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Why Entrepreneurs Should Really Think of Working in a Co-Working Space for their Success

Being an entrepreneur is a not an easy job. It demands extra long work hours at work and sometimes even work on weekends. Entrepreneurs rarely get free time to spend with their families. Besides the huge costs they have to bear to start a business, they must also bear full responsibility for all decisions taken. Managing core functions tends to become difficult and co-working has developed as a response to this. More and more startups and established companies are shifting to co-working spaces. Co-working offers many tactical and financial benefits for entrepreneurs.

1 Affordability:

The best part about choosing to work in a co-working space is that is cost-effective. While rents are not cheap, you will most definitely get something that suits your pocket. Instead of a long-term lease for your office, this is a workable solution which is appealing especially to newcomers.

2 Flexibility:

Another significant advantage of co-working for start-ups is that you can add more space as and when you need to. Co-working space is flexible and meant to accommodate growth. In case you want to make your business grow in a new location, you can simply rent a portion in a co-working space. You do not have to shell out a fortune for a new building for your new office. Co-working is useful because when you feel the need to cut down on your staff, you can always give up the extra space. In comparison, in a regular office, you will never be able to get your rent reduced if your team is downsized. A co-working space allows you to lessen the resources when your needs decline.

3 Support Services:

When you choose to rent a co-working space, you will get many resources which you did not know about. These workplaces are cognizant of the services which businesses require from time to time for growth. Sometimes the company itself can be of direct assistance. At other times, any of your neighbors can advise you correctly on different operational problems.

4 Networking Benefits:

The ecosystem of businesses and people is varied and for every business which is starting off, there will be professionals from other backgrounds to help out. You will be surprised at the help and collaboration you can get from various professionals.

5 Moral Support:

Every established business has gone through its ups and downs. Startups are bound to experience their own challenges and roadblocks. It is natural to start having doubts about your own credibility. You are likely to get frustrated when you fail to get results even after tireless work. It is in such situations that you can greatly benefit from a co-working space. You will invariably be surrounded by other entrepreneurs who have similar experiences to share with you. Their relentless hard work and commitment will motivate you to keep faith. When you notice people around you overcoming hurdles that you are facing, you can draw from their support and strength. As a student, i you are looking to opt out from your university placements or screwed up your internships and looking to start something of your own then it is very important to sit with people of your temprament who can not only be your moral support, but also teach/ guide you. So, the time you spend in a co-working space actually serves like a crash course in entrepreneurship.

6 Better productivity:

With co-working, you can actually increase your work productivity. Interactions are likely to be much more in this environment compared to a regular office environment. This offers greater scope for sharing news and information. Networking is more and you can find prospective customers and vendors through such an ecosystem. Politics common to stand-alone offices are not likely to happen in a co-working space. Here, every member stands to benefit from his co-worker.

7 Better Collaboration:

Co-working means better collaboration and cooperation. There is no feeling of isolation which is common in a regular office. If you are a student and trying to be an entrepreneur in your university, then you might face a lot of lonliness apart from the homely things you would be missing if you are studying abroad.  In co-working spaces, you can be motivated by working with people sharing common ideas and work ethics. The way they are handling challenges can also inspire you to do the same.

8 Cost–Savings:

When you choose a co-working space for your business, you do not have to worry about long-term leases. There is no need to buy equipments and office furnishings. These co-working spaces are equipped with the necessary networking and IT infrastructural amenities. You can even benefit from features like firewalls for security, servers for storage, Wi-Fi access for connectivity etc. These can translate into huge savings. There is no need for down payments and zero lock-in periods.

9 Sharing Resources:

When you can share resources with others, you can save costs. Saving operational costs helps your business to succeed. Co-working is based on the same principle; it is like living in a house as a paying-guest. Resources are collectively used by many people and this explains why all necessary amenities can be got at reduced costs. On a lighter note, a coworking space should not be considered exactly like a paying guest or homestay accomodations (if you are a student) because its comes with its own pros and cons. Lol

10 Easy Recruitments:

Co-working is the perfect solution when you need more workers for your business. This need for extra talent is easily met in a shared work environment that is more productive. Owners of businesses can gain from an overall feeling of positivity and wellbeing. Co-working spaces offer many add-on services like legal help, admin support, and recruitment support.

