Success stories (122)
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.
The Enterprise Europe Network helps a maker of dyes and pigments comply with new EU chemical safety rules.
Great things often come in small packages. Take SmartDrive-S3, the best-selling product of Westline, a family-owned electronics engineering firm based in the Paris region, near Versailles. The device can operate motors and other moving parts in machines that assemble all kinds of goods from confectionery to cars.
A German travel agency serving people with disabilities finds a suitable holiday destination in Greece with help from the Enterprise Europe Network.
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.
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.
A Belgian developer of LED panels was in the dark about ‘CE marking’ his products until the Enterprise Europe Network enlightened him.
Two SMEs brought together by the Enterprise Europe Network cooperate across borders to develop a computer-controlled automatic timer.
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.
When a bright and enthusiastic start up came along with a life-saving idea to provide clean water, Italian network partners joined forces to provide an extra-specialised service.