Made in Croatia

November the 21st, 2021 - Ivana Dobranic who runs OPG Dobranic near Sisak in continental Croatia has highlighted the importance of always remaining optimistic when it comes to engaging in the world of agriculture. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, when Ivana Dobranic met her husband, there were no cattle on his family's estate in Duzica near Sisak, but there were some cabbages. Now, with a laugh, she can readily admit that their blossoming relationship was a plus for her eventual husband at the beginning because she came from a farming family. Fast forward a few years, and today, together through…

November the 20th, 2021 - Young Croat Filip Koprcina runs a startup which has the primary aim of lessening the dire consequences of climate change, which is as much of a threat now as ever. As Lucija Spiljak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes, Filip Koprcina has always been interested in renewable energy sources and environmental protection, and he decided to act strongly on this issue. This 25-year-old Croat runs a successful startup called Energy Shift, a platform that allows people to invest and co-own solar power plants. contribute to the environment and generate revenue. He wanted, as he says, to make a change here…

November the 19th, 2021 - The Varazdin startup Identyum is the first and currently the only company in the Republic of Croatia to possess a special certificate, commonly referred to as the GDPR certificate. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, the Varazdin startup Identyum Consortium, the creator of the Identyum digital ID wallet, is the first in all of Croatia to be accredited with the prestigious ISO 27701 certificate, also known as the "GDPR certificate for companies". It confirms that the Varazdin startup Identyum manages the security of personal data of its users in accordance with best information security practices and is…

November the 18th, 2021 - The Zagreb brand L'erotic has stated that it wants to create something new for the capital city's tourism scene, and gin will be the main attraction. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, for this Zagreb brand's birthday which is at the beginning of November, a brand new shop was ''born'' and soon they will have a gin bar under their belt, too. The Zagreb brand L’erotic, behind which stands a young couple who happen to be entrepreneurs, crowned two years of cutting and drying fruit and vegetables and growing spices to decorate drinks. In a 130-square-metre…

November the 17th, 2021 - Ever seen an Istrian flying goat? Probably not. You've probably never seen a flying goat from any location if we're being honest, but you can now taste one if you should so desire. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, in the Bokoon tavern, which is part of Valamar's Premium Camping resort in Funtana not far from Porec, the cooperation of two Istrian craft brands was presented - the Istarska kapljica distillery and Count’s drinks. The new Istrian flying goat gin is the result of the hard work of Istarska kapljica from Kastelir, which already produces fourteen…

November the 17th, 2021 - The Split digital agency Locastic has spread its wings far from its native city and even country, with employees dotted all over, from Tunisia to India. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes, Antonio Peric-Mazar and Marko Maljkovic both had a vision which was to create a company where they'd like to work themselves if they hadn't instead chosen to enter the world of entrepreneurship way back in 2011. ''After 10 years, we still share the same vision,'' say Antonio and Marko, colleagues and friends from their student days who recently celebrated the passing of a decade since…

November 13, 2021 – After many years of preparation and effort, the largest church mosaic in Croatia has been revealed to parishioners at the Church of Saint Joseph (Crkva sv. Josip) in Karlovac The beautiful mosaic covers an incredible 120 square metres of wall behind the church's altar. Depicted in the mosaic is the birth of Jesus Christ. The mosaic is the work of renowned Croatian artist Josip Botteri Dini who is based in Split. On 1st January 2021, Mr Josip Botteri Dini and several assistants began stacking coloured glass pieces into one-square-metre templates to construct the work. Largest Church…

November the 12th, 2021 - The Croatian Greyp bikes, the largest individual owner of which is much loved entrepreneur Mate Rimac, has seen continuous and steady growth, even in spite of the coronavirus pandemic. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Sergej Novosel Vuckovic writes, this Sveta Nedelja-based company has grown 110 percent in recent years, this year that growth will exceed 120 percent, and the Croatian Greyp bikes company working seriously on its first city model, the electric citybike, which should be on the roads of the cities and streets by early 2024. This was revealed on the sidelines of the first inter-industry discussion…

November the 8th, 2021 - The idea of connecting Croatia's many islands with an electric vessel, which is far more environmentally friendly and sustainable, has been in the works since way back in 2010. The man behind the iCat project spoke to tportal about his ideas and plans. As Morski writes, the vision of a fleet of modern and economical ships connecting Croatia's many inhabited islands to the mainland has been in Tomislav Urod's head for more than ten years now. He started thinking about it as a young shipbuilding engineer, disappointed with the condition of the ships transporting passengers across…

November the 7th, 2021 - The very first Croatian mobile wallet Aircash is now offering its users pre-paid cards. Aircash was a real novelty here on the Croatian market, and it seems they're now set to go a step further. As Bernard Ivezic/Novac writes, Aircash, the very first Croatian fintech to launch its own mobile wallet, has now become the first domestic startup to issue its own card. The Croatian mobile wallet Aircash presented its partnership with Mastercard in the City of Zagreb on Thursday, and as a result, Aircash now offers a Mastercard card in addition to its mobile application,…