Ventspils firm Aspired finds Swedish partner through European business network
Manufacturing company Aspired from Ventspils found a new business partner in Sweden through the Enterprise Europe Network database, rather than costly trade fairs or lengthy client searches. The contact has since grown into a real product with potential across Scandinavia and Europe.
A manufacturing company based in Ventspils, "Aspired," has found an international business partner through an unconventional route — the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) database, where companies can post and search for cooperation opportunities.
How the contact began
Representatives of the company spotted an entry in the EEN database from a Swedish company that was searching for a manufacturing partner. The Aspired team responded to the listing, and the ensuing correspondence gradually developed into a concrete partnership.
From a database entry to a product
Over time, the exchange led to the development of an actual product with potential not only in Sweden but across the wider Scandinavian and European markets. The company's experience shows that finding new export opportunities does not always require expensive participation in international trade fairs, extensive cold-calling campaigns, or months of searching for prospective partners — sometimes a single well-matched entry in a specialized database is enough.
EEN is a network supported by the European Union that helps small and medium-sized enterprises find business and technology partners in other countries, including through a database where companies can publish their own cooperation requests and offers.
