Everyone in Europe is raising prices, but only we are raising panic
In his new article for čarter.hr, Ivica Žuro dissects our favorite national sport: publicly complaining about prices, tourists, coffee, and our own country. But maybe it’s time to ask ourselves – are we really that bad, or do we just sound like it?
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If you believe in your own business – banks will support you too
Can you even ask for financing – from a bank, a fund, or the state – if you don’t believe in the business you’re running? In his new article for čarter.hr, Ivica Žuro addresses this somewhat uncomfortable but crucial question. But he’s not talking about procedures and required paperwork – he’s talking about trust. Trust in your business – which you either have or don’t…
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The business is growing, but not the profit - or you're barely surviving? There is a way out.
While everyone else ran for safety, he went the other way - straight into the crisis. In the middle of the tourism collapse during the pandemic, Ivica Žuro decided to start a consulting firm. Not out of madness, but out of conviction that the most important moves are made when times are toughest. In this piece for čarter.hr, he takes us through real negotiations with banks, concrete business decisions, and plans with a clear goal: survival is the first step - what comes next is putting things in order.
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Funds for the green transition are here - will charter seize the opportunity or continue to be neglected?
- 06.05.2025.
- News, Management, Finances
A €300 million green transition loan is coming soon - an opportunity for anyone who wants to invest in solar systems and energy efficiency. Croatia has projects, it has needs, but bureaucracy and inactivity hold back development. A nautical charter, which has a high per-guest spending, has to do a better job of taking its place. How? This is Ivica Žuro writing for charter.hr.
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New labor cost, old tax burden structure – can Croatia in any way reach 90% of the EU average income?
- 01.04.2025.
- News, Regulations, Finances
Workers are asking for more, employers are doing the math, and it seems like tourism – our long-standing pillar – is finding it increasingly hard to stay balanced. And behind the daily figures lies a much bigger question: what happens when growth no longer comes on its own? In his new text, Ivica Žuro raises questions that rarely make it into focus – what happens when growth no longer comes on its own? And where is Croatia in all of this?
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Season is coming - complaints, speculations, and real numbers
As the season approaches, the first speculations, media attacks, and endless discussions about prices on the coast emerge. Will coffee and an ice cream once again be the hot topics, or is there something more? Despite the traditional “we complain, therefore we exist” mentality, the numbers in the yacht charter industry tell their own story – and it is far from grim. Ivica Žuro delivers a sharp, witty, and data-backed insight into the state of the yacht charter sector, economic trends, and leasing dynamics. Is tourism really on the brink of collapse, or is there something entirely different behind all the panic?
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Ivica Žuro
Ivica Žuro is a consultant in finance, banking and corporate management. He is the owner of MM Beneficium business consultancy. After a long career in banking where, among other things, he was a long-term director for Central Dalmatia at Splitska banka, he decided to use his experience in financing and management consulting. His specialism is the financing of entrepreneurship and legal persons, as well as the refinancing of existing obligations with more favourable lending, as well as organizational improvements and savings on business costs.
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