The fishing industry in Urk has been shaped by tradition, but the traditional fishing village is still open to innovation, as evidenced by Ekofish. This fisheries company is...
A group of 10 (future) veterinarians visited the Netherlands for a two weeks lasting course ‘Food Quality (including Food Safety), Risk Assessment and Control’ which was executed...
Withlocals is an online marketplace where locals offers paid services to travellers. The innovative success formula is based on the concept of a new sharing economy. The...
Selling shea nuts is how many women in Mali and Burkina Faso earn a living. The women gather the shea nuts themselves. Income is uncertain and season-dependent. But thanks to a...
Six talented female entrepreneurs from the State of Qatar visited the Netherlands late April for a 3 day programme on the topic of female entrepreneurship. Through the short-term...
In the Philippine city of Cebu, the poorest people pay more than average for water that is dirty. A Dutch-Filipino team is trying to tackle this problem. The solution is...
The first MANQ’A gastronomy school opened in 2015 on the outskirts of the Colombian capital Bogota with support of the Dutch government through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (...
André van Ommeren is the head of the International Development department of the International Programmes directorate within the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. He worked for the...
The Pratex Asia factory is a model for women's participation, sustainable enterprise and corporate social responsibility. Dutch entrepreneur Piet Holten built this factory in...
The Dutch are entrepreneurial and like to do business across the border. The Dutch government helps SMEs with this. In this series, we follow Herco Hekking, an entrepreneur from...
