TOP ESTONIAN ENTERPRISES

Photo: Karel Korp
Photo: Kristo Nurmis
The project “Business home of the young“ submitted
by the business centre of Tartu University
won in the category of promoting entreprisingness.
70 young people have participated in the
project and six independent companies have
been established, the fields of activities of which
are from the information technology up to the
construction of wooden boats.
In specifying the winners and the best ones the
common over-European methodology was
used. The evaluation was based on the originality
of initiative, impact on local economy proceeding
from both short term and long-term
perspective and the sustainability of the project.
Also, it was considered to what extent different
hobby groups have been involved in
implementation and carrying out of the project
and which are the usage possibilities of obtained
experience in other districts.
The members of the jury of the national competition
“Acknowledge the Promoter of Entrepreneurship
2009“ consisted of Keit Kasemets,
startegical director of State Chancellery as the
chairman of the jury, Lauri Tammiste, the head
of department of economic development of the
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications,
Egle Käärats, vice chancellor of the
labour sector of the Ministry of Social Affairs,
Ülari Alamets, member of the management
board of Enterprise Estonia, Siim Raie, the general
director of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce
and Industry and professor Tiit Elenurm,
head of the chair of entrepreneurship of the
Estonian Business School.
The competition European Enterprise awards is
organised by the European Commission for the
fourth time. The aim of competition is to acknowledge
the best initiatives focused on the
promotion of entrepreneurship.
Last year the total of 350 initiatives were submitted
in the member states of the European
Union, 47 of which participated in the over-
European competition.
In 2008 the competition of business plans of the
young “Ajujaht“ (Brainstorm) carried out in
cooperation with BDA and Enterprise Estonia
and the project “Studying village“ of the nonprofit
organisation Kodukant were recognised
the Estonian best projects promoting entrepreneurship.
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