Business Ideas in Romania

My wallet was shivering

• Posted by Steve on December 18th, 2006 filed in General

Last weekend, I visited the Luxury Show at RomExpo with low expectations, or rather… too-high-for-my-budget expectations. Normally I go to these trade show/events as it is a good way to see what is available or arriving soon in Romania. This time, I was curious to see just how high-end the high-end market would be.

There were certainly examples within the “money can’t buy taste” family such as the pictured retrofitted (or “tricked out” for the young generation; “pimped” for the even younger generation) Humvee or some pricey, yet garish luxury home furniture that screamed - Saddam Ceausescu.

There were, however, some more down-to-earth vendors of high-quality products and services. Two I liked were:

Privileg Catering – The food they had displayed looked great, the staff and general director were helpful and knowledgeable, and – upon checking later – the website looked good. I am thinking we should use them for our next event.

Green Shop – A specialty garden shop that can get you some unique plants, design and plant your garden, and other services.

I like seeing this area of quality service with a reasonable, but slightly higher price. These services are well within the reach of someone who needs to have a nice result but has the income level of someone who forgot to plunder the Romanian state’s assets in earlier years. The creation of a vibrant service market has begun!

Did any others go? Any thoughts?