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Amsterdam Small Business Network sounds gong for local entrepreneurship
Amsterdam Small Business Network is a platform that promotes and supports small and local businesses, ultimately turning them into thriving success stories. Founders Sharon Tainsh and Marjolijn Hendriksen sound the gong.
Amsterdam Small Business Network, 020SBN in short, was founded at the end of 2012 and currently holds over 1800 members, offering them a business environment where collaborations can be formed and knowledge can be shared. The network organizes monthly informal networking events, lectures and brainstorm sessions to help (starting) entrepreneurs. The platform aims to promote and support local businesses for example by a website with business profiles to highlight the person behind a business, organizing regular 'pop-up' events for consumers, and very soon the launch of the online webshop Locally Yours.
For more information: www.020sbn.nlAmsterdam
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EnterNext celebrates first anniversary in Lisbon with a Closing Bell
EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary set up in May 2013 to promote and grow the market for SMEs , has published encouraging results for its first full year in business.
To meet the goals defined in its original brief, EnterNext rolled out an action plan in all four countries where it operates, targeting three key priorities:
• expand and consolidate ties with local SMEs, both listed and unlisted, and promote the stock market as a source of finance
• develop market liquidity in midcaps by reconnecting them with investors
• rally brokers, bankers and the rest of the financial eco-system that finances SMEsLisbon
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Gong marks Zomercompetitie 2014
| Amsterdam
78832b406306-38a5-4bd0-9b20-26e6999dbd59Gong marks Zomercompetitie 2014
The Zomercompetitie (Summer Competition) is a football and hockey tournament for companies in the Amsterdam area and is being held for the 8th time this summer. Head of Athletics & Operations, Astrid Emons, sounds the gong and marks the start of the Summer competition 2014.
Between June 3 and July 25 over 80 companies participate in the tournament. Teams compete during over 20 playing days for the 2014 football and hockey title. The league has a unique character; both football and hockey take place in one location, and is played in a format of six against six. In addition to the sporting aspect, the Summer Competition provides a networking platform where both participating companies and sponsors can meet young professionals. Summer Competition supports charity organisation Sunday Foundation.
For more information: www.zomercompetitie.comAmsterdam
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Gong marks Zomercompetitie 2014
| Amsterdam
7877e4cb2099-9081-4f51-af9e-94a4a94e6553Gong marks Zomercompetitie 2014
The Zomercompetitie (Summer Competition) is a football and hockey tournament for companies in the Amsterdam area and is being held for the 8th time this summer. Head of Athletics & Operations, Astrid Emons, sounds the gong and marks the start of the Summer competition 2014.
Between June 3 and July 25 over 80 companies participate in the tournament. Teams compete during over 20 playing days for the 2014 football and hockey title. The league has a unique character; both football and hockey take place in one location, and is played in a format of six against six. In addition to the sporting aspect, the Summer Competition provides a networking platform where both participating companies and sponsors can meet young professionals. Summer Competition supports charity organisation Sunday Foundation.
For more information: www.zomercompetitie.com
Amsterdam
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Transavia sounds gong voor Transavia Grand Slam Beach Volleyball 2014
Transavia.com visit Beursplein 5 and sounds the gong for the Transavia Beach Volleyball Grand Slam 2014. After the European Beach Volleyball Championships in 2012, transavia.com is title sponsor of the Beach Volleyball Grand Slam for the second consecutive year. Next year transavia.com occurs at the World Beach Volleyball Championships as the presenting partner. Transavia is a part of Air France-KLM, listed on Euronext (ticker symbol: AF).
The Transavia Grand Slam will be held in three of the four cities that are the setting for the beach volleyball World Cup in the Netherlands next year (The Hague, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Apeldoorn). On 16 and 17 July the group matches not only take place in The Hague, but also in Amsterdam and Apeldoorn. As of July 18, all matches are played at The Hague Beach Stadium in The Hague. With teams from over 30 countries, the grand slam is more international than ever. Tournament director Bas van de Goor sounds the gong
For more information: www.transaviagrandslam.nl
Amsterdam
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EnterNext welcomes Lucibel on Alternext in Paris
Frédéric Granotier, CEO of LUCIBEL, opens the European trading day in Paris.
Lucibel is a French innovative company which designs in France new-generation lighting products and solutions, based on LED technology, and markets them in almost 30 countries.
