Setting the compass on growth

ESN’s business compass has three important settings: the first is to maintain healthy liquidity and operational efficiency; the second is to guarantee organisational stability and profitability; and the third is to continually scan the horizon and adapt to changing market needs.

ESN’s positive growth rate, turnover and profitability strongly reflect this three-tiered business orientation.

Key fact and figures

• Turnover growth: ESN’s turnover has continually increased at a yearly rate of 20% over the past five years, with profits growing 25% yearly over the same period.
• Growing team: ESN has grown from a handful of people in the 1980s to around 120 staff members today, while hosting a further 40 consultants within its walls. It has also built a network of several hundred external partners and freelancers.
• Top 5 in its class: ESN is ranked amongst the top five communication and PR companies in Belgium.
• Multinational, multi-talented: Around 30 different nations are represented at ESN, and all 23 EU languages are spoken, with a few more besides. 
• Trends Gazelle prize: ESN has been awarded this prize for the fifth time in a row by one of Belgium’s leading business magazines for several years in succession. The prize is given in recognition of high-performing SMEs.