Greece

Kostas Fragogiannis will join the Hellenic Innovation Network (HIN) webinar on April 8 on Greece’s economic diplomacy supporting businesses.

For the seventh consecutive year promising Greek start-ups will be able to access resources, advice and support services to pursue their business dreams through Envolve Greece. Founded by The Libra Group, Envolve is a non-profit organization that believes that entrepreneurship...

Advantis Medical Imaging is a Greek start-up company which aims to make brain imaging more accessible to more people by using modern technology and the internet. Speaking with Greece's Kathimerini newspaper recently, co-founder of the company Paris Ziogas explained the...

A German-based Greek start-up company founded by Greek entrepreneur Kostas Tzoumas was bought by the gigantic Chinese company Alibaba earlier this month for approximately €90 million. The start-up, named ''Data Artisans'', founded in 2014 by the Greek graduate of Athens’...

Dozens of businesses are using a new electronic 'one-stop shop' to slash the time it takes to get a new venture up and running in Greece. The e-YMS system, which began in late July, now has at least 65 businesses...

A new innovative start-up has created a platform that provides B2B services and aims to be the bridge between China's major online travel agents and tourism businesses in Greece and Europe. Toorbee is the first Greek company specializing in B2B services....

The Greek government is proposing a new legislative initiative that would impose restrictions on taxi services, and endanger successful startup companies in the sector. Critics say, that in effect, the government is giving in to the powerful taxi drivers lobby...

Draft legislation that simplifies the procedures for starting a new business was passed by the Greek Parliament on Tuesday, with Economy and Development Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou pledging to deliver "enterprise in conditions of social justice." "The government will move decisively on...

Bloomberg's article, titled "Greek Startups Say Tsipras' Taxes Are One More Reason to Leave," states that a new round of tax increases may be "the last straw for fledgling companies with dreams of making it big." The article interviews a...

Greek professionals and startups showcased their work at the 23rd annual event “South by Southwest (SXSW) Conferences & Festivals,” in Austin, Texas. The conference started on March 11 and will be carried out until the March 20, as it consists of...

Greek Way, the promising new start-up of Stelios Kerastas and Kostas Siolas, recently introduced a different kind of tourist gift concept. The two young and promising founders came up with four themed mini suitcases, in which signature Greek product-treats and...

Six Greek start-up companies that might help the ailing Greek economy participate in a week-long accelerator program that started in London on Sunday, says a Telegraph report. Reload Greece, which has helped entrepreneurs raise 1.37 million euros in funding over...

Exofab, a Greek-American company founded by George Boosalis, was only sent prototypes of the iPhone 6 from a Chinese factory just a few weeks ago. For the bustling startup, designing a case for the latest Apple device was a truly...

The social-economic conditions in Greece have not been favorable for a long time; the recession is still leaving its marks on Greek society, unemployment affects mainly the youth, the public sector is shrinking and the private sector cannot soak...

With Prime Minister Antonis Samaras saying small start-up companies can help Greece reduce the country's record unemployment rate, the entrepreneurs he's counting on say their businesses won't produce enough jobs to make a difference. The jobless rate is hovering around...