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Envolve Presents Seventh Annual Awards to Greek Entrepreneurs

  On Monday, July 20, Envolve Entrepreneurship announced the four winners of the 7th Envolve Award Greece, a competition that awards start-ups and early-stage businesses in Greece. Hosted by TV personality Sakis Tanimanidis, the award ceremony took place in Athens...

Piraeus Bank, Berliner Sparkasse Join Forces to Support Greek Entrepreneurs

Piraeus Bank has entered into a credit agreement with Berliner Sparkasse to help Greek companies which have a business relationship with German enterprises in the greater Berlin area. Berliner Sparkasse is one of the largest savings banks in Germany, and Piraeus...

Greek Entrepreneurs Sail on Startupboat to Provide Practical Solutions for Refugees

Since January 1, 2015 some 710,000 migrants and refugees have arrived in Europe, according to Frontex. The vast majority come from the war-torn regions of Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.  While Frontex estimates that 350,000 of them have entered through Greece, the...

Greek Entrepreneurs Beat Crisis By Creating Wooden Bow-Ties

Wooden bow ties are the next big thing in the fashion industry and they are made locally at the foothills of Mount Olympus in Pieria, northern Greece. After the Greek economic crisis broke out in Greece, Leonidas Souras, a 30-year...

Greek Entrepreneurs Who Beat the Economic Crisis

The success stories of Greek entrepreneurs who defied the economic crisis and prospered is the subject of a recent feature article in The Washington Times. Penny Vomva is a fashion designer who took the risk to open a store and sell...

First Massive, Open, Online Course for Greek Entrepreneurs

The U.S. Embassy in Athens partnered with the ALBA Graduate Business School at the American College of Greece and business incubator Metavallon to offer a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the popular Coursera platform, with Greek content, for...

The Pulse of Greek Entrepreneurship in 78th TIF

Tens of companies from various sectors will present their products in the 3rd thematic tribute of the 78th Thessaloniki International Fair, entitled “Greece and Entrepreneurship”, which will be developed at the stands 10, 12 and 16 of the international...

Hellenic Entrepreneurs Association Adopts Greek Islet

  Kinaros, also known as Cinarus, is a small Greek island in the Aegean, located west of Kalymnos and Leros and east of Amorgos, and only 5.5 nautical miles west-southwest of Levitha. Kinaros, which is the second westernmost island of the...

4 Young Greeks Make Forbes 2017 '30 Under 30' List for Innovative Entrepreneurs

There are four young Greeks who have made Forbes' list of the brightest entrepreneurs on the “30 Under 30” list for 2017. The “30 under 30” list for 2017 consists of 600 young entrepreneurs making strides in their careers in...

Annual Entrepreneurship Survey by Amway Shows Greeks Less Keen to Start Own Business

The annual entrepreneurship survey by Amway was released on Wednesday and it revealed that there is a decline in the amount of Greeks who are setting up their own businesses as a source of their main income. “The business environment...

Global University Rankings Show Greek Students Lack Entrepreneurship

A global study of 122,000 university students of 1,000 universities in 50 countries, showed that Greek students are lacking in entrepreneurship while also abandoning their dreams of entering the civil service. The research data will be presented at the...

OECD: Greek State Killing Entrepreneurship

Although Greece is trying to return to growth, there are still some inhibiting factors that prevent productivity. Bureaucracy, high taxation and administrative burdens are the three negative factors that destroy entrepreneurship in Greece, says OECD. According to a recent OECD...

American Entrepreneurs Visit Athens to Connect with Greek Counterparts

  The U.S. Department of State Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) and the U.S. Embassy in Athens have organized a high-profile entrepreneurship delegation to visit Greece April 28-30, 2014. "The United States supports Greece’s efforts to reform, restructure and open its economy,"...

Book On History Of Entrepreneurship In Post-War Greece As Presented In Greek Cinema

The cinema historian and journalist Lina Milonaki, in her book titled 'Douleies Me Fountes' , presents attempts at entrepreneurship in the 50's and 60's as they were presented in Greek films. The book explores the most famous cases of entrepreneurs...

Greek Toy Manufacturers Urge Support To Unlock Exports Potential

In a market dominated by international franchises and illegal knock-offs, the Greek toy manufacturing industry has stood its ground and continued its long-standing flourishment, providing consistent quality and creative originality to millions of customers in Greece and abroad. Robust over...