With some 143 million consumers, Russia represents a highly promising market for European SMEs. In this article, Vladimir Kisselev, market expert on Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) for the Salvéo Group, which specialises in international support, gives three reasons why to go, and three mistakes to avoid.

Among the crowdfunding platforms currently in operation, those dedicated to crowdlending (also referred to as peer-to-peer lending) are booming right now, especially for businesses. Here we take stock of the various European and French platforms that you can use to finance your development.

Europages has just launched a new online Request For Quote service, available in English and French. Requests received are examined by the B2B site’s moderating team, then forwarded to a selection of Europages member companies. Read on.

According to a number of surveys conducted in Europe, translating your website into the language of your customers and/or suppliers is key to arousing interest and triggering actual purchases. This is valid even if Europeans often speak more than one language. Read on.

According to a study by Euler Hermes on risk development in 18 economic sectors across 72 different countries in 2015, Europe is the only geographic region to offer positive results in an otherwise gloomy economic environment. Details of the study by sector and by region.

After three years of difficulties, Europe’s furniture industry has finally returned to growth, with a favourable outlook for 2016. While the industry clearly faces competition from Asia with its significantly lower labour costs, it still has some cards up its sleeve. Update on a rapidly changing sector.

Europe (EU28) represents 60% of the world’s wine production, with three dominant countries, namely Italy, France and Spain. Faced with wine consumption levels that have dropped off in Europe, these three countries have adopted different strategies to effectively compete with new wine-producing countries and target the booming Chinese market. Read on.

The supply chain represents the various stages a product goes through before arriving at the end-user. In this context, the physical connection from the production site to the place of consumption is possible thanks to logistics. Both primary and secondary activities within the value chain of goods add value to manufactured products, since they are key factors in customer demand satisfaction.

Consiglio International is a high class manufacturer of metal products and components working as a subcontractor, with 2 factories operating in the western Poland. An overview of how they develop in Europe capitalizing on their skills, the quality of their final products and on the internet.

After the lifting of economic sanctions, Iran offers a wealth of business opportunities for European countries. Update on the most promising sectors and the countries most likely to benefit.