Paris
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Bell Ceremony to celebrate the first anniversary of EnterNext in Brussels, the initiative for Mid and Small caps
On 16 July 2014 Koen De Jonckheere, Board Member EnterNext rang the Opening Bell together with Eric Forest, Chairman and CEO of EnterNext, to celebrate the first anniversary of EnterNext. EnterNext, the subsidiary of Euronext, is dedicated to Mid and small caps that have a capitalization of under euro 1 billion. The Bell Ceremony was followed by a press debate with the panelists such as JM Caucheteux of Bank Degroof, Oliver Goerens of Belfius Bank, Francis Lambilliotte of Hamon, Erik De Clippel of KBC Securities and Anneleen Desmyter of QRF.
To find out more : www.enternext.biz
Brussels
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Gong marks start 98th Four Days Marches Nijmegen
| Amsterdam
78769db27fc2-844e-4410-ba96-2b2a180f7cb2Gong marks start 98th Four Days Marches Nijmegen
To celebrate the start of the 98th Four Days Marches Nijmegen, Jan Los, member of the board of the Dutch walking association KNBLO-NL, sounds the gong.
KNBLO Wandelsportorganisatie Nederland(KNBLO-NL) is the parent organization of Foundation DE 4DAAGSE (who organizes the Four Days Marches). The first Four Days Marches took place in 1909. Starting with 309 participants in 1909, the event has grown into the world’s largest multi-day walking event counting 46,000 participants. Together with the festivities held in the city of Nijmegen during the Four Days Marches, the ‘Vierdaagsefeesten’, the walking event has been the biggest free event of the Netherlands for years. Besides the Four Days Marches, KNBLO-NL is also known from its local multi-day walking events, the ‘Avond4daagse’, which gets over half a million children to start moving every year.
For more information: www.wandel.nl and www.knblo.nl
Amsterdam
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Gong marks 1 year anniversary EnterNext
| Amsterdam
78755f9756c7-83a2-4be3-8713-acfddf2f37d9Gong marks 1 year anniversary EnterNext
By sounding the gong Euronext celebrates the one year anniversary of EnterNext, an initiative for small and medium-sized companies.
EnterNext provides financing solutions which are geared to the financing needs of local SMEs that are active regionally, nationally and internationally and make every effort to offer companies optimal visibility and access to investors, and to get businesses to use the stock exchange more once listed. Where the really big companies naturally are of interest, the medium-sized and smaller sometimes need extra attention because it is the liquidity benefits. EnterNext focuses on companies which are listed on its European market and which have a market capitalisation of less than €1 billion. The one year anniversary is also celebrated at the other Euronext locations Brussels, Paris and Lisbon with the ringing of the bell.
For more information: www.enternext.biz
Amsterdam
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Bell Ceremony to celebrate the first listing of the spotlight options at Euronext Brussels
| Brussels
78790ba9f858-41b4-4ae8-b17c-152cdf733641Bell Ceremony to celebrate the first listing of the spotlight options at Euronext Brussels
On 15 July 2014, Euronext created a new options segment dedicated to options with a short maturity, which are called Spotlight options. To celebrate this, Edwin Moses, CEO of Ablynx, Georges Rawadi, VP Business Development of Cardio3 Biosciences, Rob Goyens, VP Strategic Planning, Treasury & Investor Relations of Telenet and Hugo De Stoop, CFO of Euronav rang the opening bell in Brussels.
To find out more about this product, please click on the press release : Euronext Brussels launches Spotlight Options on five companies.
Brussels
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ABN AMRO sounds gong for Amsterdam Fashion Week
| Amsterdam
78744258ca2b-fb5d-4d36-a0ea-aada16403765ABN AMRO sounds gong for Amsterdam Fashion Week
ABN AMRO has strong ties with the fashion and textile industry. That’s why ABN AMRO has been a partner and sponsor of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Amsterdam since 2004. In January and July every year, professionals from all across the Netherlands travel to the capital to attend the fashion week.
ABN AMRO is the exclusive partner of the important networking event ‘Keys to Success’ where entrepreneurs from both inside and outside the fashion industry connect. Keys to Success highlights the business aspect of fashion, and challenges fashion professionals to team up to make the most of opportunities. The first edition was held in the summer of 2012. Every year, inspiring speakers take the stage to share their insights on interesting fashion-related topics. During drinks there’s plenty of opportunity to network, gather new ideas and hear inspiring stories. Afterwards, participants move to the catwalk, where every edition features the work of a different Dutch designer.Head of ABN AMRO Fashion Desk, Manolo Marquez, sounds the gong.
For more information: www.mbfashionweek.com
Amsterdam
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Bell Ceremony to celebrate 14 July with H.E. Mr Bernard Valero
On 14 July 2014, His Excellency Mr Bernard Valero, Ambassador of France to Belgium, opened the European markets with a Bell Ceremony to celebrate the French National Holiday.
