Entrepreneurship

Estonian survey: 46 pct of entrepreneurs view economic climate negatively

One-third of Estonian entrepreneurs plan to invest in growth in the coming year, but nearly half rate the current economic climate negatively The results of a survey conducted in August [..]

Rostovskis: It’s time for politicians to hear the entrepreneurs at last

By journalist Inga Karlinska. Although entrepreneurs and organisations protecting their interests have been actively trying to draw attention of the government and politicians to the necessity to improve competitiveness of [..]

EUR 450,000 to be invested in Riga startup hub

Over the next three years, EUR 450,000 will be invested to develop a startup hub in Riga, the Riga Investment and Tourism Agency’s (RITA) representative Martins Pakalnins informed LETA. RITA [..]

Kati Kusmin: we must develop our products and export them worldwide

Ain Alvela, Editor of TööstusEST, interview with Kati Kusmin, Chairman of the Management Board of The Estonian Business and Innovation Agency (EIS). Kati Kusmin, which was recently created with the [..]

Startup Estonia launches free expert counseling for startups in counties

Startup Estonia, in cooperation with county development centers, is launching a free expert counseling program across Estonia for startup entrepreneurs and people who are still looking for their business ideas [..]

Modern industrial incubator to be established in Narva

The state will direct almost 8.5 million euros from the European Union’s Just Transition Fund (JTF) to the construction of an industrial incubator of nearly 7,000 square meters in the [..]

E-residents have established over 30,000 companies in Estonia

Estonia’s e-residency program, launched on Dec. 1, 2014 and being unique in the world, has seen 113,341 foreign citizens become e-residents of Estonia, and 30,813 of them, or 27 percent, [..]

Estonian startups invited to apply for funding for green technology development

The Estonian Environmental Investment Center (KIK) opened a call for applications on Wednesday to support the development of innovative green technologies, and the funding will assist in developing technologies that [..]

Olerex expands into restaurant, accommodation business

Olerex has opened the Vao Center, comprising a 22-room business hotel and a restaurant with 130 seats, on the outskirts of Tallinn, becoming the first fuel seller in Estonia to [..]

Estonia announces preliminary round for European Enterprise Promotion Awards competition

The Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications has announced a competition for recognizing promoters of entrepreneurship, which also serves as the Estonian preliminary round for the European Enterprise Awards [..]

Alar Karis: Being able to find optimism top issue for Estonia’s economy today

President Alar Karis said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday that lately, negative news about Estonia’s economy stands out the most, yet he is convinced that finding necessary optimism [..]

Experts on Estonian startup sector: The boom of recent years has ended

Summing up the past year, representatives of the organizations of the Estonian startup sector pointed out that the boom of recent years has ended and the Estonian startup sector is [..]

Estonia’s e-residency program has delivered over EUR 200 mln in state revenue

The Estonian e-residency program, which is celebrating its ninth anniversary on Friday, has seen its cumulative contribution to the national budget exceed 200 million euros. The program is moving towards [..]

Estonia: Biotech enterprise Icosagen Cell Factory named Company of the Year 2023

On Saturday evening, the Best Estonian Companies 2023 awards gala recognized the most noteworthy companies — the title of Company of the Year was awarded to the Tartu biotechnology enterprise [..]

Estonian startup Eurora Solutions files for bankruptcy after raising tens of millions

Estonian entrepreneur Marko Lastik’s startup Eurora Solutions, infamous due to multiple scandals and having raised tens of millions of euros from investors, has now filed for bankruptcy, Postimees reports. In [..]