THE EASTWARDS HISTORY

1997

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Agnieszka Stefanienko starts up AS Business Link

AS Business Link specialises in partner search and market research in Poland


1998

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Opening of the office in Poland


1999

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AS Business Links activities expand on the Czech Republic

Set up of the Eastwards languages department

Opening of the office in the Czech Republic


2000

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AS Business Link becomes Eastwards

Peter Vanduyfhuys joins Eastwards

First Plato project in Poland organised in Poznań and Zielona Góra


2001

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Opening of the office in Hungary

Co-operation agreement on the Central and Eastern Europe desks of the CCI’s of Kempen and Mechelen (Belgium)

Staff and partner network in Hungary and Romania

Establishing a network of partners/contacts in Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Baltic States, Slovakia, Croatia and Slovenia


2002

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First Plato project in the Czech Republic (Moravia)

Second Plato project in Poland (Gdańsk and Olsztyn)

Opening of the office in Romania and Serbia

Start up of the staff selection department

Co-operation agreement on the Central and Eastern Europe desk of the CCI’s of Halle-Vilvoorde (Belgium)


2003

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First Plato project in Bulgaria

Third and fourth Plato project in Poland (Staropolska and Dolnoslaskie)