Benjamin Wakounig sees the Koralm railway as an enormous opportunity for the region.

The logistics hub at LCA-Süd in Fürnitz will be strengthened by the connection with the Koralm railway, especially for goods handling and customs clearance from the port of Trieste. The double-track extension of the Ljubljana-Koper and Celje-Bleiburg railway lines promotes the connection to the Koralm Railway.

Wakounig emphasises the importance of better integration of the municipalities and advocates the establishment of an intercity railway station in Kühnsdorf/Klopeiner See in order to strengthen the region of Southern Carinthia, especially in tourism and freight transport.🚂🌍✨

Read more in the article from Wirtschaftsstandort Kärnten:

Große Bedeutung für die Logistik

🙋‍♀️ Activ attened the Surprisingly Ingenious – Austria Connect Southeast Europe 2023 conference, an event that serves as the region’s premier networking platform, uniting Austrian companies with their counterparts in neighboring nations.

👏 The collaboration between Austria and Slovenia stands as a shining example of the boundless potential inherent in cross-border cooperation. In Slovenia alone, around 1,300 Austrian companies have established their presence, collectively providing employment to approximately 22,000 Slovenes.

👉 This conference served as a demonstration of successful collaboration with the Western Balkans, highlighting the need to infuse optimism into our connections and cast aside any hesitations.

💡 Encouraging the interconnectedness of shared interests among nations is essential for regional progress. Events like these are not only opportunities for forging new partnerships, they are also platforms for cultivating new friendships that can pave the way for future collaborations.

We’re excited about the possibilities that lie ahead and look forward to fostering more collaborations and connections in this dynamic region. 🌐 🤝

Dear visitor of our website,

Slovenia and Austria have unfortunately been affected by devastating floods in recent days!

In addition to human suffering and the destruction of properties, natural disasters also affected too many operations of companies and wider economic development of the entire region.

SGZ (Slovenian Economic Association in Austria) immediately set up a humanitarian campaign called ‘Together.We help.*’, with the aim of collecting financial resources to help those affected by the floods in Slovenia and Austria as much as we can.

If you’re willing to support this cause and lend a helping hand, please follow the instructions and make a donation to the SGZ bank account.

Every donation, no matter the size, will directly contribute to the relief and rehabilitation efforts in the affected areas.

Here are the details to make your contribution:

𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁: SGZ – ‘Skupno. Pomagamo. / Gemeinsam. Helfen.’

𝗜𝗕𝗔𝗡: AT04 3910 0014 0003 2441

𝗕𝗜𝗖: VSGKAT2K

Let’s stand together and show the strength of compassion and solidarity. Your support matters and by joining hands, we will help restore hope and rebuild communities. Together we will make a difference!

👉https://www.sgz.at/news/detail/sl/skupno.pomagamo.-gemeinsam.helfen

👉https://www.sgz.at/news/detail/de/skupno.pomagamo.-gemeinsam.helfen

*‘Skupaj.Pomagamo. / Gemeinsam.Helfen.’

Our Activ team member, Mateja Cmager, had a chance to attend a women business delegation in Ljubljana the previous week, organised by SGZ – Slovenska gospodarska zveza v Celovcu / Slowenischer Wirtschaftsverband Kärnten, and meet some truly amazing and successful women in business. She shared with us some insights from the event. 👇

Director of the Center of Business Excellence at Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, mag. Monika Lapanja, and MBA programme manager, Maja Kožuh (Urh), introduced the attendees to the issue of cultural differences by conducting a BaFa BaFa simulation.

It was eye-opening to see how culture impacts our personal and work environments, reminding us of the importance of reflecting on our own behaviour and attitudes towards others.🤝

🌍Embracing diversity is crucial in our work environment!

Attendees also had the pleasure of hearing from Alesa Mizigoj, the First Lady and driving force behind Medex d.o.o.🐝 Under her exceptional leadership, Medex has become one of Europe’s top manufacturers of food supplements based on bee products and other natural ingredients.🌿

Feedback from our colleague who attended the event made us think, more than ever, what a major impact on economic development, presence of women in business has.

