Success stories

Founded in 1906, Hijos de Rivera produces a million hectolitres a year using hops from Germany and other parts of Spain.

With support from the Enterprise Europe Network, a Polish company sought patent protection for the processing of industrial glass.

Scottish company Scotmas set its sights on Turkey as a destination for its water treatment, hygiene and environmental care products.

Network helps Polish bakery owners secure funding for state-of-the-art equipment and a new drive-through window.

Thanks to two micro-companies brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network, there is now a new range of wildlife identification apps for smartphones and tablets.

Keeping the bugs at bay poses a challenge for organic farms that shun pesticides. But help is on the way: a small Turkish plastics maker has developed an environmentally friendly bug trap, under an EU research project it learned about from the Enterprise Europe Network.

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

Andrzej Miciuła is a professional percussionist who has turned his passion for music into a successful business selling percussion instruments and grand pianos to orchestras, theatres and music schools throughout Poland. Helped by the Enterprise Europe Network, he is now an official dealer for two top European brands and is busy expanding his business.

Thanks to the Enterprise Europe Network’s in-depth knowledge of EU-funded projects, an Austrian research centre seeking partners for a geo-monitoring project found a Norwegian company specialised in survey systems and solutions.

The Enterprise Europe Network matches a UK developer of executive training courses with a Czech partner.