Success stories

A three-person company based in Carinthia, Austria, has developed an ecological process for painting starry skies onto ceilings.

Terapo, based in Banská Bystrica in central Slovakia, is a niche electrical engineering company that installs electrical equipment and assembles printed circuit boards (PCBs) for television sets, radios, appliances, computers and hospital equipment.

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.

The Enterprise Europe Network helps two Greek sailing champions launch a media and marketing SME specialised in sailing, yachting and other water sports.

No SME request is beyond the reach of the Enterprise Europe Network, which helped a Swiss company find a way to grow plants on walls by matching it with a Dutch horticultural innovator.

From his workshop in northeastern France, Michel Muller makes dollhouses, toy cars and other old-fashioned wooden playthings. Thanks to advice from the Enterprise Europe Network about CE marking, he has expanded his range of products, which he now sells throughout Europe.

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.

People with limited mobility can have trouble using furniture that's too low. Thanks to two companies brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network, there's now a simple solution on the market.

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.