SEERVILLE, Pennsylvania —Vlad Goldenberg, the former sales manager for New Line Fabrics, Ivyland, Pa., has just logged his first year as a jobber with Zavis LLC, his own company selling textiles, wallcoverings and trim to Russia and Eastern Europe.

“It’s a heck of a time to start a business catering to the Russian market but we are growing from zero so it’s a great time!” Still, he doesn’t know when business will return to the way it used to be in Russia. “All of the major players were present at Heimtextil,” he said. Vlad Goldenberg

Goldenberg is selling to other wholesalers through book programs and doing some consulting. “I find the bigger players don’t go to Romania or Czech Republic where customer are hungry and interested in new lines.”

He specializes in mid to high end products and has a designer line with fabrics that sell for $75-$80 a yard.