EBAN Elects New Board of Directors

EBAN Elects New Board of Directors with Peter Cowley as President, Candace Johnson Joins the Ranks of President  EBAN, the European Trade Association for Business Angels, Seed Funds and Early Stage Market Players elected on 26 June, 2018 a new President and Board of Directors for the 2018-2020 mandate. The elections were held during the association's Annual General Assembly, which...

Al Suroor of the Saudi Arabia elected as vice chair of the world business organization

The world business organization ICC elected three leadership positions Yassin Alsuroor the chairman of ICC Saudi as the first Saudi to be vice chair of ICC Globally and Paul Polman, CEO of consumer goods company Unilever, as Chair and Ajay Banga, President and CEO of MasterCard, was as ICC First Vice-Chair. ICC was founded in 1919 aftermath of the First...

EBAN’s Top Awards 2018:  The Best Individual in Europe Award Goes to WBAF Chairman Baybars Altuntaş 

Baybars Altuntas, Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), has been named Europe's ‘Best Individual in Europe Globally Engaging with the Early-Stage Investment Market of the World’ at a gathering of more than 300 high-net-worth individuals from across Europe and the US.  Altuntas is a five-time recipient of the coveted EBAN award -  in Dublin, Eindhoven, Porto...

CALLEFI Investment Forum in London

Beyond strategic/ financial investment, the Forum has an important focus on Impact Investing, entrepreneurship, sustainability, women empowerment, financial inclusion, and realising tangible social impact returns. What is the Purpose of CALLEFI Investment Forum? On July 20 in London, CALLEFI (https://www.callefi.com/investor-forum/) is delighted to host this very unique, innovative, and targeted Investment Forum. The Forum purpose is to bring together the most...

The Growing Influence of Women in Wealth

In an industry that is still very male-dominated, Andrew Work of Harbor Times Hong Kong sat down with Leyla Alaton, President of Alvimedica and Board Member of Alarko Holding at the recent World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2018 Istanbul, to discuss the challenges still facing women in wealth influence. Here, we take a look at the key questions...

Should CEOs Invest in Start-ups or Scale-ups?

The subject of how CEOs can make the transition into angel investment was discussed at the World Congress of Angel Investors WBAF 2018 Istanbul. Amal Daragmeh Masri, Editor in Chief of Middle East Business Review, led discussions on making this transition, with Arton Celina, CEO of BPB Bank in Kosovo, Balazs Hendrich, Consul General of Hungary in Istanbul and...

Gokhan Tepe’s new album causes international frenzy of startups

World-renowned star of Turkey, Gokhan Tepe has released his latest album "Yak Atesinle" which is garnering huge attention from the Turkish and international music industry. The album is being promoted by iTunes in many countries. Fans who bought the album instantly shared the cover online, creating a new trend on social media. Thousands of people shared pictures of the...

Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan are now more connected with global investment markets.

An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) announces new Senators and High Commissioners of the Grand Assembly. Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan are now more connected with global investment markets. Bahrain, Canada, Estonia, Oman, Turkey and Uzbekistan have joined the largest global angels forum of the...

Interview with WBAF Chairman: Join WBAF World Leaders & Become a Global Mover and Shake Up Entrepreneurship

An affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) is an international organisation aiming to ease access to finance for businesses from start-up to scale-up to exit, with the ultimate goal of generating more jobs and more social justice worldwide. It is committed to collaborating globally to empowering world...

Early stage startup support in the Czech Republic

The influential intellectual heavyweight and former president, Vaclav Havel, may be the first person to jump into mind upon mentioning the Czech Republic. The international business community’s perception of the Czech Republic, however, may slightly differ. Increasingly, the Czech Republic, which joined the European Union in 2004, is recognized as the optimal business environment from which to better serve international...