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Brain Hunt 2013 winners highlight bright minds and strong potential

Estonian World / May 9, 2013

The winner of Estonian largest business ideas contest Ajujaht 2013 (Brain Hunt) is Kids OS, which designed a smart App to position and monitor kids at all times. Ajujaht is Estonia’s leading entrepreneurial competition, with over 250 business ideas competing for cash prizes and a chance of being crowned as the best business idea in the country. Last October, […]

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Insight into the London start-up scene (infograph)

Estonian World / May 1, 2013

This article is brought to you in collaboration with London-based Estonian money transfer start-up TransferWise. I At TransferWise, we’re seeing more and more cover letters from potential superstars that are desperate to make the move to London from continental Europe, the States, or further afield. “Enough of this Swiss bank”, they say, ceremonially burning their (massive)

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Estonia presents its technological potential at Hannover Trade Fair

Reelika Virunurm / April 28, 2013

For the fifth year in a row, Estonia´s joint stand at the world´s largest trade fair for industry and technology in Hannover, Germany, hosted 11 companies presenting their newest products, applications and services. This year, the Hannover Trade Fair broke its own previous records, attracting 6,550 exhibitors from 62 nations and about 225,000 attendees. The

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Estonia’s euro advice for Latvia (video interview with President Ilves)

Estonian World / April 28, 2013

Latvia hopes to become the 18th EU member state to join the eurozone. Estonia became the 17th in 2011. The Financial Times’ Nordic and Baltic correspondent Richard Milne spoke to the President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, about Estonia’s experience in the eurozone and his advice to Latvia. I Courtersy of Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/home/uk

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British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson endorses TransferWise $100M campaign

Estonian World / April 12, 2013

London-based Estonian start-up TransferWise has launched a campaign to help European start-ups save money and focus their limited resources on growing their business. They have also won the support from one of the most famous start uppers the world has ever known: British billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson. Their campaign aims to use the TransferWise technology

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Bangladeshi CEO: “Estonia could have a huge potential in outsourcing”

Reelika Virunurm / March 23, 2013

Ahmed Nadir, the CEO of Albatross Technologies, tells in an interview with Estonian World that Estonians could use their education, their innovative ideas and available tools to come to the outsourcing market. I met Mr. Ahmed Nadir, CEO of Albatross Technologies during CeBIT Global Conferences in Hannover. He delivered a speech on business opportunities in

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Estonia’s successful start-ups valued at EUR 235 Million

Estonian World / March 23, 2013

Experts estimate that the combined value of Estonia’s six most successful startups Creative Mobile, Grabcad, Fortumo, Transferwise, Zeroturnaround and Erply could be 305 million U.S. dollars or 235 million euros. The figure is comparable to the market value of the listed retail group Tallinna Kaubamaja, which stood at 248 million euros on Tuesday, Estonian newspaper Eesti

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The tale of Mouse Tail Coffee

Chris Glew / March 17, 2013

How two Estonians are bringing good coffee to South London: The tale of Mouse Tail Coffee. Speciality coffee is not the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Peckham, Southeast London. One of the parts of the capital worst hit during the riots of 2011, it has a history of gang culture,

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Estonia’s exports to Asia surged by 20 percent in 2012

Estonian World / March 17, 2013

While Estonia’s exports to America and Africa declined year on year in 2012, exports to Asia grew by as much as 20%, the statistical office said on Wednesday. Export of goods by Estonia overall climbed 4% in 2012. “More than half of the goods exported from Estonia went to neighbouring countries Sweden, Finland, Russia and

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In conversation with fashion designer Piret Ilves

Irina Sadovina / March 13, 2013

On minimalism, pink cashmere coats, and the Estonian fashion scene. In conversation with designer Piret Ilves. The work of Piret Ilves was a fortuitous discovery. Walking along Tallinn’s cobblestone paths with a friend, I stumbled upon the store of this young designer and walked in. Piret’s work struck me as contemporary and confident; her clothes,

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