From bankruptcy to success in five years – one Latvian guy’s story

  • 2019-10-29
  • Philip Houseley
Just five years ago, Janis Stepins, a 25-year-old, was staring at a bleak future. No money and no career. And then he stumbled on the realisation that his friends and his family and their friends were all complaining of the same thing - the lack of affordable furniture for their homes and offices. This is how Labas Preces furniture store was born. Janis, this entrepreneur spirit started earlier though? Yes, when I was 20 years, I started selling matches on the streets with a friend, and we bought 30 boxes and sold them for 100% profit.  So we inves...
 
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