{"id":81700,"date":"2020-11-19T19:40:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T03:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/?p=81700"},"modified":"2021-07-06T10:01:56","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T17:01:56","slug":"celebrating-the-first-ever-accelerator-program-for-women-founders-in-the-western-balkans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/programs\/ecosystems\/celebrating-the-first-ever-accelerator-program-for-women-founders-in-the-western-balkans\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating the First-Ever Accelerator Program for Women Founders in the Western Balkans"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"81700\" class=\"elementor elementor-81700\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50b6e5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50b6e5e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d09b9f3\" data-id=\"d09b9f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e1db73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e1db73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>For the past three months, Spring Activator has been working with the <a href=\"http:\/\/womenfoundersalbania.com\/\">Women Founders Accelerator in Albania<\/a> to co-deliver a hybrid virtual and in-person accelerator program for women-led startups in Albania. This program, powered by <a href=\"http:\/\/euforinnovation.al\/\">EU for Innovation<\/a>, has been the first of its kind in Albania and in the greater Western Balkans.<\/p><p>An immersion in high-intensity bootcamps complemented by expert-led online sessions and mentorship has taken the 10 program participants on a journey of a lifetime. They have explored regional and global business expansion opportunities and gained knowledge to help them scale heir businesses and become investment ready.<\/p><p>On December 4th, 2020, the program will culminate in <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2716058424176\/WN_UFzEqJ0ZQeynO-5ja7dF2w\">Demo Day<\/a> \u2014 open to the public \u2014\u00a0 where the women founders will pitch their businesses to a jury for a chance to win \u20ac5,000, presented by Spring.<\/p><p>We&#8217;d like to invite you to meet these amazing women and join us to celebrate this momentous milestone in their entrepreneurial careers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ed4297 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ed4297\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd7e18d\" data-id=\"cd7e18d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b3c24d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b3c24d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Meet the Participants of the Women Founders Accelerator in Albania<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-45e5367 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"45e5367\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b60405\" data-id=\"0b60405\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2dfd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe2dfd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 13-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sadapeca\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81711\" alt=\"Sada Pec\u0327a-L&#039;atelier Sada&#039;s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Sada-Pec\u0327a-Latelier-Sadas-e1605837910168-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-06a66de\" data-id=\"06a66de\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e14d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e14d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e8712 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6e8712\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sadapeca\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">SADA PE\u00c7A<br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/l.ateliersadas\/\">l&#8217;Atelier Sada&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><br \/>A graduate from Tirana, Albania&#8217;s University of Fine Arts, Sada founded L\u2019Atelier Sada\u2019s &amp; Sada\u2019s ShowRoom in 2016.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A painter and fashion designer, Sada gained the desire for painting and creating beautiful things along with an eye for fashion from her mother. She remembers designing and creating outfits from scratch from a young age with her dolls. <\/span><\/p><p>At the Atelier, Sada and her staff work mainly on custom designs for individual clients. These include bespoke couture dresses and various lines of clothing. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Her mission is to promote a classic example of women following their dreams and creating unique feminine pieces in the fashion industry. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48a75c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48a75c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-797ed0e\" data-id=\"797ed0e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c32fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0c32fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/irida-nallbani-588b3959\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81706\" alt=\"Irida Nallbani- Rock Tirana\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Irida-Nallbani-Rock-Tirana-e1605838012989-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9ae366\" data-id=\"a9ae366\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50a7d23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50a7d23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-853538f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"853538f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/irida-nallbani-588b3959\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><b>IRIDA NALLBANI<\/b><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Co-founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rocktirana.com\/\">Rock Tirana<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Irida Nallbani is the co-founder of Rock Tirana, the first climbing gym in Albania. <\/span><\/p><p>Rock Tirana was born of a <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focus on creating a climbing scene in Albania, from establishing the new ethics of modern climbing in the community to developing and promoting outdoor climbing and training a new generation of competitive climbers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irida and her partner are proud to support and work with some of the best professional climbers in Albania, and their shared passion for the sport has brought forth some outstanding results.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides being a climber herself, Irida also works as a Market and Liquidity Risk Analyst in a financial institution in Tirana.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f2ee04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f2ee04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dffd704\" data-id=\"dffd704\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ca924 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87ca924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/aureola-buzi-b087a080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81713\" alt=\"Ariola Buzi-Aura Events\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ariola-Buzi-Aura-Events-2-e1605840989207-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd96430\" data-id=\"dd96430\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58217c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58217c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5409afa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5409afa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/aureola-buzi-b087a080\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><b>ARJOLA BUZI<\/b><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/auraeventsboutique\/\">Aura Events Boutique<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Arjola is a TV Journalist with experience in screenwriting, blogging, and photography. She holds a degree with excellence in Communications and Public Relations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To her, the founding of her event planning agency in 2017 was initially conceptualized as the creation of a channel where her previous experiences could be brought together so as to add up to the cheerful moments of her community.