Some of the most popular co-working spaces for entrepreneurs are the Seats2Meet in Netherland who also have an app called serendipity machine, New York-based We Work that has clients all across the globe. NextSpace, primarily based out of California, provides 9 co-working locations for both full time and part time access. Others that deserver mention are Boston-based Coalition, EnerSpace in Palo Alto and Chicago, HackerLab in Sacramento and Posh Coworking in Austin.

 

 

 

 

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#WORKATION; WORK & VACATION

The sun starts shining again in The Netherlands.

I am waking up with the sounds of birds and everywhere I go I see more and more flowers popping up from the ground; time for spring.

More and more people work location-independent. How to live this lifestyle and what it’s all about I wrote some months ago, and can you read here.

 

 

 

 

I am super happy to announce you something great to help you live this location-independent lifestyle. We have created some workation suggestions for you that you can just start with, well TODAY!

A workation is a vacation full of inspiration where you work on your own goals, get to meet new people, follow workshops and go on adventures.

Workations aren’t something new. Great organizers are Coworkation and Remoteyear. They organize amazing trips all around the world with a bunch of awesome people and activities. It has all the great aspects of a vacation and you’re able to work (probably even more focused and effective than you do in your office because of going out your daily routine).

The great things about going on a vacation are often the new things you discover, adventures, trying different things and meeting people (of course also the weather but surrounding yourself in a new environment is often giving you a bigger holiday feeling then just sun).

But unfortunate we don’t all have the time (and money) to go abroad. A couple of years ago I start thinking. Every time I came back from a journey I felt kind of down coming back. I start searching for the reason. It wasn’t the sun that was missing, it was the old standard routine that gave me the feeling that I was back. But hey, if I changed my routine maybe I could feel the holiday vibe again. We have so many different cultures, places and beautiful nature in our tiny, little country why not using it?

Seats2meet for Locals & Silence are offering you already great work and meeting spaces in the extraordinary living room of your neighbour or the quiet and beautiful garden of a fort. Take for example “Wongema” a house at the end of the world. A place to work, eat and sleep in Groningen close to the sea! Getting different people into this house is one of the goals of Eric Wongema. A beautiful and quiet environment. But also a little bit closer to the big cities there are options for you to go to; Het Stadshuisje, Waterfront Marina & A house with a view!

Which places do we offer you?

From calm and in nature to right in the center.

We like to highlight some of the coolest locations for you:

Name:

Potje vergaderen

What’s it?

A place of a young woman that makes her own make-up; lekker in een potje. She is making amazing and just great smelling make-up and creams and the best thing; she is sharing her place with you!

Cool stuff:

Free parking and close to A2, you work surrounded by our beauty products which you can all try!

Name:

Bij de Steef

What’s it?

In this brick stone surrounding with very high walls you and glass roof, you feel as if you are outdoors on the patio of an old castle. We change our expo monthly. Would you like to expose your art? let us know! Every first Friday of the month you can expect a semi-acoustic life performance. We offer all kinds of music!

Cool stuff:

Our young and dynamic catering team makes the nicest breakfasts and lunches for a good price. Food is all biological, there are choices for veggies and special diets. Check it out!

Name:

De Voorkamer

What’s it?

De Voorkamer is a meeting space for refugee center residents and local inhabitants of Utrecht. A place to meet, a place to play, a place to learn, a place to create, and simply a place to feel at home.

Cool stuff:

Do you feel like having a sandwich or you rather go crazy and make some delicious falafel? Feel free and use our kitchen. De Voorkamer presents its work all over the place. Do you feel bored and need a distraction? Have a look around and be amazed by the work and stories of our participants. What about a game of sjoel or backgammon as a break?

Check out these locations and create your own very cool personalized workation!

How does it work?

Choose a location, maybe more than 1, book your seat and go there! I guarantee that you will feel great after working in one of these awesome locations. Maybe you can even organize a tour for yourself? Like this one:

Day 1: Start in Utrecht.

Do a great morning session in Het Stadshuisje.

During lunch time you can walk to the Kanaalstraat. Here you can buy delicious food and you can prepare it in the kitchen of De Voorkamer. Here you will work the rest of the day.

At the end of the day, you walk to the station (just 10 minutes) and take the train to Vinkeveen. Here you find the address where you should go to.

You check out the sunset at this magical place and finish some stuff of this first amazing day in one of the boathouses where you will sleep as well.

