Angels, Blockchain, and Cryptocurrency: The Positive Transformation of Angel Investing
Cryptocurrency remains high on the agenda of businesses and organizations across the globe, as many continue to monitor its impact on the investment community and the opportunities it is creating for both entrepreneurs and investors. During a recent keynote presentation on this very subject at the 2018 World Angel Investment Forum Annual Congress, Brad Bulent Yasar, the Founder and...
Croatia now represented at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum
As announced by the World Business Angels Investment Forum, Dina Vasic, Senior Lecturer in Finance and Accounting Department, Zagreb School of Economics and Management, has been appointed as Senator at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. Senator Vasic to represent Croatia in the Academic Committee of the Grand Assembly. (London) With this new appointment, academic world...
Start-ups are on the agenda in Montenegro
Professor Ivan Jovetic, High Commissioner of the World Business Angels Investment Forum, is now President of the Council of Radio and Television of Montenegro (RTCG). (Montenegro) The new President of the national Radio and Television of Montenegro has an agenda that includes some dramatic changes aimed at increasing confidence and enhancing the quality and image of the country’s national television...
Dubrovnik, Croatia positioning itself as the smart city of the Adriatic
The City of Dubrovnik signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF) to boost innovation in tourism and to position the city as the smart city of the Adriatic. (21 April, Dubrovnik) The understanding, signed by Dubrovnik Mayor, Mato Frankovic, and WBAF Chairman, Baybars Altuntas, is expected to strengthen the cooperation between Dubrovnik and business...
Macedonia on its way to becoming a regional innovation hub
Macedonian Chambers of Commerce hosted an international forum on investments for long-term economic development. Angel investment is now on the Macedonian government’s agenda for boosting innovation. (April 25, Skopje) Among the speakers at the Forum were the Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia, Zoran Zaev; President of the Macedonian Chambers of Commerce, Danela Arsovska; and Chairman of the World...
Agreement signed between Skopje University and WBAF
Skopje University and WBAF have agreed to upgrade the organisational development of Macedonian companies. (April 24, Skopje) Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje and the World Business Angels Investment Forum signed an agreement to cooperate in the preparation of current and future managers of Macedonian businesses to be able to meet the challenges of sustainable economic development. ‘The angel investor...
200-year-old Croatian castle to be converted to innovation centre
WBAF and Krapina Zagorje County, Croatia signed a Memorandum of Understanding where both parties agreed to support the development of business angel activities by facilitating deals, enabling networking opportunities, and sharing information on business opportunities of interest to WBAF members and the business ecosystem of Krapina Zagorje County. WBAF is dedicated to enabling world entrepreneurs to become familiar with the...
New GBAN Co-Presidents announced in Istanbul
WBAF Chairman & EBAN Vice President Baybars Altuntas and WBAF Board Member & ABAN President Harry Tomi Davies have been announced as the new co-presidents of the Washington, DC-based Global Business Angels Network (GBAN). GBAN was launched at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Milan during the Global Angel Summit in March 2015. While membership is free, it requires angel organisations...
Sofia to host The EBAN Annual Congress in June 2018
A journey to the digital discovery and transformation of our universe The EBAN Annual Congress is one of Europe’s largest and most international business angel events held annually by EBAN in cooperation with its best members. After 18 successful editions of the event, the last of which took place in Porto in 2016 and Malaga in 2017, this year’s edition...
Last 5 days! – QBAC+2018 Qualified Angel Investor Certificate Programme – 9-10 July London
World Business Angels Investment Forum - The objective of the QBAC+ course is to introduce angel investment system to those considering investing in startups, SMEs and high-growth companies by using their own money and own know-how. The course aims to give the basic principles of angel investment and to-dos and not-to-dos while investing as a qualified angel investor. 0 -...
