It's a bitterly cold night in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, but the mood is just heating up at "Zvezda," where women in high-heeled leather boots and men wearing designer eyeglasses clink champagne glasses. Ursa Sefman Sojer, a lively woman with sparkling eyes, her reddish-blonde curls tied back in a pigtail, stands in the midst of the crowd, celebrating the opening of her newest café. The décor at Zvezda, which translates as "The Star," is decidedly modern, complete with light brown leather benches, dark-stained chairs and stylish lighting fixtures.

Sefman, 34, wears a tight, black wool dress, imitation leopard-skin sandals and a brooch with a picture of Marilyn Monroe. She opened her first café eight years ago, taking the plunge into entrepreneurship because, as she explains, she loves to bake. Her specialties are fruit and chocolate cakes. She left her job in the PR industry to open her first café, working up to 20-hour days at first. Her mother helped her by washing the table linen every night after the guests had gone, and Sefman went to bed exhausted every night.

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