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presently Arjola aspires to enhance Aura\u2019s activities with innovative solutions that are accessible to a larger audience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5048fbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5048fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fec7fd\" data-id=\"5fec7fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695eeac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"695eeac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kristi-janku-881268173\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"851\" height=\"851\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81704\" alt=\"Kristi Janku - Kikiliciouss\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497.jpeg 851w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497-65x65.jpeg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/KRISTI-JANKU-KIKILICIOUSS-e1605841121497-239x239.jpeg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f72aa98\" data-id=\"f72aa98\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6117c5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6117c5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26802f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26802f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/kristi-janku-881268173\"><b>KRISTI JANKU<\/b><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/kikiliciouss.com\/\">Kikiliciouss<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Kristi is a designer with a passion for cooking. She first started blogging about food at the age of 15, which represented her very first steps towards building the Kikiliciouss brand. Kristi is also a very passionate activist for Slow Food and Food Revolution Albania, for which she has been an ambassador since 2016.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On her way to obtaining her Master&#8217;s in Business Administration, Kristi further refined her entrepreneurial skills in order to take Kikiliciouss to new frontiers with many new projects and collaborations. Kristi has hosted a segment titled &#8220;With Kristi&#8217;s Hands&#8221; (Me Duart e Kristit) on the TV show &#8220;Who&#8217;s coming for Lunch&#8221; (Kush Vjen P\u00ebr Drek\u00eb); aired on Klan TV \u2014 one of the most popular TV channels in Albania. For this project, Kristi shares a daily recipe or article related to food, health, and how to cook delicious <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and nutritious meals on a tight schedule.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides cooking, Kristi loves to travel and explore the beauty the world holds. She shares such her journeys on Kikiliciouss!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee03088 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee03088\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b2692eb\" data-id=\"b2692eb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebbd32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cebbd32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/pranvera-rrokaj-95ab808\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81702\" alt=\"Pranvera Rrokaj - Pinca.al\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Pranvera-Rrokaj-PINCA.AL_-e1605841229148-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef34152\" data-id=\"ef34152\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3545a62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3545a62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c2823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5c2823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/pranvera-rrokaj-95ab808\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><b>PRANVERA RROKAJ<\/b><br \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pinca_network\/\">Pinca Network<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Pranvera Rrokaj holds an MSc. in Finance-Accounting from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana. During her studies, she was engaged as the co-founder of several student organizations, as well as in several programs for developing leadership and entrepreneurship among youth.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a 12-year career as a professional in consulting companies in the financial sector and as an academic, she decided to engage in entrepreneurship through a project that aims to provide opportunities for professionals like herself and students, connecting them with businesses that are looking for their expertise and commitment.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ba3d28 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ba3d28\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2062b34\" data-id=\"2062b34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7013cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c7013cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gociantea\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81709\" alt=\"Antea Goci - Art Hostel &amp; Apartments\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Antea-Goci-Art-Hostel-Apartments-e1605841344199-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf1cd3\" data-id=\"7bf1cd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86608e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86608e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075315f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"075315f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gociantea\/\"><b>ANTEA GOCI<\/b><br \/><\/a>Co-<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>founder of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arthosteltirana.al\/\">Art Hostel &amp; Apartments<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Antea co-founded Art Hostel &amp; Apartments with her brother as a result of their desire to repurpose their old house and her passion for hospitality.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a clear vision of making an impact in the hospitality market in Albania, she has been running the hostel since its opening in 2018. She welcomes travellers from all over the world every day, and offers them budget-friendly accommodation at a high standard because she believes that travelling should be about the experience, not about luxury. <br \/><br \/>Antea studied Business Administration at the University of New York in Tirana, and holds a Bachelor&#8217;s degree from SUNY Empire State College. Growing up, she was able to get first-hand experience in business management by being part of her family\u2019s businesses.<br \/><br \/>Her favourite thing about running the hostel is the social nature of the business. Antea enjoys meeting new people and sharing travel stories with them. She hopes to encourage more people to visit and explore Albania, making it one of the main tourist destinations in Europe.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-891bae3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"891bae3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f2fed2\" data-id=\"8f2fed2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f99483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f99483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/merita-kuka-prenjasi-404421161\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81703\" alt=\"Merita Kuka Prrenajsi - Essenti.al\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Merita-Kuka-Prrenajsi-Essenti.al_-e1605841488949-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-05bd252\" data-id=\"05bd252\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3671865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3671865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-288a023 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"288a023\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/merita-kuka-prenjasi-404421161\"><b>MERITA KUKA PRENJASI<\/b><br \/><\/a>F<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/essenti.al\/\">Essenti.al<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merita founded her social enterprise in May 2017 and she\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a full-time catalyst for inspiration with a dedication to making a more meaningful world.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She has over 5 years of experience in customer relations and as a hydro-engineer. She speaks 6 languages and plays the piano. A lover of nature, Merita also cultivates land owned by her grandfather <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in a small <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">city called Kruja, located one hour from Albania&#8217;s capital, Tirana.