Journeying with
#eresidents
of Estonia! 💫
The e-Residency team has had the chance and pleasure to tap into some of our community members' stories and showcase their success with you.
Introducing the e-residents who have taken their businesses to new heights and opened new
Estonian entrepreneur & co-founder of Pipedrive,
@ragnars
, has delivered over €4M of support to
#Ukraine
through
@69thSB
. As Ragnar says, we must also ensure their economy remains strong. That's why
#eResidency
is reimbursing set-up fees for Ukrainians:
This month's
#eResidency
LIVE Q&A session is all about TAXES! 💥
We’ll navigate through personal & corporate
#tax
residency, tax treaties & Estonian tax efficiency.
So don’t let the tax man overwhelm you, join
@ibccstax
&
@hannahmlbrown
on November 22 👉
🌐 Welcome to the
#Digital
Wonderland! 📲🌍
Ready to discover the most online country in the world, where everything is online? Welcome to Estonia! 🇪🇪
#eResidency
#technology
Market expansion for your
#startup
– when is the right time, what are the first steps and main strategies to enter a new market?
@raimomatvere
had a chat with Farid Singh from
@StartupWiseGuys
, and we got all the answers to these questions and much more:
Your job is to fail as a marketer - fellow marketers, do you agree? Or what do you think that means? ✅❌
We had a chat with
#marketing
guru
@andruspurde
, where he explained why part of the marketer's job is to keep failing, and the ABCs of marketing:
Accelerators and incubators – what stage must a startup be at, what are the funding opportunities, what if I need to pivot?
@raimomatvere
interviewed Kadri Tammai, Head of
@tehnopol
Startup Incubator, biggest accelerator in Estonia & home to NATO DIANA 👉
💼 Starting a business in ~30min? It's faster than ordering pizza!
☕ Running it from your favourite coffee shop? Just don't spill your latte on your laptop!
🧙♂️ Benefits? Oh, just 24/7 remote access, no paper cuts, and a squad of business wizards at your fingertips!
#eResidency
We're celebrating 100 000
#eresidents
, dreaming big and
#digital
💯
That's more than people living in the second-largest Estonian city and equal to the number of people gathering every 5 years for the powerful Estonian Song Festival.
Thank you for being part of digital
#Estonia
!
The 'why' behind choosing
#eResidency
of Estonia in just one word from
#eresidents
and
#entrepreneurs
worldwide!
What are you lacking in your business setup -
#freedom
, connections, time...? Find a possible solution to your international business' problems through e-Residency 🌐
Why start a company in Estonia? Global
#entrepreneurs
spill the beans in just one sentence!
🚀 Establishing an EU company digitally, from anywhere in the world, without the need to travel or spend time on paperwork - sounds like a dream, but is possible with
#eResidency
👇
Today, Estonia celebrates its Independence Day! 🇪🇪
105 years ago,
#Estonia
declared its independence and with it, its freedom. The importance of independence as a nation has never left our sight. Today, our hearts are with
#Ukraine
and the people fighting for their freedom. 🇺🇦
.
@balajis
: As you are one of the first e-residents of Estonia, we decided to take up your challenge. The original Bitcoin whitepaper is now hosted on the website. You can also learn more about Estonia's KSI blockchain.
#BitcoinPDF
E-Residency is reimbursing set-up fees for Ukrainian entrepreneurs 🇺🇦 🇪🇪
Apply for your digital ID, choose a service provider, register a company, and get reimbursed for state fee for e-Residency and company registration:
#SupportUkraine
Thank you to everyone who has provided feedback to our
#estcoin
proposal. We promised to provide you with an update by the end of the year and here it is.
#eResidency
#Fintech
Business Banking: A LIVE Q&A with
@intergiro_
& DECTA
🤔 Are you thinking of opening a business bank account with a fintech?
💳Do you want to learn more about eligibility requirements and onboarding?
📅 Join us on 19th Oct
4️⃣ NEW
#ERESIDENCY
PICKUP LOCATIONS are here!
🔊 We are happy to announce that our new pickup locations are now open in São Paulo, Brazil; Johannesburg, South Africa; Bangkok, Thailand, and Singapore. 🎉
⭐ We are looking forward to welcoming YOU to our community soon!
Almost every aspect of
#eResidency
is being improved... including the starter kits! This is what e-residents now collect after their application is approved. Who wants one?
🇪🇪Today
#Estonia
celebrates the day of Restoration of Independence. We have come a long way – Estonia is now one of the most
#digitally
advanced countries in the world❤️!
#digitalnation
#FunFact
Sunday with a dash of magic! 🌌
✨ Between September and March, it's possible to see the
#NorthernLights
in
#Estonia
, or 'virmalised' in Estonian! So if you plan to
@visitestonia
during that time of the year, some
#aurora
chasing is definitely recommended.
Tere, e-residents! Estonian has a reputation for a being difficult language to learn, but e-residents now have access to an online course for free thanks to
@speaklyapp
.
#eResidency
🇪🇪 Today, on August 20, the Republic of
#Estonia
celebrates the thirty-first anniversary of restored independence.
Head Vabariigi taasiseseisvumispäeva, kallis Eesti! 💙🖤🤍
An article published by Reuters yesterday created the false impression that e-Residency could be useful for people laundering money. We’re happy to disappoint them. Here’s why e-Residency actually improves the state’s ability to combat criminality:
Estonian President
@KerstiKaljulaid
today presented His Holiness
@Pontifex
with his own e-Residency digital ID card. The idea of a small country building a global community connected across borders is, of course, already well understood in Vatican City.
Today, in 2014, Senior editor for The Economist magazine, Edward Lucas, became the first
#eresident
, and
#Estonia
became the first country to offer e-residency.
