Joing the Dots
Bostjan Skalar paints a picture of the interconnected system in which IPAs, entrepreneurs, and Angel Investors co-operate for ecosystem prosperity. What is the role of Investment Promotion Agencies and WAIPA? Usually IPAs are the faces of governments or regions. In short, they play various important roles in attracting foreign direct investments but also in promoting a country or a region. We...
Shreding the Conventions of Scaleup & Exit
Experienced entrepreneur, investor and best selling author, Callum Laing discusses his unconventional approach to marrying capital with small business owners. From the penthouse overlooking Singapore’s incredible Marina Bay, this short interview takes a fresh look both at small business, inefficient capital markets and a wider opportunity to do significant good in the world. It may challenge some perceptions you have,...
Taking Ownership of National Progress
Motivated by an unrelenting hunger to develop a world-leading knowledge based economy, Qatar’s early-stage ecosystem development is impressive. Where elsewhere there may be competition, in Qatar there is collaboration. “Every great company starts with an idea, but they need nurturing and support to flourish. This is why we, at QDB, are highly keen on fostering creative ideas and enabling individuals...
Sweating Over Small Business
Matthew Gamser talks about the growing capacity of the finance industry to finance SMEs, and the role that the G20 SME Finance Forum is playing to accelerate growth for small businesses. MATTHEW GAMSER CEO, G20 SME Finance Forum. Why must we do better in financing small business? It’s probably not necessary to tell this readership group that we really should care...
Financial Inclusivity Unlocks the Potential for Innovation
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands advocates for financial inclusivity as a vital tool for global economic development, powerfully positioning the WBAF Annual Congress 2018 as a catalyst for meaningful developmental advancement. For all the challenges facing today’s world, there has never been a time with as many opportunities for innovative development. The world may be plagued with inequality, threatened by...
The Year for Angel Investment
The 2018 edition of Angel Investor contains valuable insights and the latest news linked to Angel Investing around the world. Chairman of WBAF, Baybars Altuntas, kicks off this year’s publication by taking a look at the 6 reasons why 2018 is the year for Angel Investment to reach new heights. Angel Investment is far from a new concept. Yet, it...
Unlocking Smart Finance in Turkey
Introducing enabling investor policies has been pivotal in making Turkey one of the world’s fastest growing angel investor nations. H.E. Mehmet Simsek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey, has been intimately involved in this transformation and recently summarised the government’s thinking. Around the world, governments are embracing the role that business angels, collective investing funds and crowdfunding can play in funding...
Looking to the Future
U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony L. Gardner shares US wisdom and support for the future of European Early Stage Investment Markets. A growing trend in the 21st Century is the speed at which start-ups can achieve economies of scale and significant market share. Advances in technology, widespread access to information and social media have lowered the barriers to market...
Redefining Public and Private Partnerships
Funding entrepreneur driven innovation is an imperative for economic growth. Bringing the public and private sectors together to improve early stage funding options is critical for the global economy. Recep Bicer, Chair of the SME Development Organisation of Turkey makes it clear that SME’s play an important role in economic and social development. SME’s “inherent ability to adapt quickly to hanging conditions...
The Scene in South East Asia
Co-President of the World Entrepreneurship Forum, CEO of Solstar International Pte Ltd and Chairman of NTUitive, Inderjit Singh, says exciting times are ahead for South East Asia, as angel investors show more and more interest in developing a healthy and sustainable entrepreneurship environment. The start-up scene in South East Asia (SEA) has been developing for the last 15 years, starting...
