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Carpet designer Heleri Alexandra Sits attracts attention in Germany

Reelika Virunurm / February 14, 2013

During the recent international Domotex Trade Fair in Hannover, an Estonian company attracted a lot of attention from visitors and local media alike with their extraordinary and eye-catching hand-tufted carpets. One of the most well-known newspapers in Germany, Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, wrote a short story on the company, praising the uniqueness and quality of their […]

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Reinventing banking and revising capitalism in Estonia

Edward Lucas / February 10, 2013

A tiny Estonian outfit offers a way out of the credit crunch and, possibly, a way to rebuild banking I have started making loans to total strangers – scores of them. I am not mad, rich or philanthropic. The loans are tiny. The safeguards are good. So far, the borrowers are paying me back and

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Tallinn named one of top7 intelligent communities in the world

Estonian World / January 25, 2013

Intelligent Community Forum names the world’s Top7 Intelligent Communities, all with a track record of new jobs and innovative development. Estonian capital is among the Top7. The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF), based in New York, has named the 2013 Top7 Intelligent Communities of the Year. The Top7 list includes three from North America, two from

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Is the London-based money transfer firm TransferWise the next big thing to come out from Estonia?

Silver Tambur / January 25, 2013

Europas – Europe’s equivalent of Tech Startup Oscars – took place in Berlin on Tuesday evening with over 1,000 guests gathering to celebrate the best of the continent’s tech entrepreneurship. Estonian-owned TransferWise was among them and didn’t come away empty-handed. Among the audience were two young, London-based Estonian startuppers – Taavet Hinrikus and Kristo Käärmann

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Estonian World’s Best of 2012 – Business & Technology

Estonian World / January 13, 2013

Here we look back at some of the more remarkable business & tech stories that we published last year: Start-up entrepreneur Priit Salumaa wrote a comprehensive report about Estonian start-up scene – or what has become to be known internationally as #estonianmafia: #estonianmafia: The Insider View https://estonianworld.com/technology/estonianmafia-the-insider-view/ Estonian architects Maarja Kask, Karli Luik

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Estonia: path to growth via austerity defies eurozone doubters

Estonian World / December 19, 2012

Economic growth of 3 per cent in the eurozone? It sounds like a statistical error at a time when the common currency area is braced for a 0.4 per cent drop. But Estonia is set to record a 3 per cent expansion in 2012, nearly double the government’s forecast at the start of the year.

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Getting off the ground: Estonian startups

Estonian World / December 18, 2012

In recent years, Estonia has developed a notable start-up ecosystem. How can others benefit from Estonia’s booming startup economy? Estonia has been said to produce more start-ups than any other country in Europe per capita. In addition to Skype’s success story, there are many new companies which have taken the world as well – amongst them GrabCad, Transferwise, ZeroTurnaround, Fortumo, Pipedrive and Click&Grow. How

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Estonia’s Friends International Meeting: That’s what friends are for

Silver Tambur / December 17, 2012

The Estonia’s Friends International Meeting is a joint initiative launched by Enterprise Estonia, Estonian businessman and entrepreneur Mr Margus Reinsalu and President of Estonia Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves to thank and recognise business, political and cultural figures whose actions and advice have helped Estonia to become a truly European country with a dynamic economy and thriving culture. The first Estonia’s

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9 practical tips on how to get into a top startup accelerator

Ragnar Sass / December 4, 2012

Each year thousands of startups try to get into top accelerators. The best ones – Techstars, Y Combinator, Angelpad and 500 Startups – usually get around 2000 applicants for 10 – 60 seats, which makes the odds of getting in worse than getting into Yale, Stanford, Harvard, and other top universities. Here are some practical

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Hosewear makes bags out of recycled firehoses

Andrus Purde / November 13, 2012

Hosewear is a young, environmentally friendly Estonian company (or dare I say startup) that makes bags out of recycled firehoses. Ironically, written-off firehose would otherwise be burnt. Ivar Arulaid (22), the young man behind the project, contacted me about a year ago to discuss this up-cycling idea he had. I once led a successful project

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