Day 2: Halfway Amsterdam

You wake up and hear the birds. You will have a small walk next to the Vinkeveense plassen. In the morning you will work in this place with a cool view over the Marina. After lunch, you take the bus (just a 1-minute walk) and you go to the center of Amsterdam. The rest of the day you will work and meet Erik in his place; A house with a view. Again a view over the water. Erik can help you out with all kinds of stuff and will give you an inspirational afternoon. Later that day you are going to do something fun! You go to FUNBASE! Till 18:00 you can work and play here. But after 6 the friday party starts so you will have a great night there! Funbase is a soft play center for adults on the weekends—now open for co-working on weekdays. From zen room to nerf gun game and even a ball pit area!! You don’t believe me? Check out pictures here.

So. I just sketched a workation for you that is just available for you already! What are you waiting for? Pack your back, bring a good mood and go! It’s just an example because there are 100 of more options for you. Like this cool caravan or this caravan. 

In all these places great activities can be organized. What kind of activities am I thinking of?

Workshops

Speakers

Meeting new people

Adventures

Creative sessions

Even overnight activities (some places have super cool places where you can sleep!)

Local food & drinks

Body & mind

Visiting local nature

All Local locations are filled with local entrepreneurs and their skills and knowledge!

Are you as an entrepreneur or hosts interested in giving a workshop or talk or organizing something at one of the Locals locations (maybe your own location), let us know!

Keep updated and check out more pictures in our facebook group! 

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Get ready for the Social Enterprise Days 2017

On June 1st and 2nd, the fourth edition of the Social Enterprise Days will take place in Utrecht. The event is for every entrepreneur, investor, and enthusiasts on doing businesses in a more social way. We are happy to say that the event will take place at the Social Impact Factory, a recently opened Seats2meet network spot.

The event will have different lounges with 25 minutes speaking sessions with social entrepreneurs from companies as Triodos, De Koekfabriek, Happy Tosti and Seats2meet. To close the Social Enterprise Days with style watch the Social Enterprise Awards ceremony. Check the whole program here.

The tickets start at 29,- euros for start-ups and freelancers or 49,- euros for employees in larger companies and enterprises, and you can get them here. Use the code below to get a 20% discount from Seats2meet.

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Boeren & Buren zoekt lokale initiatiefnemers voedselnetwerk

Wie zijn wij?

Boeren & Buren is een korte keten-netwerk dat producenten en consumenten samenbrengt. In 2011 werd het in Frankrijk opgericht om de lokale landbouw te ondersteunen. Inmiddels bestaan er in heel Europa al meer dan 1000 Buurderijen die met succes draaien! Door de keten te verkorten kunnen boeren zelf hun prijzen bepalen en ontvangen zij 80 % van de verkoopprijs van hun producten. In Nederland zijn we sinds kort actief en zijn er inmiddels al vijf Buurderijen open. Het netwerk groeit als kool en er komen steeds meer Buurderijen bij!

Hoe werkt het?  

Via boerenenburen.nl kan je rechtstreeks bestellen bij boeren bij jou in de buurt. Vervolgens komt iedereen samen op de “Buurderij”, waar je de vooraf online bestelde producten persoonlijk van de boeren ontvangt. Zo leer je de mensen achter je voedsel kennen, weet je hoe het geproduceerd wordt, en ontvangen zij een eerlijke prijs voor hun producten. De producten worden voor jou op bestelling geoogst of bereid en zijn dus vers van het land. Bovendien gaan de Boeren zonder overschotten naar huis en wordt er dus geen voedsel verspild.

Wie zoeken wij?

We zijn op zoek naar lokale initiatiefnemers, die willen meehelpen het netwerk uit te breiden door een Buurderij te openen in hun eigen buurt. Je gaat op zoek naar een geschikte locatie en brengt producenten en buren op een leuke manier samen. Je bent het gezicht en aanspreekpunt tijdens de wekelijkse Buurderij-bijeenkomst en brengt “leven in de Buurderij”. Als Buurderij-Verantwoordelijke ben je:

Gepassioneerd over lekker eten, lokale landbouw en de missie van Boeren & Buren;
Enthousiast, ondernemend en gemotiveerd;
Sociaal en communicatief vaardig, je kan mensen verbinden;
Handig met de computer en bij voorkeur ook sociale media;
In staat zelfstandig te werken;
Bereid je in te schrijven bij de KvK (als je niet al ingeschreven bent natuurlijk)
In de gelegenheid 8-12u p/w aan het runnen van je Buurderij te besteden.

