Last Friday, April 25, a Coffee break with Entrepreneurs in the Vivero de Empresas of Villaverde. On this occasion, the guest was Jorge Servert, founder and CEO of the engineering and environmental company Trabajos Técnicos y Ciencians (TTC) (http://www.redttc.com).
Jorge is also, he is an academic from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, member of the STA (Solar Technology Advisors) and Spanish president of the Chinese-Spanish Center for the Promotion of Renewable Energies.
TTC is a company with a strong international presence, working in countries such as China, Uzbekistan, or Chile. Its main clients include Aena, Renfe, Emgrisa, Indra and Sacyr, among others.
Start
Jorge Servert explains a situation that will be familiar to more than one entrepreneur: "When I set up my first company, they asked me what I was doing that I wasn't working for someone else."
One piece of advice Jorge gives for those starting out in entrepreneurship is to have realistic forecasts: "I don't know of any company that has made money in the first year, keep this in mind."
get contracts
Asked by those attending the Coffee Break for a recommendation to get contracts with large clients, Jorge Servert replies that "the key is your network of personal contacts."
And when asked how he got the first contracts, his answer is that «we worked almost for free. He asked the client: how much do I earn?
Should the entrepreneur be a risk lover?
Many people believe that the love of risk is part of the nature of the entrepreneur. This is not the case of Jorge Servert, who thinks that «for your company to work you must be averse to risk. And be careful with excessive leverage»
And when asked if he was ever afraid of starting a business, he replies: «No. Because of my aversion to risk, I always had the eggs in different baskets.”
Jorge clarifies that "I did not undertake because I like risk, but on the contrary: I prefer my projects to be in my own hands."
To end the Coffee Break, Jorge Servert left a wish written on a window for the entrepreneurs of the Villaverde Nursery: "Cheer up!".
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