Today, in our 5⃣th anniversary, our story continues with thousands of e-residents!🎇
#eResidency5
#Entrepreneurship
🥁77,777 e-residents, countless birthday messages.
Today
#Estonia
is celebrating the 103rd anniversary of independence . We are happy to share the joy with our
#eresident
community worldwide.
Happy birthday Estonia, palju õnne!
#eResidency
#Estonia103
#Eesti103
Estonia became the 1st country to offer e-Residency 4 years ago tomorrow when journalist
@edwardlucas
was handed an e-Residency digital ID card by then Estonian President
@IlvesToomas
. Thank you to everyone who has joined our digital nation since then.
Estonia's 4th unicorn is
@taxifyapp
, which is a good indicator of how our business environment provides a springboard for conducting business globally.
#estonianmafia
Estonia applying this old hypnosis trick with presumably some subliminal "12 points for Estonia" message hidden in this swirling
#Eurovision
dress effect.
Estonia’s amended Commercial Code comes into force from today. It confirms for the first time that the management board of an Estonian company does not have to reside inside Estonia.
#Estonia
#eResidency
#digitalnomad
E-residents don't have to learn Estonian to run their location-independent companies, but there are free resources available if you would like to.
Here's the Speakly app: .
There's also a separate online course in Estonian:
The
@EstonianGovt
has approved an amendment to the Commercial Code that would provide limited companies with the freedom to choose business banking from a credit or payment institution anywhere in EEA from 1 Jan 2019. This gives more choice for citizens, residents & e-residents.
Breaking news: Estonia’s Parliament just passed an amendment to the Commercial Code to remove the requirement that limited companies must use an Estonian bank account.
A total of €245.6 million was invested in Estonian startups in the first half of the year, including an investment of €150 million into Taxify. With that investment, Estonia also became the country with the highest number of unicorn companies per capita.
A record number of companies were established in
#Estonia
last week by e-residents.
You can read more about Estonia's e-residents and why they want to start companies through the programme here:
#eResidency
#estonianmafia
We've launched a new campaign with the
@NYTimes
to introduce more people around the world to Estonians and explain why we are working together as a country to offer
#eResidency
. Here's our illustrated explanation in plain English.
#Estonia
E-residents don't have to visit
#Estonia
, but they are more than welcome. Japanese Prime Minister (& e-resident) Shinzō Abe is making his first visit today to help deepen co-operation between our countries.
#eResidency
🚀 Ready to turn your dreams into reality? With
#eResidency
, it's possible!
The government-issued
#digital
identity gives global
#entrepreneurs
remote access to the world's most digital country.
Your dreams are just a click away from reality! ✨
Estonian Prime Minister
@ratasjuri
today bestowed e-Residency on
@billgates
. Interestingly, Bill Gates has already had a role in Estonian startup history...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto, the creator of
#Bitcoin
? We certainly don't know the answer, but
#Estonia
has been an early adopter of blockchain technology and one intriguing new theory says Satoshi himself is Estonian.
From 1 November, if you have a valid digital ID card issued for 3 years then you can receive a bonus extension. This is an interesting technical challenge, but intended to help more people save time and money as all new cards are already valid for 5 years.
Esports is quickly developing into a multi-billion-dollar industry, and the industry's future is looking bright. 🏆
🎮 Want to learn more about esports and be a part of
#esports
future?
Head on to our blog to find out more! 👇🏼
Estonian President
@KerstiKaljulaid
visited our office today to discuss how
#Estonia
's e-resident community is growing around the world. We don't wear shoes in the office here (which reflects both Estonian & startup culture) so we gave the President her own
#eResidency
slippers
Estonia was named the best place in the world for millennials to start a business. The good news is, anyone from any generation can benefit from Estonia's business environment by becoming an e-resident and starting their company in Estonia.
An increasing number of e-residents use fintech banking services, yet Estonian law requires the use of an Estonian bank account to register share capital.
This proposed legislation would remove that obstacle and help provide e-residents with more choice.
We are proud to have the first e-resident member of the Estonian unicorn club!🦄
The CEO of Glia, Estonia’s 10th unicorn, attributes their success to e-Residency, which allows the company to be run remotely – an invaluable tool for Glia’s founders
We are happy to introduce
@leupayofficial
as another digital business banking option available for e-residents entirely online. Read our latest blog post to learn more about our collaboration.
#eResidency
Are you a
#UKbusiness
owner or an aspiring entrepreneur looking for new ways to scale? 🇬🇧
💡 We've just launched the e-Residency UK Hub that includes lots of interesting data, resources and a link to book a call with our Head of UK Market,
@ylanevilumets
:
We have some news➡️
#Estonia
is the first country to be recognised as the "Master of Reinvention" at the annual London Business School
@LBS
#realinnovationawards
! We hope Estonia's digital transformation inspires other countries as well. More success stories to come🙌
Here in Estonia, we’ve been using our digital identities since 2002 to run our companies entirely online. So if you start a company here too, it will be a real, trusted EU company that you can use to conduct business globally as a member of our digital nation.
Today Estonians celebrate Midsummer or St. John's Day — Jaanipäev in Estonian — one of the oldest and most important celebrations in Estonia.
Wishing everyone 'Head Jaanipäeva'! 🇪🇪
We were awarded as the best Entrepreneurship Promoter 2019 in Estonia this evening! It is thanks to all our partners, stakeholders and first of all you- Estonian
#eresidents
🇪🇪
Interest in
#eResidency
is spreading fast in South Korea where the Estonian Police and Border Guard Board is opening the first document centre to issue digital IDs.