Als Buurderij-Verantwoordelijke ontvang je een vaste marge (10 %) van de wekelijkse omzet. Hoe succesvoller je bent als Buurderij-Verantwoordelijke, hoe beter je Buurderij gaat draaien en hoe beter je verdiensten dus! En je staat er uiteraard niet alleen voor. Je krijgt ondersteuning van Boeren & Buren, promotiematerialen en zichtbaarheid op regionaal en nationaal niveau, hulp bij eventuele technische moeilijkheden, etc. Bovendien word je deel van een dynamisch en groeiend netwerk van inspirerende en gelijkgezinde mensen!

Interesse of vragen?

Neem contact op met Lesley Walet, coördinator Nederland, lesley@boerenenburen.nl of 0614552331.

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Be a Serendipitous spot. How to? It’s easy…

Yep Serendipity it is. People meeting each other and sharing knowledge, ideas, insights, skills and whatever they want to share. And suddenly they invent the next user-friendly computer or the best medicine to cure a disease, and this can happen at your location. How cool (and good for your business) would that be!

See the manual in this video

Demo: Sign up as a Serendipitous Spot

With Seats2meet (which is our chain of over 170 cowork spaces in 24 countries) we created a matching app The Serendipity Machine (TSM) for people their business life, as people said: ‘Like Tinder for work’. The unique elements of this app are, it’s matching real time and place based. From now on the TSM is available at any location, not only S2M locations. That means that people can check in on Serendipitous spots to let the app know she/he is ready to meet someone relevant. The app is doing its magic based on an AI algorithm and the people can meet each other face to face because they are both there. You can facilitate them with your inspiring coffee, or your comfortable seats, or both and suddenly you’re taking part in the new world where cool innovation happens.

To take this further, if you connect to those people too by checking in at your own spot, innovation can enter your business as well. And you will stay up to date and relevant in this rapidly changing world.

All this above is the reason why we created an easy way for you to register your location as a Serendipitous spot.

See the manual in this video

Demo: Sign up as a Serendipitous Spot

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5 REASONS WHY TO BE A SERENDIPITOUS SPOT!

We see a trend, and now we have a perfect tool for you to be part of it. All kinds of locations like offices (big HQ’s and small offices), restaurants/cafes, universities/schools, hospitals, libraries, etc. are opening their doors to the world. People are allowed to enter and sit there to cowork and meet each other.

For example, at the location Seats2meet.com Utrecht CS we do this too. Already for 10 years now, and it’s still a ‘place to be’ for a lot of people! Every day an average of 80 people entering the open workspace to work, meet and collaborate. With more than 70.000 users (in the Netherlands). And in 2015 1 out of 6 found a new job, a new project to work on, or started a new company.

Why would you do this too? Well, let me give you 5 reasons.

1: Your location becomes a place to be

Because of people using The Serendipity Machine app, they know where to find you. This generates traffic at your location so that they can meet relevant people there. All we do with the app is matching them to each other and bring the virtual world into the physical world at your location.

2: Knowledge is inside your building to innovate your business too

With people entering your spot also a lot of expertise and knowledge is coming in. Perhaps that social media expert is among them to help you do your marketing. Or maybe you can collaborate with another person who has some brilliant insights and ideas, and suddenly you’ve got yourself a new product or service to sell.

Watch this video to see how Achmea (one of the biggest insurance company in the Netherlands) innovates.

3: You will have a dashboard with relevant data of the people inside

All those people in your location are your stakeholders. Who doesn’t want to know them, right? We show you the results of your space, about the knowledge, the behavior, and some other stats.

4: You have exposure on this map and in a rapidly growing network

We ask people to identify the cool places to go to on this map. That’s where your worldwide exposure starts. If you want to connect to that global network, just become a serendipitous spot and people know that they are allowed to enter your location too.

5: And maybe your location will be the spot where the next Facebook will be invented, How cool!

Just for fun, imagine!!

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We zoeken operationele Seats2meet.com helden!

Seats2meet.com is een geweldig platform waar dagelijks honderden zelfstandige professionals ontmoeten, werken, eten, drinken, feesten en vooral nieuwe waarde creëren. We worden gedreven door de visie Society3.0, waarvan je hier een korte uitleg vindt, en hier zelf het boek kunt lezen!


We runnen deze locatie samen met onze eigen gasten, en daar zijn we mega trots op. Omdat die groep helden altijd in beweging is (ZP’ers worden snel succesvol!) zijn we altijd op zoek naar aanvulling van dit geweldige team.

