Entrepreneurship

Can anyone imagine a car mechanic to earn from his craftwork so much money that would be envy by many others of a pretty high payrolls? This applies to the case of Charles Agapiou, who turned his love for cars and his knowledge in a...

The Greek Croesus of the Washington Wizards

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[:el] Ted Leonsis is one of the richest Greeks in the U.S. He lives in Washington and his goal is to conquer NBA after being the major shareholder of the Washington Wizards, with an agreement reached EUR 550 million on U.S. dollars, including the acquisition...

The Greek Cypriot who dresses celebrities

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The fashion has begun recently to meet open wide horizons in Greece as well, however, for Nicholas Petrou, it was a dream of life since his childhood, which he methodically followed up today. Starting from Cyprus, he arrived in New York, where he lives and...

The “father” of the Blackberry

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Mike Lazaridis had shown from a very early age that he was about to achieved a great deal through his imagination. Imagine that when he was only 12 years old, he won the first Prize in the public library of his city, because he had...

Brilliant carrier in building skyscrapers

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One of “Manny’s” favorite sayings is, “If it ain’t broken, break it and then make it better.” He means: You may be doing OK, but you can always do better”. He is considered to be one of the leading civil engineers, not only in the...

A leader of the Greek market

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[:el]His career’s milestone was the year 1989, when he founded the COCO-MAT company, which produces household linen and furniture. Since then his professional development coincides with the company’s course. In a relatively short period since 1989, COCO-MAT has become a leader and the acute preacher...

Business genius based in Amsterdam

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At the age of 25 in 2007 he was nominated by the U.S. magazine «BusinessWeek» as one of the best young entrepreneurs of the year in Europe. Having started with just 4,000 euros in his pocket, now he owns three companies, while «Puma», «Fila», the...

Mediterranean diet of the World Cup

Kostas30/05/202431/05/2024

He has all the ingredients that lead mathematically to success. He knows about good food, he has business acumen, while the situation is highly favourable, as the place of action, Cape Town, is where the heart of football fans beats this summer. We are talking...

“Greece has no time to waste”

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Ilias Karagiannidis is tenured Professor at George Washington University in the United States, focusing on science and technology, innovation and entrepreneurship. He is a widely published scholar in scientific and academic journals and author of 13 books. He has served as advisor to many technological...