Online accelerator for addressing the COVID-19 crisis

In times of growing chaos and COVID-19 pandemic extending, the Estonian startup community is looking for solutions to address the COVID-19 crisis like a startup – quickly and innovatively.

March 26

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COVID-19: Can foreigners continue to work in Estonia?

Foreigners who have a legal basis for staying in Estonia as of March 12, 2020, and who are registered with the Police and Border Guard Board (PBGB) can continue to work here. The prerequisite for this is that they have an employer in Estonia who so wishes and who re-registers their short-term employment with the Police and Border Guard Board.

March 19

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The process of transferring a share of an Estonian private limited company will be simplified!

According to the changes to the law, if the share capital of a private limited company is at least EUR 10,000 and paid in full, the articles of association may waive the formal requirement for share transfer (notarized form).

January 30

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Estonian Startup Database launched in Estonia

Startup Estonia, which is a governmental initiative aimed to supercharge the local startup ecosystem, launched an Estonian Startup Database (“Database”).
It contains around 1,000 startups from

different sectors. The Database provides data about the startup sector, business model, employees, employment taxes and turnovers. It is also possible to narrow down the search with particular sectors or criteria.

January 13

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E-residency – why would you need it?

Since 2014 Estonia offers digital identities for non-residents in order to enable access to many of the same e-services that were previously only available to persons living in Estonia. Foreign entrepreneurs have often many questions when they are suggested to apply for e-residency in order to manage their company. So, what is this e-residency about?