1. What was the motivation of Engineer Ruben Rojkés to begin when he created Avanco?
AVANCO is an acronym that comes from advancing by building. I’m a civil engineer and construction may be a passion for me. I made a decision to move forward in life, building, creating, that’s what I’m passionate about. After I raise myself, Ruben, what’s what causes you to fill the most fulfilled concerning your work, I’m not passionate regarding shopping for and selling only, I would like to build, manufacture, develop a product, that’s what I love.
2. What obstacles did you face in the first years of your business?
The dearth of owned capital, I had to encourage investors and banks to join my comes, however so as to tempt them I had to offer them an necessary participation in the Real Estate business. It absolutely was hard however it definitely helped me within the beginning.
3. What was your initial successful project?
It absolutely was the primary building I engineered which I launched almost 28 years ago; it absolutely was a very small building, in the road San Luis 77. It consisted of only 11 units with one or 2 bedrooms, with a lobby and two higher floors, while not elevator. I sold it quickly. It had been my 1st work, and thank God, all the works I’ve got done are successful and fully sold.
4. What is one manner in which operating a business these days is the identical as fifteen years ago, and one method in that it’s different?
When the activity began it had been within the year ninety two (My son Diego Rojkés was born, nowadays he’s an architect!). At that stage, Argentina was emerging from a hyperinflation and it had ten years of exchange stability, where one may finance a project in US dollars while not any risk for the customer or the seller. It was easier than currently, additional predictable.
It was a period in Argentina when mortgage loans existed and it was easier and less risky to finance, get materials and pay wages.
These days it’s very difficult for individuals to simply accept financing in bucks, there are continuous changes in costs, salaries, services, and one is trying for an index of activity that allows us to finance shoppers and continue working. In my case is that the CAC, which is an index of worth variation of the Argentine Chamber of Construction
As of these days mortgage credit will not exist in Argentina.
5. How does one manage the balance between family life and your work?
I suppose family should be thought-about as the most important COMPANY we tend to have, that suggests that we have a tendency to should make sure of it, dedicate time to them, correct if one makes a mistake, enjoy it. My family is my support, my motivation, I fancy it very abundant, and I always attempt to form time to share with them. I get pleasure from spending time with my wife and children. While my youngsters are grown, we tend to still share a lot of good times. I always build time those moments, with visits, meals, or taking part in sports with them.