Europe's 500 - Entrepreneurs for Growth

Our strategic pan-European partner, Europe's 500 - Entrepreneurs for Growth, was established as a pan-European association in 1996 to promote entrepreneurial activity across all business sectors and to actively engage with national and EU administrations to help foster the best environment for job creation and growth. Each year, it publishes a listing of the 500 fastest growing job-creating companies from among the 25 EU member states, plus Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. Companies are ranked on their employment growth, as well as turnover, using the Birch Index devised by economist David Birch at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Each November, a gala awards ceremony and dinner is held in a different European city to recognize and honor the champions of growth.

IESE Business School

Our research partner is IESE Business School, the graduate school of management at the University of Navarra in Barcelona and Madrid. IESE offers the MBA, Global Executive MBA, Executive MBA, and PhD degrees, as well as executive education programs. In addition to their standard educational programs, the staff of IESE delivers entrepreneurial training throughout Western and Eastern Europe, and is under contract with the European Commission to monitor and evaluate investor and entrepreneur matching programs in the European Theater.

MARKET500.EU - The Magazine of Europe's Fastest Growing Companies

Created to link all European businesses with key stories and best practices for fast growth throughout Europe, MARKET500.EU is the official publication of Europe's 500 Entrepreneurs for Growth. The magazine has a circulation of 75,000 across Europe and partnerships with key media such as The International Herald Tribune, EuroNews, and London’s City AM.

Soloman Associates

An Executive Search firm that delivers high calibre leadership talent to the international Communications, Media and Technology sector. They have a proven track record of board and senior management 'Talent Acquisition' for a client base, which ranges from early stage pre-revenue start-ups and their investors through to listed global players.