing employees.

Entrepreneurship is team spirit.

Joahann Harchovi lived in Germany for 20 years before starting his investment in Reșița by opening Prodmec 21 years ago. The company is in the field of mechanical processing and pneumatic actuation in the energy field working mostly for exports to Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic and Italy. The investment was supported individually throughout all the years of existence. Mr. Harchovi is mentioning that in production one invests not for immediate profits, but only for the future generation. The company invested in people with the belief that a company is good only to the extent in which the people working for it are good. The investments in training, along the years, have reached 300 000EUR. Nowadays, Mr. Ioan Inasal, the administrator, leads the team and the production and Mr. Harchovi is training the students of the professional and dual school.

Entrepreneurship is long term vision.

Karina Parfenie, as an engineer in fine mechanics, returned to Reșița for her family and opened a shop selling auto parts. In 2002 she bought the land on which today her auto service works reaching so far 48 employees. Memory Serv handles maintenance and auto repairs, but also the distribution and trade of auto parts for the entire district. For a sustainable business, investments in people were doubled by investments in technology. Memory Serv was the first service in Romania to work under the Automeister franchise, which requested a high level of technology for licensing.

In the same space, Karina Parfenie launched Memory Bistro, a restaurant with good taste for design and atmosphere, with healthy food that even fits the demands of vegetarians.

Entrepreneurship is technology advancement.

The industry of recycling is one of the future, believes Leonard Leinstein, the one who established Spaleck at Reșița in 2007, producing machinery for the recycling lines for the mother company in Germany. He started with a team of 4 people that are still part of the company, reaching today a total of 35 employees and having plans of extension for 10-15 more employees.

Mr. Leonard Leinstein says that Reșița is not just an experiment, I believe in the future for my family, for my 3 children. Spaleck is a partner for the Reșița Dual School program, preparing highschool people for their professional future. Leonard Leinstein is directly involved in the training and the character formation of the 9 young people of the Dual School.

Entrepreneurship is trust.

Miruna International functions in Reșița since 1994, in the field of distribution and logistics, covering 2 districts. Before establishing the company, Marian Belei worked in the food industry. Being an entrepreneur is a world in itself, that implies major responsibilities for the 350 employees and for the contracts they honor without delays even in the high season with 50 trucks per day. As future plans, the company looks towards the development in modern trade. Moreover, Marian Belei mentions that tourism and agriculture as being segments with major potential for the city and the area. In this respect, a touristic accommodation space in Valiug and opening an agricultural greenhouse is part of the family for business development.

Entrepreneurship is responsibility.

Ms. Mihaela Stoica opened in Reșița the Valber furniture factory in 1991, nowadays also managing a showroom in the town. Production is automated and the orders come from the entire region.

Moreover, Ms. Mihaela Stoica is also involved in two other businesses in the area of services. Being a John Maxwell member, she is practices lidership choaching free of charge, in her own practice office, Freesia.

She also trusts the sector of tourism as having huge potential in the area. She built Claris Hotel in Crivaia from personal funds, in 2005. The team organizes camps for children from the entire country and combine stime spent in nature with personal development trainings.

Entrepreneurship is constant focus on development.

Pau Ionel, born in Bocșa, graduated from an industrial specialized highschool and after spending 8 years abroad, he returned and opened Trans Protector. In the process, in 2004, he dug and moved the hill and later, in 2006 he opened the auto service in which montly between 600 to 1000 cars stop by. Those who choose to trust the 22 people in the team remain loyal clients. Starting 2006 and up to the present, Trans Protector made technological innovations in auto services: tire storge, roadside assistance services, including a card that exclusively covers the district. From the opening and to present times, Trans Protector is a reference for both its partners and its clients.

Pau Ionel is passionate about history, has an unparalleled sense of reality and each conversation with him while using popular wits, puts one at ease.

Entrepreneurship is guiding one by per aspera ad astra.

Rogge Hotel, in the city center, is open since 2006 and is lead by 4 women with a vision for the local tourism. The location is welcoming tourists travelling mostly for business, growing the number of the local or foreign guests during summer, for adventure tourism. The newest investment was made in a 400 places events room.

Petra Rogge is one of the women behind the family business, with 30 employees that cover the services of the accommodation and the restaurant, as well. The team is also growing through the young students of the Dual School, joining for training purposes.

Rogge Hotel obtained the Excellence Quality & Standard prize from Best Western for 6 consecutive years.

Entrepreneurship is growth.

Raul Siladi settled in Reșița in 2001 as a young dentist. He always wanted to work in a team and now 3 doctors, 3 medical assistants and a colleague handling the reception is the formula that the people dwelling in Reșița know when stepping full of trust in his medical office for the past 10 years. Each doctor finds the patients he deserves, says Dr. Siladi.

Besides stomatology, Raul Siladi has another passion that brought him merits: American football, which is easy to see by the football signed by the members of a Super Bawl winning team. He established the Reșița Locomotives team, also played in Timișoara and for 2018 his aim is to bring the finals of the Championship in Reșița. Until then, weekend by weekend, we find the doctor in Valiug, practicing sports or relaxing.

Entrepreneurship is passion.