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Entrepreneurs Day

Entrepreneurs Day celebrated with a gong

MKB Amsterdam celebrates de ‘Dag van de Ondernemer’, a day to celebrate entrepreneurship in the Nederlands.

MKB Amsterdam celebrates this day by putting a number of entrepreneurs in the spotlight by opening the trading day in their honour.

For more information: www.dagvandeondernemer.nl

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Manufacturing Industry 100

Made in NL opens trading with winner Manufacturing Industry 100

Andries Verder, CEO of VerderGroup and also winner of the Manufacturing Industry 100 list 2018 opens trading at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

The Manufacturing Industry 100 is a list of the 100 most successful manufacturing companies in the Netherlands with a sales volume less than 500 million euros. This year’s list was compiled for sixth time by Corporate Finance International (CFI), on behalf of the Management Team.

These companies are less known as Philips, AkzoNobel and ASML, butalso  play a major role in our economy. The fastest growers are not found in high-tech, but in particular strong sources such as Food, Agro and metal.

The number 1 orf this year is VerderGroep.

For more information: www.mt.nl/made-in-nl/maak100/maakindustrie-100-2018-de-lijst

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For Women In Science

‘For Women In Science’ opens trading 

Liesbeth van Vliet and Aimee van Wynsberghe are the award winners for the seventh edition of ‘For Women in Science’ this year. On this occasion they will open trading at Beursplein 5.

For Women in Science is an initiative from L’Oréal, Unesco, LNVH and the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study.

Each year, the Dutch L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship Program hands-out two scholarships of up to €25,000 to female scientists. The participation of women in scientific research is essential for economic, social and cultural development. Nowadays, women achieve the highest academic level; nevertheless, they are still under-represented.

For more information: www.fondationloreal.com/for-women-in-science 

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5th anniversary Amsterdam Exchange Experience

Amsterdam Exchange Experience celebrates 5th anniversary by sounding the gong

The Amsterdam Exchange Experience (AEX Experience) celebrates it’s 5^th anniversary. In honor of this a group of tour guides, also known as Mercurions, open trading at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

The AEX Experience is a 75 to 90 minute interactive educational tour through the Euronext building at Beursplein 5. Visitors get the chance to have a look behind the scenes, including the history of the stock exchange, the emergence of stock trading, the listing process of a company and the different indexes are amply treated.

In addition, you can participate in a trade simulation where you are in the shoes of a stockbroker.

For more information: www.aex.nl/amsterdam-exchange-experience

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CSR Manager of the Year

Gong for CSR Manager of the Year 2018

Geanne van Arkel, Head of Sustainable Development bij Interface, has been elected as ‘CSR Manager of the Year 2018’ and opened the trading day with the gong.

The CSR Manager of the Year election kicked-off in 2012. Organiser is CSR consultancy Sustainalize, together with Moonen Packaging and Sustainable Talent as their partners. The purpose of the election is to recognize the efforts and results of inspired CSR managers. Geanne van Arkel was elected CSR Manager of the Year 2018 at the Dutch National Sustainability Congress on November 8th.

A jury had previously nominated three persons for this title. Besides Geanne van Arkel. Jaap Petraeus, Manager Corporate Sustainability bij FrieslandCampina, and Marlijn Simons-Somhorst, Manager Corporate Responsibility & Relations bij Lidl Nederland, were nominated.

For more information: www.mvomanagervanhetjaar.nl

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Mint Tower Capital wins Silver FD Gazellen Award

Winner of the Silver FD Gazellen Award 2018 opens trading 

Mint Tower Capital is one of the fastest growing companies in the Netherlands. The hedge-fund has won a silver FD Gazellen award on 6 November 2018, thanks to a growth in revenues of nearly 93 percent in two years’ time, as well as an increase in staff; from 9 to 25 FTEs. On this occasion Joris Hoedemaekers opens trading at Euronext Amsterdam.

Every year, Het Financieele Dagblad hands out the FD Gazellen Awards to companies that have grown at least 20% in revenues over the past three (financial years). In addition, the FD Gazelles are profitable in the final year of the surveyed period.

This year, the rules have been tightened. A company should have a minimum turnover of € 250,000. The three turnover categories are now: small (€ 250,000 to € 2 million), medium-sized (€ 2 million to € 10 million) and large (more than € 10 million). Furthermore, the ranking has been adjusted. In addition to revenue growth, this year staff growth and the profit margin will also be taken into account.

A total of 287 companies were awarded with the title FD Gazelle, as a reward for their above-average growth. This concerns companies from; North Holland, South Holland and Flevoland, that grew at least 20% in turnover over the past three financial years.

