& ndash; French customers select such models of clothes and such volumes that we can sew for them: according to our number of employees and taking into account what equipment we have. We sew women's clothing & ndash; dresses, blouses, pants, skirts & ndash; and children's clothing, & nbsp; & ndash; says & nbsp; Olena Bur & rsquo; jan .
Olena's company worked even during the active phase of the 2014 conflict. However, then there was a break in cooperation with the French & ndash; men's and women's jackets were sewn for the Kharkiv manufacturer. But now they work exclusively for France again: the customer delivers fabrics and accessories every month, and picks up the finished products with the same truck.
Ms. Olena considers the lack of good seamstresses to be one of her biggest problems. That is why he is building a special training workshop to give a profession to school graduates.
Create a business twice
Seamstress by education, Olena Bur & rsquo; yan did not work by profession. She worked on construction, at gas stations, owned a pie. And & ndash; managed a garment factory in his native Popasna. The enterprise was declining, had to repair buildings, gather staff, look for customers. The factory started working, but investors appointed another manager, and the company soon closed.
Ms. Olena recalls starting her own business: & nbsp;
& quot; In early 2012, seamstresses came to me and told me that everyone had been fired. Maybe they say we'll come up with something? I found a small building, borrowed equipment, recruited several people. I still have contacts with the French company I worked with during the factory. & Quot;
French partners wondered why the factory closed & ndash; for they were all satisfied, and the money they paid was decent. The former factory manager believed that she would be able to fulfill orders as a private entrepreneur.
Gradually the volumes grew, and the team increased. Until recently, Olena Bur & rsquo; yan employed 12 seamstresses and about ten people in the cutting shop.
The toughest tests of 2014 are a thing of the past, the owner of a garment factory is thinking about expansion. The & nbsp; Job Creation Grant from the Government of Japan , which Ms. Olena received through the & nbsp; United Nations Development Program , in the amount of over UAH 310,000, was useful.
