Enterprise Estonia ( et, Ettevõtluse Arendamise Sihtasutus, abbreviated EAS) is
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
n national foundation ( et, sihtasutus) which goal is to develop
economy of Estonia
The economy of Estonia is an advanced economy and the country is a member of the European Union and of the eurozone. Estonia's economy is heavily influenced by developments in the Finnish and Swedish economies.
Overview
Before the Second World ...
. For developing it aims to three principal areas of activity:
:to develop Estonian enterprises and to increase
export
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capacity;
:to enhance tourism;
:to bring high value-added
foreign investments to Estonia.
Enterprise
Purpose and internal guidelines
The organization's purpose is to promote business and economically profitable business development throughout the country, and stimulate the business opportunities of districts and regions by contributing to innovation, internationalization and profiling. The main guidelines for the Entrepreneurship Development Fund in Estonia are in business and regional policy.
The Entrepreneurship Development Fund in Estonia's instruments and services aims to create more good entrepreneurs, more vibrant companies and more innovative business environments.
Leadership and governance
Chairman of the board:
* Peeter Raudsepp (2019 - )
* Alo Ivask (2017–2019)
* Hanno Tomberg (2014-2016)
* Taavi Laur 2013-2014
* Ülari Alamets (2007-2012)
Chairman of the Supervisory Board:
* Kersti Männik (2020–2020)
* Arvi Lossmann (2019-2020)
* Erki Mölder (2014–2019)
* Cinzia Siig (2012-2014)
Organization
Enterprise Estonia was established in 2000.
It was created by joining up all government controlled export, foreign investment, technology, regional development and tourism agencies.
*Total number of employees is approx. 266.
*The
budget
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for 2019 is 81.3 million euros.
*A network in each county of Estonia: a regional representation office in Tartu and Pärnu, along with nearby cooperation partners, regional development centres and tourist information centres.
*Foreign representative offices in
Helsinki
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,
Stockholm
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,
Oslo
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,
Copenhagen
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Hamburg
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Amsterdam
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London
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Paris
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Kyiv
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Astana
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Dubai
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New Delhi
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Beijing
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Tokyo
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Singapore
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and
Silicon Valley
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as well as
New York City
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in
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Activities
In 2001,
Evelin Int-Lambot, a spouse of
Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves (; born 26 December 1953) is an Estonian politician who served as the fourth president of Estonia from 2006 until 2016.
Ilves worked as a diplomat and journalist, and he was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the ...
at the time, was hired as project lead in EAS but after working there 4 months, she did not have an idea what was her job in EAS.
In 2002, EAS launched brand "Welcome to Estonia!". The idea behind this was carried forward by the notion that Estonia has changed a lot since
the reestablishing independence and the change and success should be advertised more in the world. The brand was ordered from Interbrand Newell and Sorrell Ltd and the coordinator and project manager on the Estonian side was
Evelin Int-Lambot. Development took 2 years, from 2000 to 2002, and did cost 13,3
EEK
Eek or EEK may refer to:
People
* Karl Morten Eek (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
* Maria Magdalena Eek (1733–1800), Finnish pastry chef
Places
* Eek, Alaska
* Eek Airport, Alaska
* Eek River, Alaska
Other uses
* Estonian kroon, a form ...
.
Brand was mainly used on info-materials meant for tourists. Part of the brand "Positively transforming" posters were used in
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
but this was later cancelled due to the fact that Estonia became one of the top 5 countries in
Europe with HIV spread and the positive transformation gained another meaning. Project manager
Evelin Int-Lambot did quit her job in December 2002
The project was deemed failure afterwards by a scientific study in 2005
and 13 years later launching it, in 2015, EAS acknowledged that the brand may belong to the dustbin and new one should be developed for the
Estonian 100th Anniversary
References
External links
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