Brussels
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EnterNext welcomes Voltalia on Euronext in Paris
Sébastien Clerc, CEO of Voltalia, rings the opening bell.
Voltalia specializes in producing electricity from renewable energy. The group also develops a carbon trading activity. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- operation of thermal plants (36.4%);
- operation of solar plants (22.8%);
- operation of wind parks (21.3%);
- other (19.5%): primarily operation of hydroelectric plants and engineering services..
Net sales break down geographically as follows: França (40,2%), Guiana Francesa (42,6%), Grécia (12,1%) e Brasil (1,6%).
Paris
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Euronext launches Spotlight Options
| Amsterdam
7872c9cc3dde-acba-438a-a5f8-57d10ccea933Euronext launches Spotlight Options
Euronext launches new ‘Spotlight Options’ on six companies listed on its Amsterdam market: Telegraaf Media Groep NV, Sligro Food Group NV, Exact Holding NV, Accell Group NV, Altice SA and BE Semiconductor Industries NV.
Spotlight Options, a segment dedicated to the development of new option classes requested by market participants, on its Amsterdam and Brussels derivatives markets. Through a unique combination of Liquidity Provider support and dedicated promotion by Sponsoring Brokers, underlying assets with notable market events or activity will be put in the spotlight.
Spotlight Options will create additional investment and trading opportunities in SMEs and newly listed stocks. The added liquidity and visibility will allow the classes to grow to become mature option classes. The Spotlight Options have short-term maturities of 1, 2 and 3 months. In a second phase Euronext will expand the segment via the introduction of Spotlight Options on other geographies and asset classes, responding to market demand. On Euronext Brussels, five Spotlight option classes will be introduced on July 15th.
The launch is celebrated with a special gong ceremony in attendance of prominent representatives of the companies. Rene Takens, CEO of Accell Group, sounds the gong together with CFO of BE Semiconductor, Cor te Hennepe, CFO of Sligro Food Group, Huub van Rozendaal, CFO of TMG, Fred Arp, the CFO of Accell Group, Hielke Sybesma and Head of IR at Exact, Michel Hülters.
For more information: https://www.euronext.com/en
Amsterdam
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Celebrating the 1 year of EnterNext in Paris
Anthony Attia, CEO of Euronext Paris, and Eric Forest, CEO of EnterNext, close the European trading day in Paris to celebrate the 1st anniversary of EnterNext, Euronext's subsidiary dedicated to the financing of SMEs.
Paris
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EnterNext welcomes ATEME on Euronext in Paris
Michel Artières, CEO of ATEME, rings the opening bell.
ATEME specializes in developing and manufacturing video compression equipments and software. Products are for facilitating and accelerating the broadcasting live or on demand video streaming. The group also provides electronic encoders and decoders supporting Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) formats and compression standards MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/AVC, transcoders distributing videos for multi-screen use and multiplexers grouping several TV channels in satellite or cable broadcasting systems.
Paris
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Listing of biotech company arGEN-X on EnterNext in Brussels
As of 10 July 2014 arGEN-X is listed on the Brussels markets. To celebrate this event, Tim Van Hauwermeiren, CEO of arGEN-X, opened the markets with a Bell Ceremony. Hans de Haard, co-founder of arGEN-X, had the honor to write the first opening price on the blackboard. The reference price was fixed at 8.50 euro.
arGEN-X specializes in researching and developing human monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of oncological, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
At the end of 2013, the company had a portfolio of 2 products in phase I of clinical development and 3 products in preclinical development phase.The ticker code of arGEN-X is : ARGX.
If you would like to find out more : www.argen-x.com
Brussels
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Gong ceremony marks listing of Delta Lloyd Corporate Bond Fund
Delta Lloyd sounds the gong to celebrate the listing of the Delta Lloyd Corporate Bond Fund. The move means that Delta Lloyd’s investment strategy for corporate bonds is now also available to retail investors.
The fund has a competitive price structure, and a favourable tax regime for Dutch investors. The gong ceremony will be followed by a presentation by the head of credit at Delta Lloyd, Arnold Gast. According to Gast, “The Delta Lloyd Corporate Bond Fund was originally set up for institutional investors, and it has an excellent performance record. Exchange listing makes it easy for our distribution partners to include the fund in their investor giro.”
Corporate bonds have become increasingly popular in recent years. Companies often offer good returns, and many have now substantially improved their financial position. The Delta Lloyd Corporate Bond Fund aims to improve yield and decrease risk. Delta Lloyd Asset management is the independent asset management division of the Delta Lloyd Group.
For more information: www.deltalloydassetmanagement.nl
Amsterdam