Success stories (92)
EU funding helped German firm CRM float new ideas, thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network.
Danish entrepreneur Martin Dufresne is a man with a mission: to persuade homeowners in his country to invest in high-quality wooden patio decking made in Germany. After teaming up with a supplier found through the Enterprise Europe Network, he is building his business.
With help from the Enterprise Europe Network, a Spanish maker of hospital beds designed to help prevent pressure ulcers and bedsores in patients finds a French distributor.
One hot summer day, Italian metalworker Fabio Benetti dreamed up the idea of a bottle that can be turned upside down and used as a glass The Enterprise Europe Network helped the entrepreneur turn his lightbulb moment into a marketable innovation.
A German travel agency serving people with disabilities finds a suitable holiday destination in Greece with help from the Enterprise Europe Network.
Trivia question: What looks like an oversized whisk, is light enough to carry in a backpack, and measures the liquid water content of snow? A Snow Fork of course! Despite the whimsicalsounding name, this device, developed by a Finnish space and microwave technology expert, is a handy new tool for climate-change research.
'Positive economist' may sound like a contradiction in terms, but that is what Irish entrepreneur Susan Hayes calls herself. She’s even more positive after expanding her business to Malta with help from the Enterprise Europe Network.
Since 2006, all new trucks and buses in the EU have had to carry digital tachographs, devices that record speed, distance and driver activity. That same year in Verona, Italy, former software architect and project manager Dr Claudio Carrano founded Infogestweb.
The Enterprise Europe Network matches a UK developer of executive training courses with a Czech partner.
When Italian entrepreneurs Cristina and Irma Tolin needed high quality products for their home textile business, the Enterprise Europe Network helped them find exclusive suppliers in Portugal.