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EUROPEAN BUSINESS ANGEL NETWORK - Directory of Network 2005
BAN VLAANDEREN
2005
Contact person Reginald Vossen
Contact details Kunstlaan 18
3500 Hasselt
T: +32 (0) 11 30 01 76
F: +32 (0) 11 30 01 02
E: r.vossen@banvlaanderen.be
W: www.banvlaanderen.be
Type of network Regional network
Date of creation 2004 – Result of the merger of 4
regional networks in the Flanders
region of Belgium
4 regional antennas Antwerpen, Gent, Hasselt/Leuven, and
Kortrijk.
Number of employees 6
Legal status: Non-profit organisation
Funding sources:
20%
15%
5%
60%
Regional funds
Fees from
Business Angels
Fees from
entrepreneurs
O ther (sponsors)
2004
Number of projects submitted 64*
Number of Angels 75
Number of deals made 8
Average amount of the deal 108.000
*249 Submitted to BAN Vlaanderen, and 64 submitted by the network to the investors.
Matching services of the network:
• Newsletter or information bulletin
• Database of contacts
• Meetings
• Investment Clubs
• Investment forums and fairs
• Specific service for business angels investing in high-technologies
How are clients acquired?
• Event and information fairs
• Targeted publicity
• Visits to enterprises
• Articles in the regional or national press
• Cooperation agreements with local banking, financial or fiduciary institutions
• Special actions to target groups
• Yearly BA “get together” day
• Yearly Angel-Academy
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