EEN Network
The EEN network is one of the world’s largest innovation and business support organizations, operating in 66 countries worldwide.
The network includes over 600 different business support organizations in Europe and beyond. In addition to the European Union member states and the countries of the European Economic Area, our partners are also located in current candidate countries and some third countries. This enables us to provide Estonian entrepreneurs with reliable information about target countries as well as potential partners.
Enterprise Europe Network is represented in more distant countries such as Armenia, Israel, China, Taiwan, Croatia, Nigeria, India, Japan, South Korea, Macedonia, Morocco, Montenegro, Romania, Tunisia, Canada, USA, Mexico, Chile, and Singapore.
Supporting European entrepreneurs, the objectives of our activities are:
- Facilitating new long-term partnerships
- Bringing new products/services to market
- Increasing revenue
- Creating new jobs
The range of offered services includes:
- Assistance in entering foreign markets and finding new cooperation partners
- Business consulting
- Information on European Union Innovation Funds
- Technology sales
Network partners in Estonia
The Enterprise Europe Network in Estonia includes six organizations: the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Enterprise and Innovation Foundation (EISA), Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol, Tartu Science Park, Invent Baltics, and Baltic Innovation Agency (BIA).
Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Coordinator in Estonia)
Services offered by the Chamber of Commerce through Enterprise Europe Network:
- Participate in matchmaking events both in Estonia and abroad: private meetings with potential clients during major trade fairs are one of the best opportunities to establish new cooperation relationships.
- Explore cooperation offers from foreign companies
- Create your company profile for distribution in foreign markets
- Receive answers to questions about business activities in foreign countries
- Explore European and NATO public procurement notices and receive procurement-related consultations
- Offer initial foreign trade consultation
Contact:
Lea Aasamaa
E-post: lea@koda.ee
Tel: 604 0060
www.koda.ee
Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol
Tallinn Science Park Tehnopol is a science and business campus located in Mustamäe, aimed at promoting technology entrepreneurship in Estonia and providing suitable conditions and an environment for implementing breakthrough business ideas.
Tehnopol is the largest science park in the Baltic States and a hub for technology entrepreneurship. It encompasses a comprehensive campus with modern office spaces, free parking, seminar and meeting rooms for events, exciting dining options, sports facilities, and many other services.
Contact:
Maarit Jalakas
E-post: maarit.jalakas@tehnopol.ee
Tel: +372 58 735 058
www.tehnopol.ee
Enterprise Estonia
On January 1, 2022, KredEx and Enterprise Estonia (EAS) merged. Operating under the EAS brand, the unified organization develops the Estonian economy and businesses by enhancing business models and innovation, increasing export capacity, attracting high value-added foreign investments, recruiting international top specialists, and boosting tourism revenue. Under the KredEx brand, the organization helps companies grow faster and expand safely into foreign markets by offering loans, venture capital, credit insurance, and state-guaranteed guarantees. It improves people’s living conditions by providing state-guaranteed loan guarantees for home purchases. Additionally, KredEx is involved in developing the startup ecosystem and representing the interests of the startup sector.
Contact:
Eve Päärendson
E-post: eve.paarendson@eas.ee
tel: +372 5054570
https://eas.ee
https://kredex.ee
Baltic Innovation Agency OÜ
Baltic Innovation Agency (BIA) offers its clients comprehensive management and development services for innovative ideas and projects—from developing a good idea into a viable project, finding partners and funding sources, to the substantive management and reporting of the project. BIA has helped secure over 200 million euros in funding for its clients and partners. BIA is also active in foreign markets, involved in implementing various international projects in collaboration with different foreign partners.
Contact:
Rene Tõnnisson
E-post: rene@bia.ee
Tel: 699 0390
www.bia.ee
Invent Baltics OÜ
Invent Baltics OÜ is a consulting company specializing in the realization of innovative technology-based ideas. They help their clients find funding to develop new ideas into marketable products or services, identify suitable cooperation partners, and provide support for the commercialization of the developed product or service.
Contact:
Silver Toomla
E-post: silver.toomla@invent.ee
Tel: 683 8010
www.invent.ee
Tartu Science Park
The goal of Tartu Science Park is to support the creation and operation of science and technology-intensive companies by offering business development services in the Tartu region. Under the leadership of the Science Park, the business center SPARK Demo (www.sparkdemo.ee) was launched in 2016, the European Space Agency incubator (www.esabic.ee) began its activities in 2017, and the S2B Launchpad incubator will start in the University of Tartu Delta Center in 2020.
Contact:
Henri Hanson
E-post: henri.hanson@teaduspark.ee
Tel: 738 1027
www.teaduspark.ee
