
Director SME finance, BiD Network (Investing in New Emerging Markets)
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

Director SME finance, BiD Network (Investing in New Emerging Markets)
Amsterdam Area, Netherlands
Marketing, innovation, entrepreneurship and finance
Marketing of innovations, new business development and financing both with Angel Investors. Formerly in The Netherlands now in the newest economies.
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2008 — Present (9 months)
OUR MISSION is to contribute to sustainable economic development by stimulating entrepreneurship in developing countries.
We try to achieve this by:
1. Stimulating small and medium sized entrepreneurship to create jobs and raise income in developing countries.
2. Engaging professionals, investors and organizations offering them the opportunity to directly contribute to poverty reduction through investment and SME development in developing countries.
3. Inspiring people that business and poverty reduction can go hand-in hand.
Presently BiD Network has national organizations in:
- Philippines
- Argentina
- Peru
- Bolivia
- Columbia
- Ecuador
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Jordan
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
February 1995 — March 2008 (13 years 2 months)
NeBIB is a private Angel Angels Network and entrepreneurs community, active since 1995. About 100 active angel investors participate in new innovative companies en help them become succesfull.
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2000 — January 2008 (8 years 1 month)
New Venture is one of Europe's most succesfull Business Plan competitions for new high tech companies, started by McKinsey in 1998
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
May 2002 — January 2008 (5 years 9 months)
Higherlevel (www.higherlevel.nl) is a very active community for Dutch High Tech Entrepreneurs. The community has more than 3000 members and 1500 daily visitors.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
January 2001 — December 2007 (7 years)
The "Gids Startkapitaal" is a guide for entrepreneurs and angel investors in the Netherlands. 20.000 copies sold.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)
1999 — 2007 (8 years)
With 2000 visitors and 220 exhibitors in 2007, Holland Innovation is one of the largest Innovation Events in Europe for entrepreneurs and investors in new innovative companies.
New business development, seed finance, business angels. Hockey, ocean sailing, rowing, mountain hiking
NeBIB, Higherlevel, 1uptoys, Biopreneur, Gmail users
New Venture Innovatiepenning 2005 (award)
Board member Stichting Van Swieten Society (honor)
Associate of Medina Schuurman @ Jools (honor)
Coach JA2 @ MHC Loenen (honor)
Web columnist & Expert Member @ Sprout (honor)