Nothing happens by chance. And nothing gets built by itself. It took patience and hard work to create Assindustria Venetocentro, one of Italy's primary business and industry organisations. It took several stages of cultivating a commitment to a plan for union, synergies and strategies for facing the new challenges posed by emergencies, like the pandemic, and competitiveness. Through the eyes of one of the key figures on this journey, this book outlines the many goals achieved and the many steps taken to get there. It gives insight into entrepreneurship in northeast Italy, which has taken business from the industriousness of artisanal trade to new horizons of competitiveness. It's a journey that began in the "Italian provinces" which, over the years, have become expanding industrial districts competing on a grown-up global stage and with the standing to be part of Europe's second industrial system. But, above all, it's a journey into the representation provided by business associations, from the support given to trade categories to leadership in the Treviso association and the process of merging with Padua into a large association within the Confindustria system representing a wider metropolitan area. A journey whose goal has always been cohesion, synergies and the utilisation of the skills of individuals for the common good. It has invested in active cooperation with local government and institutions, in business ethics, innovation and sustainability. And it has pointed to the population decline and particularism as shackles on our development. And it's a look at how important it is, for those who genuinely want to the lead the country, to establish a dialogue with the business class.