te dx karmijn definitief
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TEDxWomen Amsterdam December 7, 2010
UNTAPPED AMBITION
Who are we ?
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Hadewych Cels
Cilian Jansen Verplanke
Désirée van Boxtel
Karmijn’s partnership
• In the US, 70% of all new businesses are started by women, in the NL 30%• In the Netherlands approximately 15% of all SME companies is lead by a woman or a
gender diverse management team• In the US only 4% of women entrepreneurs have raised Private Equity, vs 11% of their male
counterparts• In the Netherlands approximately 0,7% of the CEO’s of companies seeking growth capital
are women
But WHEN they grow:
• Women-owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all U.S. firms: 17% versus 9%• Gender diverse managed companies consistently generate higher financial returns: Return
on Equity 10-35% higher than industry average, EBIT over 45% higher.• Businesses started by women live longer; 2 yrs from start-up 80% are still alive vs 50%
average
Some facts
Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible
Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth
Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible
Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth
The division CEO of a
large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job
when division is going to be sold
Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible
Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth
The division CEO of a
large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job
when division is going to be sold
CEO of SME company thinks
she cannot afford an acquisition of
the company when the owner proposes a buy-
out
CEO of SME company thinks
she cannot afford an acquisition of
the company when the owner proposes a buy-
out
Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible
Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth
The division CEO of a
large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job
when division is going to be sold
CEO of SME company thinks
she cannot afford an acquisition of
the company when the owner proposes a buy-
out
CEO of SME company thinks
she cannot afford an acquisition of
the company when the owner proposes a buy-
out
Founder of a SME-company
abandons growth strategy because bank is unwilling
to finance
Founder of a SME-company
abandons growth strategy because bank is unwilling
to finance
We need to close this DISCONNECT
1. Don’t sell yourself short!
2. Network effectively
3. Find the money, it’s there!
How can the DISCONNECT be closed?
Do you have the ambition to become the new role model?
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