1. Back to Sustainable Business LaPet05 Slovenia (country of focus) Lara Rebernik & Petra Vretenar Slovenia

2. Our Findings Weaknesses:  Trapped between low-cost workforce on east and high technology on west  Low competitiveness  Lack of vision  Corruption  Apathy  Inefficient usage of our resources (natural and human)  Bureaucracy

3. Opportunities:  Unspoiled nature  Good healthcare system  Friendliness of people  Great strategic position  Natural resources  High level of education, peace and creativity  Currency €  Hard working people  Citizens wanting the change

4. Our Vision  We believe that careers related to environment and agriculture will be very popular and demanded  Countries in EE have so much in common, so the good solution would be, to connect in some form of partnership and to work on their self-sustainability, wise usage of resources, investing in R&D that are related to renewable natural sources and security of food

5.  Self sufficient building and energy production  Food and water are new oil (they will become very rare and expensive)  Oil independence

6. Our Future Company  Types of companies: Construction companies for self-sufficient buildings, agriculture companies, companies that will wisely manage natural resources and R&D companies  They should be owned by citizens of countries in question (however there should be regulations that will prevent abusing the position); size depends on country and sector in which company operates

7.  Establishment of transnational companies (in certain sectors), to manage resources better  We should take steps and in the beginning, we should operate locally and then, later on, expand  Companies are like human bodies and sectors are organs, so the better the organs the better the body, they cannot live without one another

8.  Eco-friendly  Using renewable natural sources  Family friendly  Good relationships between employees  Perks for employees  High activity of R&D  Connection with local community  Opportunities for youth (to grow with company) and scholarships  Connecting with similar companies, sharing experiences  Higher independence and stability (concerning turbulent economy we are experiencing nowadays)