On June 10th 2021, State Secretary Mona Keijzer awarded the first certificates of Certified Financing Adviser for SMEs. This is an important moment for SME entrepreneurs in general and financing advisors in particular. Kevin van Kempen and Tom Baerends were the first two to receive the sought-after diplomas. By obtaining this diploma, consisting of a […]
Do you have innovative solutions in the sector of sustainable transport and mobility? Are you looking for funding sources that allow you to launch your projects? Do you want to know how European Investment Bank (EIB) helps innovators and private investors with funding mechanisms? The ENTRANCE project aims to offer a legitimate European Matchmaking […]
The latest Covid-19 pandemic has stressed the relationship between air polluted urban areas and health & well-being. On top of this, it has demonstrated that a pandemic is not a social leveler but stresses the impact of social inequalities in cities. The paradigm among air pollution, diversity, social inequalities and cities is a challenge that […]
Many Dutch clubs are seeing declining membership numbers. This also reduced the club’s income, with all that entails. Sometimes a crowdfunding campaign can help. More is possible, says Ronald Kleverlaan, specialist in alternative finance and community finance, especially when you look at it from a more business-like perspective. Traditionally, sports clubs had a lot of […]
CrowdInvest Summit 2021 Convened by Crowdfunding Professional Association (CfPA), an organization that represents the interests of worldwide stakeholders in the crowdfunding community, the 2021 CrowdInvest Summit will take place on 17th May 2021, from 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. (UTC -5:00). The Summit aims to engage leading experts in crowdfunding industry, learn about the latest […]
IFAMA – A global food system network IFAMA is a vibrant global association with members in more than 80 countries. For over 30 years IFAMA has served worldwide networking organization acting as a bridge between the agribusiness industry, researchers, educators, government, consumer groups and non-governmental organizations. At the same time, IFAMA convenes experts from industry, […]
CROWDTHERMAL supports the European Green Deal aiming at reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. To reach this goal the involvement of society is needed. Geothermal energy is green, available 24 hours a day. CROWTHERMAL contributes to decrease dependency on fossil fuels in Europe by empowering local communities to directly participate in the development of geothermal projects […]
The ENTRANCE project aims to offer a legitimate European matchmaking platform and complementary off-line services designed to mobilise financial resources to accelerate the market access and scale-up of sustainable and zero emission transport solutions. ENTRANCE: A unique EU online Matchmaking platform for the mobility sector ENTRANCE has created a unique EU online Matchmaking platform for […]
Employee ownership offers opportunities for a more equal distribution of assets, higher investments and more growth-oriented entrepreneurship. If employees can also become co-owners, this can yield individual, company-level and broad social benefits. Also, employee ownership is an incentive for entrepreneurship and higher morale. The benefits of employee ownership are proven evident in the report Making […]
CrowdThermal project aims to empower the European public to directly participate in the development of geothermal projects with the help of alternative financing schemes (crowdfunding). It is funded by EU Horizon 2020. One of European Union’s challenges is to increase the use of renewable energy to 32% by the year of 2030, and become energy […]
Introduction Every year, Starteed realizes the Report on Crowdfunding in Italy. The research activity, born as a mapping of the main trends of the sector in Italy, over time has become a point of reference for the analysis of the health of the entire sector. Only Italian platforms in the Donation & Reward, Equity and […]
Employee ownership is the process whereby employees are more involved in decision making processes – it is one of the means of employee empowerment. Individual employees show more mental and emotional involvement, their motivation is also improved because employees feel committed and responsible for organisational tasks. Employee ownership can lead to individual, corporate and economic […]