The BizSpark European Summit in Paris proved to be a great platform to exchange ideas and best practices for...

In the final video in our cloud computing interview series we have taken clips from a number of speakers like...

In our latest video looking at cloud computing today, Henk Kok, Director of Perrit, explains how cloud...

This video looks at the experience of entrepreneurs using the Azure platform. Aidan Gallagher, CEO Inishtech...

French IT service provider Exakis wanted to bolster its service offerings with an enterprise-class messaging...

MiniLiner is an air-cargo firm in Orio al Serio, Italy, whose rapid growth led to a disorganized IT...

In 2007, the Spanish consulting firm Competitiveness went virtual, closing its offices and decommissioning its...

During the BizSpark Investor Summit in Paris last month our Chairman for Microsoft Europe, Jan Muehlfeit, was...

In the third video in our cloud computing interview series Andrea Ferravante - Diamante, gives us the Italian...

Talking to start-ups, there’s often one reoccurring challenge: getting early investment. To find out more we...

 In the second of our cloud computing interview series we hear from Juan José Amor Cazorla, Director...

As part of the Emerging Business team at Microsoft, I have been working closely with start-ups and...

Microsoft Innovation Centres around Europe aim to help harness great ideas and turn them into successful...

Go is a game so complex that raw computing power was never going to be enough to turn it into a competitive...

In the first of our 3 videos on the EUGA Irish launch in Dublin we hear from Nicky Martin, Managing Director -...

What?   A one-day event in Paris on May 25th hosted by Microsoft and broadcast LIVE online. Bringing...

 Have a look again at the first session of the BizSpark Summit that took place on May 25th in Paris and...

The challenges faced today by a startup in Europe are clear: you have to be innovative, fast, and stay ahead...

In this interview Nigel Gibbons, Executive Chariman – Unitech talks about the cloud and how it is changing the...

Every year we bring together and discuss trending topics with business start-ups  and growing companies...

The European Commission has recently released the results of a survey around public attitudes on various...

The 6th BizSpark Summit was a great success, with some dynamic speakers including Sillicon Valley entrepreneur...

I’m trying hard to contain my pride right now as Microsoft recently won the award for the number one best...

You may have caught one of my earlier post in this video series in which I discussed why Microsoft is so...

Computacenter is one of Europe’s leading independent providers of IT infrastructure services.

As I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, Ireland is one of Europe’s key hubs for innovation, offering an...

Hosted by Guy Kawasaki, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Follow the highlights of the event on Microsoft.eu

Founded in 2006, YouSAAS is a Microsoft® Gold Certified Partner that offers its reseller and independent...

The cloud is one of the most popular terms in IT today but perhaps also one of the least well defined. FUTURES...

As part of the Emerging Business team at Microsoft, I have been working closely with start-ups and...

The Italian company, Threeplicate, is the latest European start-up to be named Startup of the day in the...

I recently read this article on BizSpark in Ireland on siliconrepublic.com (check out their website, there’s...

Our guest blogger today is Riitta Raesmaa, partner and co-founder of Sopima, a Finnish SME and part of the...

Sweden’s public employment service has launched a project to help more people achieve long-term employment in...

We’ve said it before but we’ll say it again: Ireland is one of the most exciting countries for tech...

The Swedish Red Cross (SRC) is the largest humanitarian voluntary organisation in Sweden. Their work improving...

Based in Lyon, France, Peaks is an IT company with a mobile workforce of consultants deployed at customer...

In the United Kingdom the Royal Mail Group has expanded their IT services agreement with CSC to include...

Microsoft BizSpark member Sopima Oy, has launched an innovative business contract service. Use of the...

As we’ve been doing for a few months now, we once again bring you European companies that have been selected...

Le Web is the biggest web event in Europe, and the organisers have increasingly looked to make start-ups the...

I was pleased to read that Shout’em, a Croatian start-up that’s part of our BizSpark programme for start-ups...

We love to see start-ups grow and it’s especially encouraging to see the next generation of entrepreneurs make...

What do HSBC and the BizSpark program have in common?  They are both focused on supporting innovative...

It has been brought to our attention that we have not yet featured European Grants Advisor (EUGA) in our...

Nomadesk - a BizSpark member from Belgium - provide on-demand file sharing, synchronization and data security...

We’ve regularly been reporting on European start-ups featured in the Microsoft StartupZone, a site which...

Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe, on unlocking human potential through inspiring creativity,...

I was asked to describe in 5 minutes how we can help to overcome the challenges facing Europe.

While competitions are great to win, they are also a great way for start-ups to network with investors and...

Recently, we were reminded that the Nordic region is a vibrant community for technology innovation and...

As you’ll have gathered from my recent posts, LeWeb – the biggest web event in Europe - took place last week....

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Portugal were struggling to use funding opportunities provided by...

As you’ll know if you read my last post, this week is Le Web week, and we’re quite excited about it. Besides...

What is Le Web?

Last month, I posted an entry leading you to the MicrosoftStartupZone’s latest featured European start-up and...

We were very proud to announce the grand opening of our Dublin data centre in September 2009.

Technology firms in Sweden were struggling to find skilled workers. With help from European Union Grants...

Who would start a business development for start-ups in a slump? That’s precisely when it has to be done, says...

Microsoft’s Akhtar Badshah wants to be a disruptive influence

Heard of The Good Entrepreneur? It’s a TV show where entrepreneurs from across Europe compete for a hefty...

Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of the Windows Business at Microsoft, speaking about Windows 7...

Cliff Reeves – General Manager of the Emerging Business Team (which in non-Microsoft speak means he works...

Microsoft's Vice President for EU affairs blogs via video on how ICT can stimulate Europe's growth

Almost exactly a year ago, Microsoft launched BizSpark, a global program designed to catalyze the success of...

Please click below to view a short 1-minute interview with Erich Andersen, VP and Deputy General Counsel of...

I just looked up the term Cloud computing on Google News and unless I’m doing something wrong, it appears that...

Microsoft BizSpark is a programme we’ve developed to help early stage startups by providing them with key...

John Vassallo (Microsoft VP EU Affairs) outlines the crucial role small and medium enterprises active in the...

Microsoft's Vice President for EU Affairs talks about the role of ICT into driving European growth

Best the 4th EU SME Day Of with JP Courtois, J Figel & P Jungen

When Paris-based Pricing Partners SAS set itself the goal of becoming a global player in financial valuation...

To develop its world-leading 3D simulation technology, French startup SimplySim turned to Microsoft for advice...

Portugal’s national employment agency offers grants to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to train...

The European Research Council head urges basic research for economic growth – and charts a course for...

Since Hungary's accession into the European Union, the number of logistics operators in the country has been...

Europe will see its first continent-wide prizes for academic spin-off entrepreneurs awarded in Stockholm on 5...

Budapest-based start-up eSpirit sought help from European Union Grants Advisor (EUGA) and applied for...

The Lisbon Strategy's aim is to make the EU ‘the most dynamic and competitive knowledge-based economy in the...

Vienna-based start-up IQ Mobile found that obtaining funding to develop innovative solutions was a...