Success stories

EBRD helps Armenian IT company unlock export growth, thanks to EU4Business
Armenia
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04/01/2018
With funding from the European Union under the EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped an Armenian IT company to introduce Information Security Management Systems in accordance with international standards, leading to a soaring growth in exports. Under its Advice for Small Businesses (ASB) programme, the EBRD supported VOLO LLC, an IT...
The wheels of success: Japanese expertise transforms Ukrainian tyre business thanks to EU4Business
Ukraine
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03/01/2018
With funding from the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped Vinnik, a tyre distributor from Ukraine, to define its long-term business plan, improve production efficiencies and almost double profits. Vinnik is an independent tyre distributor specialising in truck tyres, wheels and aftersales through a nationwide...
Safer and more efficient: how EU4Business stepped in to support water producer in Ukraine
Ukraine
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03/01/2018
With funding from the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped Ukrainian company Nebesna Krinitsa, which produces and sells bottled drinking water, to implement a system for food products safety management, and to optimise its business processes. Within a year of completing the project, the company’s turnover had grown...
Supporting a leading IT company in Ukraine to seize international opportunities
Ukraine
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28/12/2017
With funding from the European Union under its EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped a leading Ukrainian IT company to diversify its product line, opening doors to new international markets. As a result of this support, Integrity Vision LLC increased its turnover, number of employees and developed software platforms for Financial...
Armenia: branding facelift sparks soaring business for Da Vinci clinic
Armenia
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21/12/2017
With funding from the European Union under the EU4Business initiative, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has helped the Da Vinci clinic, a high-profile plastic surgery and aesthetic medical centre from Armenia, to re-brand and introduce a professional website, increasing turnover by 41%. Established in 2010, Da Vinci started as a clinic specialised in diagnostics of hair...
Teimuraz Meqvevrishvili is proud of the quality of his oil
Oiling the wheels of entrepreneurship in Georgia
Georgia
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20/12/2017
“When you go into business on your own, you tend to make do with what you have and see credit more as a risk. I think that is a healthy approach in the beginning. But there comes a time when taking out a loan becomes an opportunity,” says Teimuraz Meqvevrishvili, who borrowed from Bank Republic to invest in his buisness, with support made available under the European Fund for South East Europe (...
Ilie Tricolici has invested to expand his livestock business
From greenhouses to goats: how EU4Business helped Ilie shape his destiny
Moldova
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20/12/2017
“Things change and you have to adapt. When you are lucky enough to build your life around your business and your business around your life, you want to choose the right partner for financial matters,” says livestock farmer Ilie Tricolici, who managed to grow his business by borrowing from Microinvest – a micro-finance organisation with funds from the European Fund for South East Europe (EFSE) and...
Ioseb Tsotsolashvili and his team
Confidence comes from conviction: how EU4Business helped Ioseb grow his business
Georgia
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19/12/2017
“The ability to access credit is something you first have to earn. At least that’s how I see it. You want to have everything in place first, like your business, your people, and a good reputation," says Ioseb Tsotsolashvili who has managed to grow his business with support made available under the European Fund for South East Europe (EFSE), and EU4Business . “I can’t help but smile when people...
Bakhtiyar Meyvaddin Novruzbeyov
From unemployment to a successful business: the story of Bakhtiyar
Azerbaijan
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11/12/2017
"It took me a while to realise that knowledge is indeed power. Like the knowledge that working with a bank is the best way to transform a fragile idea into a solid business," says Bakhtiyar Meyvaddin Novruzbeyov, who set up his grocery store with the help of Access Bank in Azerbaijan, the European Fund for South East Europe (EFSE), and EU4Business . “Just over ten years ago, I found myself...
Fuad Mammadali Aliyev
Azerbaijan: How Fuad made his dream come true, with the help of EU4Business
Azerbaijan
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03/12/2017
“For a long time, going into business on my own seemed like an impossible dream, but sometimes you get lucky and you find someone who shares the dream with you and helps to make it come true.” That’s how it all began for Fuad Mammadali Aliyev, with the help of Access Bank, the European Fund for South East Europe (EFSE), and EU4Business . Just over fifteen years ago Aliyev gave up his job as a...