For more information: www.fd.nl/fdgazellen / www.minttowercapital.com

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Christmas Jumper Day

Save the Children kicks-off Christmas Jumper Day by sounding the gong

On 14 December Save the Children, an organization active in over 120 countries that helps children in need, organizes a ‘Christmas Jumper Day’ to raise money and create awareness. The money raised will be used to help reunite refugee children with their parents, as well as collect food parcels and provide warm clothing, blankets and shoes.  

On this day, thousands of people everywhere in the Netherlands are putting on their ugliest Christmas sweater for a good cause, trying to gain as much attention as possible.

Actors Esmee van Kampen and Eric Bouwman, ambassadors for Save the Children, will help make a lot of noise for this charity cause with the sounding of the gong.

For more information: christmasjumperday.org

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ZIVVER

ZIVVER sounds gong to celebrate growth financing of 12 million dollars

ZIVVER, the platform that helps companies communicate securely, will open the Amsterdam exchange market today. Rick Goud, CEO & Co-founder of the Amsterdam-based company, will sound the gong during the ceremony.

ZIVVER celebrates that the company has raised a growth financing of 12 million dollars. ZIVVER is taking the opportunity to thank their leading European investors Dawn Capital, DN Capital and henQ Capital, who contributed to the Series A investment. The investment round contributes to an accelerated, further expansion of ZIVVER to other markets, such as the legal and services industries, and to other countries.

ZIVVER offers a user-friendly solution for secure e-mail and file transfer. They focus on the most common cause of data leaks: human errors, such as addressing e-mails incorrectly, adding incorrect attachments and using weak passwords. Since the introduction of the platform in 2017, ZIVVER has gained a significant market share in the Dutch healthcare and public sector, including twenty percent of all Dutch hospitals and twenty percent of Dutch municipalities.

For more information: www.zivver.eu

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275th anniversary Freshfields

275th anniversary of Freshfields

Vincent Macq, Managing Partner of the Brussels Office of Freshfields, rings the bell for the celebration of a double anniversary: 275 years of global existence and 30 years of presence in Belgium.

For more information : www.freshfields.com

Money Wise pension fair

Pensioen3Daagse opens trading at the Amsterdam exchange

This year, the eight edition of the Pensioen3daagse (3 day pension fair), initiated by platform Money Wise (Wijzer in geldzaken) takes place. The ministry of Social Affairs and Employment will start the Pensioen3daagse by visiting the Amsterdam exchange and sounding the gong.

The purpose of this three-day fair is to promote financial resilience at a later age. Money Wise developed a tool in this context ‘’What should I do for my retirement?’’ that enables people to make an assessment of their situation later in life. The Pensioen3daagse includes pension consultations and awareness in the workplace. Insurers, banks and financial advisers also open their branches to people with retirement questions.

Participants in the Pensioen3daagse include Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, Authority for the Financial Markets Association of Insurers, Pension Federation, Pension Register Foundation, Ministry of Finance, Adfiz, FFP, the Dutch Central Bank, Nibud, several banks, pension funds and insurers, unions, educational institutions, pension advisors and many other employers.

For more information: www.pensioen3daagse.nl

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Startupbootcamp Fintech & CyberSecurity

Kick-off new season Startupbootcamp Fintech & CyberSecurity 

Startupbootcamp FinTech & CyberSecurity visits the Amsterdam stock exchange with the managing team and CEOs of the participating teams that will join the accelerator program on 5th of November 2018. Michael Dooijes, Co-founder & Managing Director, sounds the gong as a kick-off of the startup acceleration program.

The selection days took place on the 2^nd and 3^rd of October in Amsterdam. Out of more than 500 applications, 23 startups in Fintech and CyberSecurity were invited to present their ideas to over 100 mentors & partners. At the end 12 startups were selected to join the 2019 program.

Founded in 2010, Startupbootcamp is an award-winning global network of industry-focused accelerator programs. With 20+ programs in Europe, Asia, North & South America, MENA & Africa, selected startups gain access to the most relevant mentors, partners, and investors in their industry. Up to date, Startupbootcamp accelerated close to 700 startups globally.

For more information: startupbootcamp

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Week of the Investor

Gong as the start of the Week of the Investor

In honor of the Week of the Investor, Zita Chengadu, coordinator of the largest investor club in the Netherlands, 'Bull Up'.

During the Week of the Investor (2 to 9 November), national activities, inspiring programs and meetings provide answers to the increasing demand for knowledge and information in the area of ​​personal finances. The focus of the Week is on education and information. It enables a wide audience to inform themselves about the latest developments and trends.

The Week ends on Friday 9 November with the InvestorsFair 2018 in the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam. The Cashcow Awards for the best financials are also presented here.

