Publication „Top Estonian Enterprises 2009“

In 2008 almost 45 000 companies which declared the total sales of 863 billion kroons operated actively in Estonia. This is some tens of billion less than at the top period of economic growth in 2007. The end of the local economic cycle in autumn 2008 matched very uncomfortably with the global financial crisis and the success opportunities of the Estonian companies and the competitiveness were put to test.

Now, in autumn 2009 by making the summaries and comparing the companies, we are more convinced than before that the state's recognition to the entrepreneurs as well as the contest between the competitors is extremely necessary. The companies have taken the bold and in places urgent steps in the last and this year to retain their competitiveness and adjust to the changed conditions. Competition - economic contest has become even more intense. The lack of demand and financing difficulties have forced to review the business plans, change the teams and think seriously about the innovations.

Fortunately there was no shortage of participants in issuing the Entrepreneurship Award for the fourteenth time and preparing the seventh Competitiveness Ranking. Again we have a chance to assess the performance of hundreds of companies and thus provide an assessment to the events in the Estonian economy.

The results of the entrepreneurship contests, charts and the success-stories of the winners are now available in the publication „Top Estonian Enterprises 2009", which is available for free in the Chamber of Commerce. See the printfile od the publication here. All this and any information regarding the competition is also available at the competition-related portal: www.konkurents.ee