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essenti.al&#8217;s aim is to create opportunities and jobs in the local community \u2014 to strengthen the community \u2014 by farming sustainably and producing and selling products with added value. The main crop is lavender which is grown traditionally across ten-hectares of fertile farming land<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the year, the harvest is turned into pure essential oils, soap, dried flowers and bath salts<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Merita and her team, being able to work their land and own their projects naturally brings out everyone&#8217;s enthusiasm and commitment. She works six days a week with lavender and herbs, and on Sundays she goes cycling and to the theatre with her children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79d3a74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79d3a74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cac8e08\" data-id=\"cac8e08\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95396b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e95396b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/elda-puca-a0586911\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81707\" alt=\"Elda Puca- ZAZ Design\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Elda-Puca-ZAZ-Design-e1605841571250-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-129fbc6\" data-id=\"129fbc6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96adfed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"96adfed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84bbec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"84bbec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/elda-puca-a0586911\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><b>ELDA PUCA<\/b><br \/><\/a>F<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ounder of ZAZ Design<\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Elda is a senior architect and her experience centres on residential and healthcare projects. In 2016 she founded ZAZ Design and since then she has been working on residential projects for the American and Canadian markets.<\/span><\/p><p>Her main focus has been traditional houses and tiny houses on wheels. Based on her passion for these tiny homes and her experience in designing them, she&#8217;s working on ZAZ Design becoming the first European company to be building tiny homes in Albania (and in the broader Balkans).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-909c456 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"909c456\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f23581\" data-id=\"3f23581\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e9767 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97e9767\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/aneidabajraktari\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81710\" alt=\"Aneida Bajraktari Bicja-Balkans Capital\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Aneida-Bajraktari-Bicja-Balkans-Capital-e1605841670357-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f398\" data-id=\"6d9f398\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8919c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8919c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d4bc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4d4bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/aneidabajraktari\"><b>ANEIDA BAJRAKTARI<\/b><br \/><\/a>Co-f<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/balkanscapital.al\/\">Balkans Capital<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>Aneida is the co-founder and managing partner of Balkans Capital, a financial consulting company based in Tirana which helps companies unleash the transformative power of their finances.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is also the director of Startup Grind Tirana, a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. Aneida further works as the lead organizer of Startup Weekend Tirana, the world\u2019s biggest educational movement for entrepreneurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key player in the startup ecosystem in Albania, Aneida is also the Senator of Albania in the World Business Angels Investment Forum, an international organization aiming to ease access to finance for businesses in various phases with the ultimate goals of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide and empowering global economic development by creating innovative financial instruments for innovators, startups, and SMEs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aneida has organized numerous events with the desire to aid the development of her local entrepreneurial system. She has been invited as a keynote speaker, mentor, and jury member to various events. Her entrepreneurial spirit and pursuits not only engage and inspire but have also contributed to fostering innovation in the country. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cd4b5f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4cd4b5f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cdcbe4\" data-id=\"4cdcbe4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-571664a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"571664a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jozefina-luci-maliqaj-a38a88b8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1285\" height=\"1284\" src=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-81715\" alt=\"Jozefina Luci Maliqaj - Vish Imagjinaten\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880.jpg 1285w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/spring.is\/old\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Jozefina-Luci-Maliqaj-Vish-Imagjinaten-2-e1605841850880-239x239.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1285px) 100vw, 1285px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a76e1d7\" data-id=\"a76e1d7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240417a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"240417a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf00ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fcf00ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/jozefina-luci-maliqaj-a38a88b8\">JOZEFINA LUCI MALIQAJ<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>F<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ounder &amp; CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vishimagjinaten\/\">&#8220;Wear your imagination&#8221;<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>In May 2020, in the middle of the global pandemic, Jozefina brought colours to people&#8217;s lives by coming out with a new clothing brand named &#8220;Wear your imagination.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The brand is about creating memories by turning kids&#8217; drawings into clothing. Thanks to an amazing growing team, she is proud to share this wonderful idea with families and she hopes customers love wearing their imaginations as much as Jozefina and her team love bring them to life.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jozefina grew up in Germany where she completed elementary school. She obtained her Bachelor&#8217;s in Film Direction and Multimedia at the Academy of Film Marubi in Tirana, Albania. Since 2007, she has worked part-time as a voice actress for animated films and in 2011 she started working as an executive TV and commercial producer. Jozefina is passionate about creating special projects connected to kids, hence her new brand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of work, Jozefina enjoys spending time with her family and friends. They love organizing parties at their place, traveling, and exploring nature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0d7aba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0d7aba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9869afa\" data-id=\"9869afa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d06d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86d06d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Attend Demo Day!<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ee350d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ee350d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Register to attend Demo Day of the Women Founders Accelerator in Albania on December 4th, 2020 where these amazing women founders will harness what they&#8217;ve learned and pitch their businesses for a chance to win \u20ac5,000.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7132a5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e7132a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/2716058424176\/WN_UFzEqJ0ZQeynO-5ja7dF2w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register Now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past three months, Spring Activator has been working with the Women Founders Accelerator in Albania to co-deliver a hybrid virtual and in-person accelerator program for women-led startups in Albania. 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