{"id":158662,"date":"2024-05-01T07:47:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T04:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/?p=158662"},"modified":"2024-05-01T07:48:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T04:48:01","slug":"hoplocal-helps-hungarian-companies-to-build-a-stronger-team-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tehnopol.ee\/en\/hoplocal-helps-hungarian-companies-to-build-a-stronger-team-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"HopLocal helps Hungarian companies to build a stronger team culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tehnopol is part of the\u00a0<\/strong>Northbound Scaleups (NBSCALE)<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0project, which helps companies expand into new markets.\u00a0Until May 3rd, startups have the opportunity to apply for the NBSCALE program<\/a>, which includes international trainings and mentoring sessions, as well as market mapping for their businesses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of the project, Parmeet Sawhney and Julia Reimann, co-founders of the Estonian startup HopLocal<\/a>, which promotes a culture of organizing team events, visited Budapest. They met with potential partners to expand their activities towards Hungary. Julia Reimann provided an overview of the visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did the meetings go? What were your expectations going in, and did everything proceed as planned?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur meetings went very well. We met the top 10 brands in various sectors like restaurants, escape rooms, Arts & Craft, etc. They all liked our business and believed in our vision. They agreed to collaborate with HopLocal, and we will have them on board this week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you choose Hungary as the target country for this visit?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere were several reasons for that. Firstly, Hungary is a part of our go-to-market strategy as our existing top client and a few potential clients we have identified have a presence in Budapest. Secondly, from a business perspective, Hungary is famous for its\u00a0complex business operations<\/a>\u00a0management and enormous operational bureaucracy in employee benefits management. That\u2019s precisely the solution HopLocal offers \u2013 we make operations easy for companies. At the same time, Hungary is a developing country with a positive trend of\u00a0improving its operations procedures<\/a>\u00a0and making it more attractive for\u00a0international businesses<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Are there any competitors in the Hungarian market offering similar products or services? What sets you apart from them?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAccording to our research and feedback from our partners there, we don\u2019t have a direct competitor\u00a0in Hungary. Although many venues have their packages for team activities, they do not mainly\u00a0target corporations, and no one is offering culture-building possibilities as we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will you have to adapt your product when entering the Hungarian market, and if so, how?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn the future, we plan to have localization for Hungary by adding the Hungarian language to the platform and customer support. Also, we are planning to have a sales representative there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the company\u2019s near-term plans for expansion, both domestically and internationally?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur near-future plans are to onboard all the partners we met in Budapest onto our platform; to acquire 2 more big corporate clients as users in both Estonia and Hungary; to secure monthly subscriptions\u00a0from our top 3 clients in both markets; to achieve a monthly sales milestone of 35K euros; and to close the first round of investment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Northbound Scaleups (NBSCALE) is a joint project between Tehnopol, Turku Science Park (Finland), and Movexum (Sweden), aimed at helping companies expand into new markets. If you\u2019re interested in applying for the program, you can find more information here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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