👉Despite major progress there are still some challenges that women in business face, as many of them have pointed out, such as limited access to finance, the stereotypes and prejudices associated with female business leadership, difficulty in navigating business and family life, lack of mentoring support and mentoring opportunities, …

At Activ, we’re fully committed to supporting women’s entrepreneurship. We’re determined to set new standards and empower the next generation of women in business, which is reflected in the representation of women in various workplaces in Activ.💪

Together, let’s create an environment that fosters equal opportunities and amplifies the voices of talented women across all industries.🌟🔊

Activ team took part in an economic delegation in North Macedonia and Kosovo from May 30th to June 2nd.🗓
During the delegation, we had the privilege to interact with distinguished guests including Ambassador Dr. Georg Woutsas, Macedonian Government Advisor Mr. Johannes Heidecker, Mr. Jürgen Schreder and Mr. Wilhelm Nest from Advantage Austria.

Although the industrial sector in these countries is still developing, the inflow of foreign investment is effectively strengthening their economies.📈
Moreover, in order to ensure sustainable growth independent of foreign investment, the government has announced investment projects worth approximately €4 billion for the period from 2022 to 2026, mainly in the renewable energy and environmental technology sectors.🔋

There is a strong interest in the Green Agenda in the Balkan countries. Especially in North Macedonia and Kosovo, which committed to implementing the Green Agenda at the Sofia Summit in November 2020.

👉Activ has attracted a lot of interest in these markets as a company that promotes cutting-edge technologies in the renewable energy sector.

We look forward to establishing new relationships with potential partners and chambers of commerce in North Macedonia and Kosovo. 👏

The guide of our team building last weekend was a quote by Michael Jordan: ‘Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.’

Our team building for Activ Graz and Activ Belgrade took place in hotel Pupin, Novi Sad, Serbia.

The main objectives of our team building were:
🔴 to create a common understanding of corporate identity,
🔴 to strengthen the sense of togetherness,
🔴 to get closer to the company’s strategy and goals,
🔴 to identify opportunities for improvement.

We believe that these kind of activities can improve communication and planning skills and increase employee motivation and collaboration. Fun activities help people connect and see each other in a different light.

As can be seen from the photos, the teambuilding was more than a success, with all employees leaving with a smile on their face. 😁

Please note that our office will be closed from 26.12.2022 to 06.01.2023.

From 09.01.2023, we are happy to be there for you again!

On Tuesday, 13 December 2022, a historic signing took place in Lipica, Slovenia, where the Slovenian Minority Economy Organisations in Austria, Italy, Hungary and Croatia signed an MoU with the Ministers Matjaž Han and Matej Arčon from the Slovenian government. This will further deepen and strengthen the cooperation of the Republic of Slovenia with the signatory organizations in the field of economy.

Our Director Benjamin Wakounig signed the MoU in his function as President of the Slovenian Business Association in Austria.

The 30th anniversary is of great significance and needs to be celebrated properly, which is exactly what we did at ACTIV.

We visited a winery in Goriška Brda, the village of Štanjel and a prosciutto factory in the Karst region in Slovenia. 🍷

Employees from 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇷🇸 Serbia and our 🇸🇮 Ljubljana office joined the celebration, as well as some retired employees.

We spent quality time together to celebrate the anniversary, but we also took the time to analyse how the company has evolved over the years, discuss good practices and take advice from former employees that will certainly help us in our future development.

Since we are of different mindsets and ages and come from different educational backgrounds, we may have different ways of thinking and looking at problems, we may also operate and manage projects differently in some cases.

This diversity is an advantage for our company, as it can only improve our overall productivity and company culture. Having several different opinions leads to creative solutions and innovative methods that help us achieve our goals and improve our business.

🔴 We are growing together.

As much as possible, we need to get to know each other, each other’s work styles and each other’s characters, so that we can find the best solutions for the success of our projects and the company as a whole.

According to our General Director Benjamin Wakounig, the President of The Slovenian Business Association (SGZ): “Slovenia and Austria are so closely linked economically that we can hardly do without each other”.

As the CEO of ACTIV Project Management and the President of The Slovenian Business Association, he supports the development of young people, especially young entrepreneurs.

From his experience, he says: “Our primary goal must be to take youth seriously and, with them, to maintain peace in Europe – in the past we would have said to preserve it, today I say – to restore it.”

Read more in the article from Das Magazin aus unserem Bundesland Kärnten Regional:

Plädoyer für die Jugend, Frieden und mehr Bildung

BENJAMIN WAKOUNIG: “I grew up in a Slovenian-speaking home; my father was a blacksmith, my mother a housewife. I’m proud of that.”