Europe's Hot Growth Companies

Entrepreneurs Spruce Up the Old Bloc

Forty-six businesses in ex-Communist countries climb onto our list of Europe's 500 Hot Growth Companies, up from one a year ago

Slide Show: Stay Tuned for Growth

From call centers to coffee shops, these 10 fast-growing European companies are but a sample of the 2006 Europe’s 500 list

Gameloft: Games for a World on the Go

The Paris game developer is our No. 1 Hot Growth company in Europe, and it's banking on deals with mobile operators worldwide to keep profits soaring

Spreadshirt: From Rags to Riches

The German outfit will take your T-shirt idea, print it, and sell it on the Web. Now, Spreadshirt is No. 5 on our list of European Hot Growth Companies

Webhelp: Call Center Pioneer

French call center Webhelp successfully built its outsourcing business to the brink of an IPO, and now it's bringing it back home

Grupo Ballesol: Retirement Can Be Beautiful

The Madrid company's retirement homes are more like five-star hotels than traditional nursing homes

Make Mine a Double Coffee

The Baltic states' answer to Starbucks, Double Coffee is the region's largest coffee shop chain

Ferretti: That's Italian for Yacht

The group's luxury craft are being snapped up from Dubai to California, fueled by the growing ranks of the superwealthy

Iliotec Solar: A Shining Example

The German solar-energy outfit offers one-stop shopping, from planning and professional advice about systems to installation and maintenance

All Eyes on Inspecs Group

The upstart brought fashion to the British optical market just as it was being deregulated. Wearing glasses has never been the same

Denmark Telco Improves with Age

More than a century old, GN Store Nord has weathered many changes in the telecommunications industry to emerge as a hot prospect

IAWS Fills Up on Bread

First a farming supply business, the Irish company now gets 80% of profits from lifestyle foods, including artisan bread by a U.S. division

2006 Europe's Hot Growth Scoreboard

The annual Europe's 500 list of fast growing, job-creating companies