Business support organizations

Association's members can provide interpretation and translation services in 23 working languages: Estonian, English, Russian, Finnish, German, Swedish, French, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Georgian, Greek, Latin, Lithuanian, Czech.

The main goal of EVEA is to create a favourable entrepreneurial environment in Estonia as the basis for economic growth and social stability.

ELFA is a volunteer association of legal persons engaged in international freight forwarding and the provision of logistics services. The objective of the organisation is to represent and protect the common professional interests of the members of ELFA, prevent unfair competition, and contribute to the development of legislation related to its area of activity and the distribution of all relevant information. In order to achieve the set objectives, ELFA organises sessions, prepares presentations, and co-operates with organisations and officials of Estonia and other countries. ELFA is a non-profit association.

The EAKL operates to ensure that the principle of social justice is respected in society. The EAKL represents employees’ interests in collective agreements and protects employees’ rights in employment relations, consults employers on developing a sustainable labour market and the government on developing a socially sustainable economic model. The EAKL participates actively in the formation of legislation and policies in order to guarantee the social security of employees and a healthy working environment.

The activity of the Association is based on the initiation of its founders and members and on their common activities in electing the management for the Association and the elected executives regularly reporting to the members of the Association. After the establishment of the Association the members and sponsors shall promote the activities of the Association

The Estonian Hotel and Restaurant Association is a representative organisation of employers that is public, voluntary and operates on democratic principles.

Estonian Insurance Association (EKsL) is an organisation which unites all the insurance companies and branches of foreign insurance companies permanently operating in Estonia.

European Movement Estonia (EME) supports European integration and unites people and organisations that value European ideas.

Arranges the every-day work of the association, communicates with national and international organisations, unions and companies.

The Association brings together public relations professionals from all over Estonia. Its members are employed in public and private companies, public sector organisations, non-profit organisations and PR agencies. The Association has currently 72 active members. The highest body is a general meeting that elects a five-member board to co-ordinate the work of the Association. The term of office of the board is two years

EBA is engaged in biofuels research, resources estimation, development of renewable types of energy and promotion of the use of environmentfriendly fuels on both state and individual level.

The main goals of organization are: - To guarantee the quality of the real estate broking service, to grant the right to work as real estate broker after the professional examination and to guarantee their professional skills and observance of good business traditions by the members of the Chamber, - To represent the members of the Chamber and to protect their common interests and rights in front of administrative authorities and in the court of law.

The Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce offers help in finding business partners, exchanges market and price information, organises forums and information days and makes arrangements for participation in trade fairs in Estonia and abroad. Chamber coordinates the evaluation of foodstuff quality and issues the Approved Estonian Taste mark of origin and quality (symbolised by a swallow) and the Approved Taste mark of quality (symbolised by a cross). The swallow trademark may be applied for by producers who use Estonian raw materials in their products. The cross trademark may be applied for by all European Union companies situated within Estonia

EEOCP is a local anti-piracy unit which primary purpose is to protect the rights of the producers in music, film and interactive game industry and also to stand up for the rights of its members and to support their interests in Estonia. EOCP has a close co-operation with the police and customs. EOCP provides statements of experts on copyright violations to the courts and national investigation institutions. In fighting against Internet piracy EOCP closely co-operates with local Internet service providers.

The Estonian Pharmacists’ Association is a non-profit association of pharmacies, which protects professional, social and economic rights, and interests of pharmacies and pharmacy employees.

The objective of EAEE is to protect common interests of its member enterprises in vocational, technical and commercial issues on the field of electrical works and to ensure high professional level of its membership and the whole field of electrical works and constant development. EAEE is authorized to certify professions for electrical and automation works.

Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications (officially abbreviated as ITL) is a voluntary organisation, whose primary objective is to unite the Estonian information technology and telecommunications companies, to promote their co-operation in Estonia's development towards information society, to represent and protect the interests of its member companies and to express their common positions. Main activities of the association include popularisation of information and communication technology (ICT), promotion of vocational education and amendment of legislation.

In the Estonian society EAD is known as the promoter of design awareness. For us, design does not mean the ‘make-up art’ of the substantial world, but rather, a process which serves as a connecting link between economy and culture, nature and technology, business and people. The invisible tasks of design are to develop a user-friendly environment and to provide additional value to entrepreneurship. At the same time we do not wish to encourage over-production of unnecessary products, but contribute in quality and sustainable products.

The E.A.C.E is a voluntary association of construction enterprises created in order to support and co-ordinate its members actions in matter of industry related economic issues and relations with employees and employee unions. The E.A.C.E is established in 1991 and reorganized in 1993. The Association of Construction Entrepreneurs is an open structure, enabling formation of both regional and professional sub-societies. In 1995 was formed sub-organization KATUSELIIT, which include flat roofs building companies. The Estonian Association of Construction Entrepreneurs approximately unites 100 companies active in Estonia whose overall turnover comprises more than 45% of the construction turnover of the entire Republic.