Mentors and mentees – "I would have specific questions today." Anita Molnár took over the management of the family business from her father about ten years ago. She had been managing director already for two or three years, when she applied for a mentorship program managed by the SEED Foundation. Then she wanted to gain knowledge about everything being part of how running a business, and she was... Read more

Mentors and mentees – Becoming from entrepreneur also to entrepreneur. Zoltán Fábián's grandparents have been already entrepreneurs, so it was no coincidence that by getting his first diploma he has been already working for the business of his family. After that no wonder he has his own family business with her wife and his 29 years older son. As a bike rider, he thinks that an entrepreneur needs... Read more

Mentors and mentees – Focus search Melinda Utasi is an analyzing and consulting type of person, however if it is needed in order to serve the development, she definitely declares unpleasant truths as well. She does not consider the failure and the difficulties being problems to be avoided by all means, rather events that we can learn from. How did you get into the business world? I started a... Read more

Mentors and mentees – Bags and environmental protection. Boglárka Lay graduated as a cultural organizer and worked as a librarian for a long time, later on she became marketing assistant, market researcher and customer service assistant. After losing her job, she tried to get back into the labour market for a long time, but unsuccessfully. That's when she thought a big and started doing business... Read more

Mentors and mentees – Almost Family Circle. Almost ten years ago, Tamás Kovács undertook quasi a difficult task when he applied as an outsider for a manager position, advertised by a well-run family business for more than a decade and a half. First, he became director of finance, later general manager, taking over the latter position from one of the family members, the older boy. It was only... Read more

Mentors and Mentees "I am very inspired by the success of others." Ágnes Patonai had seen a living entrepreneur before she graduated from college, since her father had a well-established enterprise dealing with low-voltage. However, as she was fascinated by quality management, after graduating, she thought she wanted to work for a company dealing with introduction and development of quality... Read more

Mentors and Mentees "According to the law you are just as entrepreneur as anyone else." Two years after the 2008 economic crisis, Gabriella Sőrés gave up a well-paid, secure job for a multinational company to realize her dreams as entrepreneur. Many of her friends tried to dissuade her from the change, but her husband and parents supported her purposes. In 2013, he participated as a mentee in the... Read more

Mentors and mentees „If I start something, I do it to the end.” Andrea Tóth is a dynamic, determined, socially sensitive woman, a real entrepreneur. She has three children, runs many businesses, and is now participating in a second mentoring program as a mentor. When asking her how to meet these many needs, requirements and tasks, she answers: „"If I can do what I like, it does not take away... Read more

Mentors and Mentees Artist of moving forward. Mrs. Vera Gergely Novák built up a large and successful company from nothing, and not just once. Whatever happened she always looked ahead and there were always a ’B’ and ’C’ plan in her mind. She was very disappointed when her business partner after a collaboration of ten years her dispossessed, but she could stand up from this stroke. She hardly... Read more

Zsuzsanna Lakatosné Lukács took over the management of the SEED Foundation last April. We wanted to know what has happened under her direction in the organization, how she started her activity and where to go. Seed Foundation was not unknown to you, because you were present in the life of the Foundation as member later as chairman of the Board of Trustees. However, as executive director you... Read more