For more information: www.weekvandebelegger.nl / www.beleggersfair.nl

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Museum Night

Gong in the run-up to Museum Night

The gong is sounded by Jordy den Haan, Community Manager of the Museumnacht Amsterdam Foundation. In the run-up to Museumnacht on Saturday 3 November, he and his team were invited to come and open the exchange.

The foundation was established in 1999 to build a bridge between the Amsterdam museums and the young people of the city. It is the mission of the Museumnacht Foundation to constantly activate a new generation of young people to visit a museum. With a core focus on the annual Museumnacht Amsterdam. During this night over 55 museums open their doors during the night for more than 32.000 young people from Amsterdam.

Their function translates into a vision on youth marketing in the form of an advisory, investigative and experimental role in relation to the Amsterdam museum sector. In this way, the Foundation informs, inspires and advises the Amsterdam museums to increase the proportion of young museum visitors living in the Greater Amsterdam region.

For more information: www.museumnacht.amsterdam

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MMX Trading

MMX Trading celebrates 10th anniversary by sounding the gong

Michel Suzor opens the trading day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of MMX Trading. Michel Suzor is a multiple winner of the MMX Open and COO of the company.

MMX Trading is a market maker on several exchanges in Europe.

For more Information: www.mmxtrading.com

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Deloitte Technology Fast 50

Gong for winner Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2018: The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle, based in Amsterdam, has been ranked number one in the Technology Fast 50 ranking 2018, the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. By sounding the gong CEO David Vermeulen celebrates winning.

With their selective dating app they connect ambitious, like-minded people. With a revenue growth of 3460% over the last four years, the company is at the top of this list.

Deloitte organizes the Technology Fast 50 together with its program partners ABN AMRO, Euronext, Kennedy van der Laan and Oracle NetSuite. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is the ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. The Fast 50 participants are the top entrepreneurs of the future who think quickly and play a leading role in their field. Furthermore 2 companies have been awarded in the Rising Star category, the category for emerging innovative companies younger than 4 years. Temper won the Rising Star 2018 award, while Amber was announced to be the Most Disruptiove Innovator 2018.

For more information:
www.fast50.nl
www.deloitte.nl
www.theinnercircle.com

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Women in Tech Regatta Amsterdam

Women in Tech Regatta Amsterdam opens trading

Snezana Zivcevska-Stalpers sounds the gong at the Amsterdam Stock Exchange celebrating the start of the first edition of Women in Tech Regatta Amsterdam 2018 and in that way raising awareness for the need of more women and girls in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in The Netherlands and globally.

Snezana is Project Manager Tech & Innovation at IBM and an UN Women Champion for Change for gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. She is also nominated for Ethnical Business Woman of The Netherlands for 2018 and Global Female Leader 2018. 

After Seattle and Vancouver, Women in Tech Regatta has come to Amsterdam. It is an authentic one week-long event with participation of more than 500 technology professionals and 15 non-profit tech organizations. Over 100 speakers from IBM, Microsoft, Deloitte, Oracle, Ebay, Salesforce.com, TomTom, Amazon and many others will share their expertise on 30 subjects in 5 different areas: Tech, Leadership, Diversity, Start-Ups, and Career. 

For more information: www.womenintechregatta.com/amsterdam

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18th anniversary BinckBank

BinckBank celebrates 18th anniversary by sounding the gong

Earmonn Sean opens, as one of the youngest new clients of BinckBank, the markets at Euronext Amsterdam by sounding the gong. Like BinckBank, he celebrated his eighteenth birthday recently. In honour of achieving this milestone, he is accompanied by a first-time BinckBank customer and employees who have been employed by BinckBank from the start.

BinckBank began in 2000 with the dream of giving retail investors access to the stock exchange and providing them with the same tools as professional investors. Accordingly so their founders started form an attic room to create the trading platform facilitating people to invest themselves independently of the traditional incumbent banks. Now they have turned 18, the age to learn to stand on your own feet more and more. BinckBank is happy to contribute to that. Other than that they will continue to do everything to help people invest their financial freedom as effectively as possible.

In  order to help investors and saver to realize their financial ambitions, BinckBank now also offers innovative solutions in the field of discretionary asset management and savings in addition to our trusted Self-Investing proposition.

For more information: www.binck.nl/landingspagina/18-jaar

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IMMOBEL retail bond issue

IMMOBEL celebrates retail bond issuance

Alexander Hodac, CEO of IMMOBEL, opens the trading day at the Brussels exchange to celebrate Immobel’s retail bond issuance.

In October 2018, IMMOBEL launched an initial issue of 5 or 7 years, for a maximum amount of 100 million euros. IMMOBEL herewith confirms its financial strategy of diversification of its funding sources and its commitment to pursue the development of its real estate portfolio in Europe.

For more information: www.immobelgroup.com