BiD Challenge: 

Results of started entrepreneurs

Read their stories - 1 year after the BiD Challenge 2005

  • Cocofruit

    Cocofruit

77% of last year's finalists started, or are starting-up, their business.

New jobs have been created and the first turnovers have been made.

But starting a business requires great perseverance, it goes with ups and downs. Read it in the updates or have a look at the statistics.

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    BiD Network Boutique

    Welcome to the BiD Network Shop Window! The page displays the products and services of entrepreneurs and support them improve living ...
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    Stevia

    1 year later

    Antonio has started the cultivation of Stevia with farmers in the subtropical region of La Paz. Stevia is a plant native to America ...
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    Fish Forward

    1 year later

    Fish Forward is increasing the availability of affordable high-value protein food (fish) by building a structure of sustainable ...
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    Glass beads

    1 year later

    CLaSH (association for children with language, speach & hearing impairments) was winner of the wackiest idea prize in 2005. Wacky ...
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    CECONA

    1 year later

    CECONA (Centre for the Conservation of Nature) is restarting the activities of Jardin Gaia, the first official shelter for wounded ...
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    El Castillo del Cacao

    1 year later

    Harm Oudenhoven - The chocolate factory "El Castillo del Cacao" managed to develop quality chocolate during the last year. It has great succes ...
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    Café Local

    1 year later

    In June 2006, 1 year after the BiD 2005 finals, the online shop of Café Local opened. At www.cafelocal.nl you can buy locally ...
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    Ragbag®

    1 year later

    During the last year Ragbag® put op a strong brand, bags with a unique story. Ragbag received a lot of media attention and came up with ...
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    Indústria Terra Verde

    1 year later

    Indústria Terra Verde is in the middle of starting up the production of semifinished timber products from plantation grown coconut ...
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    LINK

    1 year later

    The past year was a year of plans slowly being unfolded. The Safe Silver business plan developed to a bigger plan called LINK. LINK is a ...
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    Burkinakarité

    1 year later

    Hervé Millet - Burkinakarité is a union of women associations dedicated to shea butter production and commercialization. Last year over 68 women ...
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    AnimalNepal

    1 year later

    In June 2005 AnimalNepal won €5,000 from the BiD Challenge with their business plan "Pet Products for poverty reduction". ...
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    Suriname Gourmet Farm

    1 year later

    Rinette cultivates edible tropical mushrooms on agricultural waste. To produce and maintain vital spawn for the mushrooms is not easy. ...
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    Kamworks

    1 year later

    Kamworks supplies complete solar energy solutions on the Cambodian market for NGO-type customers. Last year they built a (solar ...
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    Nyog Philippines Coco Processing - Virgin Coconut Oil

    1 year later