Eastern Europe and the Baltic states, satellite nations of the former Soviet Union, have constantly moved towards the establishment of post-communist market reforms. Almost daily, new business opportunities emerge, and the region is described as chaotic, with great risks, to an exciting place with countless opportunities. Both descriptions fit as countries continue to adjust to the political, social, and economic realities of shifting from the constraints of a Marxist-socialist system to some version of free markets and capitalism. However, these countries have not made the same progress or had the same success in economic reform and growth.