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Why Tartu?

Estonia at a Glance
The Best Entrepreneurs
Business Support Organisations

Estonia at a Glance

Estonia offers a progressive innovative business environment with an efficient and compatible infrastructure. Our e-services, mobile communications and internet applications are among the most advanced in the world.

 

The attractiveness of Estonia is demonstrated by the large number of foreign investors doing business here and the dominance of world-renowned foreign companies in several of Estonia’s economic sectors. Exports represent more than 100% of the Estonian GDP.

 

In Estonia, foreign investors are treated the same as domestic ones. For example, European Union subsidies are equally available for both foreign and domestic companies. Estonia’s advantageous and user-friendly business environment has attracted a great number of foreign investors and large companies of international renown to the country, including Ericsson, ABB, Kuehne + Nagel, Stora Enso, Microsoft and many others.

 

Estonia is a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), European Union (EU), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO).

 

Numbers

 

The Estonian economy is ranked highly internationally (rankings are from 2019)

 

More information on the business environment of Estonia can be found at: http://www.investinestonia.com

Photo by Jane Est
Photo by Jane Est

Last changed 07.12.2020

The Best Entrepreneurs of Tartu

Since 1998 Tartu City Government has organised a competition to recognise the most successful entrepreneurs in Tartu. The competition is for entrepreneurs that are located and mainly operating in the City of Tartu.

 

Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2020" will be published in October 2021.

 

Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2019"

 

Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2018"

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Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2017"

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Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2016"

 

The biggest job creator: Hotel Lydia

The biggest investor: AS Fortum Tartu

The biggest export increase: Kodumaja AS

Fast-growing small company: KRC Ehitus OÜ
The best partner of Tartu Vocational Education Centre: Hotel London
The most succesful company in life sciences and medicine: Medita Clinic
The best entrepreneur of Tartu Science Park: ProtoLab LLC

 

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Results of the Competition "Best Entrepreneur 2015"

 

The best entrepreneur among small firms: Mooncascade OÜ

The biggest job creator:  Kodumaja AS

The biggest investor: AS Tartu Veevärk

The biggest export increase: OÜ TMB Element

Tourism deed of the year: Hektor Design Hostel
The best partner of Tartu Vocational Education Centre: AS HANZA Mechanics Tartu
The best start-up of Tartu Centre for Creative Industries: Teenu OÜ
The most succesful start-up with the support of Tartu Business Advisory Services:  Disaintekstiil OÜ
The most succesful company in life sciences and medicine: Osaühing EST-DOMA
The best entrepreneur of Tartu Science Park: Solis BioDyne OÜ

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Network of Business Support Organisations

Tartu has a strong network of business support organisations which work in close cooperation to develop the economic environment of the city.

 

Department of Business Development of Tartu City Government

Tartu Business Advisory Services Foundation

Tartu Science Park

Buildit Accelerator

Tartu Centre for Creative Industries

Tartu Biotechnology Park

Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the University of Tartu

Institute of Technology of the University of Tartu

Tartu County Tourism Foundation

Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

SPARK Demo

sTARTUp HUB

SPARK HUB

 

The support organisations meet regularly to discuss business development, joint projects and challenges in the region. Cooperation projects include for example yearly events like Tartu Entrepreneurship Week (which includes approximately 80 events, e.g. trainings, conferences and seminars on different topics, company visits, etc.) and sTARTUp Day.

sTARTUp HUB
sTARTUp HUB

Last changed 07.12.2020