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18 The group command function makes it easy to coordinate larger orders, which may include separate online payment of selections. The personalized labels accompanying each order help to distribute bundles to colleagues and reduce human errors that occur when the order is sent by restaurants. Just two weeks after launching in some areas of Bucharest, local restaurant owners say the value of an order is already at least three times higher than before. „ We see a huge gain potential in the launch area of the corporate sector. Thanks to this group order system, instead of two servings per delivery address, we have made eight portions on average, which not only cut costs but also streamline delivery times, ” said Pizzicato restaurant manager, Valentin Piescu. The HipMenu application won the „ Best User Experience in Romania ” award, offered in 2016 by the Central European Startup Awards. At the same time, it enjoys the best user experience for the applications available in Romania in the Food & Wine category. Recently, HipMenu has improved its application to offer translation of menus in over 15 languages. According to company representatives, the most used translations are in English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish and Greek. Besides translation, menu dishes have professional photos that help both Romanians and expats to quickly find what they like. „ 8QNQRZQ +HUR 'D\ ” Among the recipients of the HipMenu application there is a less talked person who plays a very important role in the life of each company: the so-called colleague who orders food. HipMenu dedicates a special day to your dining room colleague and gives him a 20% discount on all group orders placed from Thursday to Sunday. He is the so-called „ unknown hero ” who benefits from a special weekend. 6RXUFH Manager Express, http://www.managerexpress.ro/maniere-in-afaceri/colegul-care-comanda-pranzul- pentru-ceilalti-la-dispozitie-o-aplicatie-si-un-premiu.html __________________________________________________________________________________________ ,QQRYDWLRQ ODEV WUDQVIRUPV LQQRYDWLYH LGHDV LQWR EXVLQHVV Innovation Labs is the largest pre-acceleration program for technical startups at the beginning of the road in Romania. Starting in 2013, Innovation Labs invites young technology enthusiasts to bring their ideas to life in the mentoring program organized in several large cities in Romania; the 2017 edition took into account the cities: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Sibiu and Timisoara. Under this program, young people have the opportunity to experience a startup experience that they can develop alongside top mentors, entrepreneurs and ICT and business specialists. They have to start from an idea that they refine in this mentoring program and which gradually evolves into a viable and persuasive prototype with applications in the market. The 2017 TechLounge program supported by Orange, Carrefour, BRD Groupe Société Générale, Enel, Romanian-American Foundation, followed 6 development directions for Smart Territories: Agriculture, Cyber-Security, Energy, Health & Lifestyle, Smart Cities. Examples of projects under the Innovation Labs program $YRFDWRR - the first platform in Romania where you find a lawyer like Uber; consultation is free. At Avocatoo, initial counseling is free, lawyers do not ask the client to come to meetings over meetings, preferring things to be done online as much as possible. The attorney's price proposal will always be fixed, with no hidden costs. As you are told, you will both pay. The advantage of this platform is that it saves a lot of money, energy and time because the answer comes quickly. Sending documents online, the lawyer calls the bargain at an agreed hour, the meetings take place on Skype.