Firms looking east can bridge the gap to Estonian market

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Bartosz Siepracki

If your company is interested in expanding to eastern Europe, there are good reasons to consider Estonia. Business people in Ireland and Estonia share a positive attitude, making both tech scenes fun and collaborative. At home, TechIreland gathers the community. Estonia has a similar catch-up with the cheeky hashtag #estonianmafia. While Irish companies are particularly strong at sales and networking, Estonians rank very well in mathematical and engineering skills.

Last month, Enterprise Ireland organised the Ireland-Estonia Tech Bridge event to encourage collaboration between businesses in both markets. Estonian companies - including Cybernetica, Paytailor, Estate Guru and Guardtime - travelled to the two-day event in Dublin to explore joint opportunities in fintech, e-government and cybersecurity, areas of strength in both economies.