The winner was chosen by a jury from lists of companies compiled by the Chamber of Commerce of Industry and Enterprise Estonia.
According to the Chairman of the Board of Enterprise Estonia, Alo Ivask successful companies play an important role in the economy of a country and the prosperity of a society. He added that the Company of the Year, Magnetic MRO is an important exporter who has reached 37 countries.
The head of Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Toomas Luman said that the awards given to entrepreneurs mean paying respects to all entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial people, regardless of their field or extent of their business.
Winners of the Enterpreneurship Award 2017 by Enterprise Estonia:
Innovator of the year: Testlio
Regional business of the year: Incap Electronics Estonia
Exporter of the year: Magnetic MRO
Responsible company of the year: Rimi Eesti Food
Foreign investor of the year: Toftan
Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s most competitive companies 2017:
Among micro, small, medium companies: Hekotek
Among large companies: Tallink Grupp
By field:
Nortal – ICT
Stora Enso Eesti – manufacturing and energetics
Le Coq – food production
Swedbank – finance
Silberauto – wholesale
Tallink Grupp – tourism
Tallinna Kaubamaja Grupp – retail
Merko Ehitus – construction
E.L.L. Kinnisvara – service