{"id":556,"date":"2025-02-22T16:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/how-one-fine-changed-my-perspective-on-business\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T16:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T15:40:10","slug":"how-one-fine-changed-my-perspective-on-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/en\/how-one-fine-changed-my-perspective-on-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How one fine changed my perspective on business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Doing business internationally means many opportunities, but also many challenges. A person learns as they go, and sometimes they are given a lesson they will never forget. That&#8217;s exactly what happened to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We led the company Aluko, which operated in Germany, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Austria and France. Everything was going relatively well, but one day an unexpected fine arrived \u2013 <strong>38,000 euros<\/strong> for an administrative error in Sweden. My first reaction?  <em>&#8220;What?! You can make beautiful dreams come true for that kind of money, and we&#8217;re just supposed to throw them out for some bureaucratic mistake?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that moment, I realized that even a small inattention can have major financial consequences. But in the end I said to myself \u2013 <strong>it could have been worse<\/strong> . Some competitors received even larger fines. But for me, it was a clear message: <strong>You can&#8217;t do business without paperwork.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, I have dug into the company&#8217;s processes, set up rigorous controls, and made sure every detail was under control. And I still do it today.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXfgP275HryMbjxbFz9YPlJvxsX62DUAlrUzUoknS0FKhXZhlt6ws1rEeNY7MtJ7uO1dGeOSJ7BZjMpiMmcKIu313Wj6gVbcmXOiEZKm08V3r_4Up3gPekwEnDEOg7ErJOsEC6bGzg?key=pPlueKwr6ZzctkxuAOciBGDa\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:598px;height:auto\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What did this experience teach me?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>You can have any good business model, but if your paperwork isn&#8217;t in order, sooner or later there will be a problem.<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong> \u2705 <strong>Watch your cash flow and don&#8217;t waste money, even if you have a good income.<\/strong> If you learn how to manage small, it will work on a large scale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today I know that when I&#8217;m building a business, it&#8217;s not enough to just work hard and be the best at what I do. I also have to think about things that seem insignificant at first glance &#8211; because in business, a small thing can decide whether you grow or pay for expensive mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To this day, I thank the ladies at Aluk for always approaching these things responsibly. Thanks to this, we eventually built a successful company, which my team and I successfully sold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paperwork is not a pleasant thing. But sometimes you have to do what is not pleasant \u2013 but <strong>essential<\/strong> .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.peterkiss.sk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/peter-kiss-blog-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doing business internationally means many opportunities, but also many challenges. 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