Ben jij de volgende held die niet bang is zijn/haar mouwen op te stropen en ons te helpen bij rollen als gastheer/vrouw, reserverings-support, eten & drinken voorbereiden en het voorbereiden van de ruimtes?


Achter de schermen wordt er elke dag keihard gewerkt om dit mogelijk te maken, door een gigantische groep mensen. We zijn er trots op dat we regelmatig ZP’ers leren kennen die ons komen ondersteunen, en zijn altijd op zoek naar helden die ons komen ondersteunen. Natuurlijk tegen een vergoeding, waarmee we veel startende ondernemers wat extra ondersteuning kunnen bieden.

Elke locatie bestaat uit een harde kern die zorgt dat ze iedereen kennen die aanwezig is om zo veel mogelijk verbindingen te leggen. Daarnaast zorgt dit team dat elke dag weer tot in de puntjes is voorbereid. De dag zelf draaien we samen met een flexibele schil van ZP’ers die er voor zorgen dat de stoelen weer recht staan, de koffie blijft stromen en iedereen warm begroet wordt bij binnenkomst.

Iets voor jou? Neem contact op met Martine Maris van The Social Impact Factory, inspired by Seats2meet.com.

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Public Matters zoekt een ervaren Office Assistant (Den Haag/fulltime)

Wij zijn een public affairs en lobbyadviesbureau, gevestigd in het hart van Den Haag. Bij ons bureau werken momenteel 17 adviseurs. Zij begeleiden en ondersteunen onze profit en non-profit cliënten bij het verwerven van positie in het politieke, bestuurlijke en publieke krachtenveld in Den Haag en Brussel.

Dat doen zij als klankbord, ‘sparring partner’ en vertrouwenspersoon, maar ook vanuit hun expertise in het verzorgen van trainingen, workshops en seminars.

Om zich maximaal op onze cliënten te kunnen richten, zoeken wij voor onze adviseurs een Office Assistant. Als ‘spin in het web’ regel je alles op kantoor en weet je wat er administratief en organisatorisch speelt, en moet gebeuren. Je vindt het prettig als collega’s op je rekenen en stelt ze niet graag teleur. Daarin werk je nauwkeurig en houd je als vanzelfsprekend het overzicht.

Jouw werkzaamheden dragen bij aan

Een representatief en professioneel imago in (telefonisch) ontvangst, communicatie en bij trainingen of events
Soepel en efficiënt gebruik van onze kantooromgeving en locaties elders
Een strakke, tijdsefficiënte organisatie van afspraken, overleggen en zakenreizen
Een actueel overzicht en verspreiding van relevante nieuwsontwikkelingen voor eigen gebruik en voor cliënten
Een vlotte start voor nieuwe collega’s en oplossingen bij personeelsvragen van huidige collega’s
Snelle verwerking en een up-to-date overzicht van de administratie (facturatie, kas, personeel en post)

Wij zoeken een collega met

Initiatief en een meegaande, stressbestendige werkhouding
Een afgeronde Mbo+/Hbo-opleiding, secretarieel of commercieel
Een aantal jaren ervaring in een secretariële of ondersteunende functie
Meer dan gemiddelde interesse in politiek
Zowel mondeling als schriftelijk, uitstekende kennis van de Nederlandse en goede kennis van de Engelse taal
Een representatief voorkomen, en prettig in contact en communicatie

Public Matters biedt jou

Een veelzijdige, zelfstandige rol binnen een professioneel en politiek betrokken team
Prima beloning, zowel in arbeidsvoorwaarden (incl. pensioen) als in verantwoordelijkheid, werksfeer en kantooromgeving
De mogelijkheid om je inhoudelijk verder te ontwikkelen

Spreekt deze rol je aan?

Als je je herkent in dit profiel komen we graag met je in contact.

Omdat we de werving en selectie hebben uitbesteed aan ‘de Wereld van Personeel’, nodigen we je uit je motivatiebrief en cv te sturen aan Esther Mallant van de Wereld van Personeel, via esther@dewereldvanpersoneel.nl. Vermeld daarbij als onderwerp ‘vacature Public Matters’

Voor informatie over de functie kun je ook telefonisch contact met Esther opnemen via 06 – 393 381 35. Meer informatie over ons bedrijf vind je via www.publicmatters.nl.

Graag ontvangen wij je reactie uiterlijk op zondag 28 mei 2017. De oriënterende gesprekken zijn gepland op woensdag 7 juni 2017.

