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31 July 2019

7 signs that you could be an entrepreneur at heart

(From ec.europa.eu ) You have a vision It’s easy to look at Steve Jobs or Bill Gates and think that being an entrepreneur is all about making millions and becoming the biggest brand in the world. While that’s a worthy ambition, a successful business has to start with an idea. Entrepreneurs are skilled at recognising gaps in the market for a new product, identifying a demand that hasn’t been met or developing a new solution for an old problem. You can focus on the future While the present is important, successful entrepreneurs will also keep one eye on the future at all times. They anticipate...
23 October 2018

Your first EURES job helps young Portuguese pharmacists to find work in Scandinavia

(From ec.europa.eu ) The market exploded, and the ensuing shortage of qualified pharmacists, against the backdrop of an ageing population, made it difficult for employers to recruit from within Sweden. In Portugal, on the other hand, there were – and still are – too many pharmacists and not enough jobs, due largely to the after-effects of the financial crisis. Seeing a mutually beneficial opportunity, LloydsApotek in Sweden, along with its Norwegian partner Vitusapotek, teamed up with EURES Portugal to recruit pharmacists through the Your first EURES job (YfEj) programme. LloydsApotek’s staff...
01 June 2018

From Ireland to Croatia and back again: how EURES helps big businesses fill international roles

(From ec.europa.eu ) EURES and its advisers have come to play an important role in this recruitment process – particularly for the Marriott’s Customer Engagement Centre in Cork, Ireland. “We currently service nine different language markets,” Aoife Lyons, a Recruitment Specialist at the Centre, explains. “We do, at times, need assistance to ensure those markets are serviced, especially due to the economic growth that Cork City has been experiencing over the last few years.” “Our Reservations & Customer Specialist role is the one we primarily recruit externally for,” she adds. “It involves...
27 March 2017

Study on the main developments in the postal sector, 2013 - 2016

Published : Mon, 27 Mar 2017 Mon, 15 May 2017 This call for tender is for a study that provides objective elements and evidence to assess the ongoing and future suitability of the current EU legal framework, i.e. the Postal Services Direct...
15 February 2017

First European microfinance institution certified under the European Code of Good Conduct

Qredits Microfinanciering Nederland has become the first European microcredit provider to be awarded the certificate for compliance with the European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision. Other microcredit providers are expected to be certified...
20 June 2016

Digital Entrepreneurship Scoreboard - Make your voice heard!

Published : Mon, 20 Jun 2016 The European Commission is seeking the views of European companies in the automotive, mechanical engineering and pharmaceutical sectors in order to tackle bottlenecks for digitalisation and to create an...

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