Dissemination of the BAN concept

 

The Dutch-speaking economic daily newspaper Financieel Economische Tijd published articles on BANs operating in Flanders. So did the French-speaking daily L’Echo for the Walloon networks. Many articles were originally inspired by the BAN's initiatives and by the efforts of Mr Rudy AERNOUDT, a Belgian European Commission official.

 

In 2000, RTBF (the French-speaking public TV corporation) dedicated an edition of its weekly magazine ECO to the concepts of Business Angels and BANs in the Walloon Region.

 

Economic magazines such as Trends/Tendance and PME/KMO have published several pieces on BA and BAN activities in Belgium in both French and Dutch.

 

In May 2001, BeBAN organised a congress on “BAs: accelerators of economic growth” to state clearly the role of BA financing among other financial actors. Some 150 market players attended.

 

The start-up of BAN Vlaanderen in February 2004 raised a lot of attention in all national media (TV, newspapers, business magazines…) and enhanced the knowledge about the existence of BANs. A large publicity-campaign with commercial spots, advertisements and a region-wide road show expanded the BAN-concept throughout Flanders.

 

EBAN members

 

BAMS

 

BAN Vlaanderen


 


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BAMS


 

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Contact person         Christophe Guisset
Contact details         Champ Vallйe 17C
                  B-1348 Louvain la Neuve
                  T: +32 (0) 10 48 50 20
                  F: +32 (0) 10 48 50 21
                  E: mail@bamss.com
                  W: www.bams.be
Type of network         Regional network
Date of creation          
Number of Employees          
Legal status         Limited Company
Formal partner organisations         BeBan, BAN Vlaanderen, ING Bank
Commercial/for profit network         Yes
Funding Sources                
                         
                         
          1 0 %         R e g io n a l fu n d s    
                     
                     
                  F e e s fr o m    
                 
                 
                       
                       
      4 0 %     5 0 %     B u s in e s s A n g e ls    
         
                F e e s fr o m    
                 
                       
                       
                    e n tr e p r e n e u r s    
                         
                         

 

 
Number of projects submitted
Number of Angels
Number of companies financed
Number of women investors          
Number of members recruited during the          
year            
Number of women recruited during the year          
Number of deals made
Average amount of the deal 103.125Ђ 70.576Ђ 71.015Ђ 69.597Ђ 72.400Ђ 133. 225Ђ

 

Matching services of the network

 

Newsletter or information bulletin

 

Database of contacts

 

Meetings

 

Investment Clubs

 

Investment forums and fairs

 

Internet

 

Specific service for business angels investing in high-technologies

 

How are clients acquired?

 

Event and information fairs

 

Newsletter

 

Targeted publicity

 

Visits to enterprises

 

Articles in the regional or national press

 

Cooperation agreements with local banking, financial or fiduciary institutions

 

Sponsors


 

 


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Sectors of investment

 

    ICT
34% 34% Retail and
    services
    Health related
  6% Manufacturing
   

26%

 

 

BAN specialisation

 

None

 

Fees

 

o Fees charged to entrepreneurs: 300-500Ђ o Fees charged to business angels: 425Ђ

 

Co-investment scheme

 

BAMS ANGELS FUND, 30 Business Angels gathered in a fund that invests only if several of its members will co-invest. (Total investment per deal from 500k to 1MЂ). www.angelsfund.be