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Andriy Koropetsky continues his father’s business. Back in 1995, Mykhailo Koropetsky founded the Sigma<\/a> company in Lviv to sell imported office furniture and armchairs. By the way, she was in the top ten founding companies that later formed the Ukrainian Association of Furniture Manufacturers.<\/p>\n – And what practical benefit did the father, the head of the company-importer and seller, see from being in the company of furniture-manufacturers?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n – My father understood – and I am still convinced of the correctness of his decision – that those who produce furniture better and deeper understand the furniture market than those who only sell them, react faster to its changes, more sensitive to trends and prospects. And to be in a team of such people, to formally and informally contact with them – accordingly also to feel the pulse of the market, to react in time and precisely to its inquiries that only in favour of trade and development of the company. In addition, the UAFM community has given our company the opportunity to establish a mutually beneficial partnership with powerful Ukrainian manufacturers of office furniture. They are all members of the Association.<\/p>\n For such a long time of its existence, “Sigma”<\/a> has gone through different times – as they say, and ups and downs. And characteristically, it was difficult periods that were milestones in its history. The first financial and economic crisis prompted the decision to sell not only imported furniture and chairs but also domestic manufacturers. The crisis of 2008 seriously reformed the company, more precisely – optimized its activities. There was such a rise, such a mass of orders that they did not have time to fulfil – and here is a sudden decline, in fact, a failure. However, the company’s margin of safety at the beginning of the crisis was such that four more crisis months felt good. And then we had to say goodbye to some workers, count, as they say, every hryvnia (because of this, for several years even suspended membership in UAM), streamlined production, learned to manage prudently and economically, looking for new ways of development. It became obvious that being only a seller of office furniture and armchairs is a ghastly prospect, you need to make your own. Moreover, having been dealing with ready-made furniture for a long time, knowing the market, they understood what it needed. So “Sigma”<\/a> also became a furniture company.<\/p>\n The market dictated new conditions, set increasingly difficult tasks, and the company, already run by Koropetsky Jr., who replaced his father in management (however, his father was involved in the activities of the company he created), always accepted such challenges with dignity. It is worth mentioning that Andriy knew as a schoolboy that his parents’ business would become his business and his life, so he was preparing for it accordingly. The profession he acquired at the university is analytical and managerial, ie it fully corresponds to the youth’s desire to be useful to his father. Of course, from the student bench, he immediately came to work in his parents’ company.<\/p>\n