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  • Getting ready for REACH
    22 May 2013
    The Enterprise Europe Network helps a Greek maker of dyes and pigments comply with new EU chemical safety rules. "The Network helped make the whole process quick and successful," says managing director Nikos Nikolaidis of the company Kyke Hellas.Read the full story
  • Mission for Growth to China: Spotlight on Europe’s “Green Industry”
    17 May 2013
    Are you an entrepreneur or CEO of an European small and medium sized enterprise? Have you been exploring opportunities accessing the Chinese market? If for both the question is YES, then click here to learn more about the Mission for Growth to China spearheaded by European Commission Vice-President Tajani.
  • In the green driver’s seat
    13 May 2013
    Guided by the Enterprise Europe Network, a French textile SME is helping design car seats made from recycled materials as part of a project co-financed by the EU's Eco-innovation initiative. Besides getting new business from existing customers, Technisit also hopes to gain new clients in the long term, says managing director Didier Colin. "It will give us a competitive edge." Read the full story
  • Diving into new markets
    06 May 2013
    The Enterprise Europe Network helps a Polish fish farmer angle a supply deal with a discount grocery chain in Germany.Ecobarra is now working with the Network to find partners in other countries. "This is only the beginning," says Kicermann, owner of the farm. Read the full story
  • From computers to cosmetics
    22 April 2013
    The Enterprise Europe Network helps a Polish SME shift its focus from IT to beauty and hooks it up with a Spanish niche supplier. As a local SME, it is impossible to go everywhere on our own, so the Network is invaluable," says Javier Chova, Naturalia's export manager. Provivere has also already seen a 15 % rise in sales from the new business. Read the full story  
  • Join the Mission for Growth to the Russian Federation!
    19 April 2013
    On 17-18 June 2013, Vice-President of the European Commission, Antonio Tajani, will lead a Mission for Growth to the Russian Federation, accompanied by a delegation of European entrepreneurs. The mission constitutes a unique opportunity for European companies to meet key Russian industry leaders and entrepreneurs as well as regional and national political representatives.Find out more!
  • Fertile ground for green-technology partnership
    15 April 2013
    Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network, a Czech SME found a Chilean partner to sell its eco-friendly compressors in the South American country. Jakub Spicka, the Czech firm's business department manager, says: "Chile is a hard market to succeed in on your own, but we believe in our cooperation and the competitiveness of our new partner." Read the full story
  • Toymaker makes his mark
    08 April 2013
    From his workshop in northeastern France, Michel Muller makes dollhouses and other old-fashioned wooden toys. Thanks to helpful advice from the Enterprise Europe Network, he is now able to sell his products throughout Europe. "Thanks to the Network, I'm selling more toys." says Muller. "With my new understanding of safety rules, I even developed a new range for children under 36 months." Read the full story
  • Green books for St Patrick's day
    08 April 2013
    Find out how the Network helped an Irish writer and book publisher bring her eco-firendly children's titles to the German audience."The Network's Cork branch was very efficient and the staff were positive and encouraging," says Olive O'Brien who runs Silver Angel Publishing and is about to start publishing its stories about polar bears going green in German. Read the Success Story
  • Success story of the week: Building a virtual playground
    14 March 2013
    The Enterprise Europe Network has brought together two SMEs which are now preparing to take the online and mobile gaming world by storm with a virtual playground designed to teach real-life ‘hero’ skills to youngsters. “Thanks to the Network, we found our first European partner,” says Remode Studios CEO Ella Romanos, whose firm has already doubled its staff amid the increased workload. Read the full story