Wat doet de Wereld van Personeel?

De Wereld van Personeel is gespecialiseerd in advies over personeelszaken aan ondernemers met personeel, in bedrijven tot 50 medewerkers.

Ondernemers kunnen zelf aan de slag met hun personeelszaken met behulp van zes online doe-het-zelf programma’s Werven, Belonen, Regelen, Functioneren, Ontwikkelen en Afscheid.

Of, maatwerkadvies en ondersteuning krijgen op alle zaken die met personeel te maken hebben, zoals bij de werving & selectie van een nieuwe medewerker. (www.dewereldvanpersoneel.nl)

 

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How to live with a holiday vibe forever?

I have to admit something.

I am a huge fan. I am a huge fan of a woman called Floortje Dessing.

She is a dutch lady that travels around the world, searching and visiting people that literally are living on the edge of the world. In here tv show called; Floortje naar het einde van de wereld (that means Floortje to the end of the world) she is visiting those family’s and showing their way of living. If you ever thought it’s impossible to travel with kids, a fixed job or no money, think again.

So, why am I telling you this? Remember the blog about living the location independent lifestyle? Here’s my next list how to feel and change your life easy into one of a traveler.

 

1.Read, reading is free entertainment while you get wiser, tranquil and reduce stress.

Here some books that inspire me enormously: Mutant message down under, Woman in the wilderness, Society 3.0, Busy. How to thrive in a world of too much, The Serendipity Machine, Knowmad Society, Appreciative inquiries of the 3.0 kind, Ecosystem for businesses and Welcome to dancing with life; all worth looking in to!

2.  Share, share your living room on Seats2meet for Locals, your guest room on Airbnb (or your whole house when you are on a holiday, get your meals from Thuisafgehaald.nl, work in cool places around the world, share your stuff on Peerby or with De Deelkelder, share your garage on Djeepo, use your car for Uber or Snapcar, receive couch surfers,  and shop your clothes on United Wardrobe. In this way, you meet new people and you enter small different worlds.

 

 

3. Experience serendipity, Serendipity is an unexpected, relevant meeting. You don’t know when it will happen to you but you can help it happen more often in 3 easy steps. Step 1: Don’t be too busy, schedule some “serendipity time” for yourself. Often on a free, relaxing moment, you get creative; so give yourself the time to let go and get surprised. Step 2:  Check-in. By checking in, in The Serendipity Machine (a great tool that facilitates in serendipity) you increase the chance of serendipity because you get matched to relevant people around you. Step 3: Say hello. Saying hi, can lead to a 100 things, you don’t know if one of them will make you happy for the rest of your life.

4. Write down, I am sure you are full of ideas, great opportunities, story’s and talents. Why not sharing them? Share them with us. Would like to write a blog? Like mine, or maybe something totally different. We invite you to tell the world your story. Sent an email to us and we give you access to start writing down and telling your story.

I hope I can inspire you. Have a cool journey!

 

 

 

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Ada Kaspersma brings high level consultancy for entrepreneurs

Last week I was lucky enough to meet Ada Kaspersma. She is a force of nature who lived in Belgium, America, France and ended up in Utrecht, where she studied psychology and in Amsterdam, where she studied communication. For a long time she worked in corporate companies as consultancy and law firms. Five years ago was when she had a change of heart.

Realizing that the corporate world wasn’t for her anymore, she drifted to an entirely different field: jewelry. She started the web shop bebalancedbeads.nl four years ago. As you can imagine from the name, the accessories are not only for an aesthetic purpose. Ada knows and explains which kind of energy each stone transmits. For example, Prehnite is suitable for personal and spiritual growth, Labradorite is protective, and Amethyst is purifying.

At the same time, she realized that having focused and being organized enough to start a business is a large advantage she acquired when working at her previous jobs. New entrepreneurs and freelancers face the same challenge, so why not help them? Ada started helping friends by writing business plans for them until it occurred to her that it is essential for every entrepreneur to go through those steps themselves. That’s when she changed it to a coaching format.

Adalyse is now a guiding format for new entrepreneurs who are looking for a clear strategy and vision for their new companies. Her services include an online program, templates for several businesses analysis, access to a Facebook group with exclusive information and the other entrepreneurs in the program, the business plan she created for Be Balanced Beads as an example and one on one coaching Skype calls.

You can start now at adalyse-online.nl

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