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BiD Challenge
Results of started entrepreneurs
Read their stories - 1 year after the BiD Challenge 2005
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.

Welcome to the BiD Network Shop Window!
The page displays the products and services of entrepreneurs and support them improve living ...
Entrepreneur's update
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 ...
Winner's update
1 year later

Fish Forward is increasing the availability of affordable high-value protein food (fish) by building a structure of sustainable ...
Winner's update
1 year later

CLaSH (association for children with language, speach & hearing impairments) was winner of the wackiest idea prize in 2005. Wacky ...
Entrepreneur's update
1 year later

CECONA (Centre for the Conservation of Nature) is restarting the activities of Jardin Gaia, the first official shelter for wounded ...
Winner's update
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 ...
Entrepreneur's update
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 ...
Winner's update
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 ...
Winner's update
1 year later

Indústria Terra Verde is in the middle of starting up the production of semifinished timber products from plantation grown coconut ...
Entrepreneur's update
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 ...
Winner's update
1 year later

Hervé Millet–
Burkinakarité is a union of women associations dedicated to shea butter production and commercialization.
Last year over 68 women ...
Winner's update
1 year later

In June 2005 AnimalNepal won €5,000 from the BiD Challenge with their business plan "Pet Products for poverty reduction". ...
Winner's update
1 year later

Rinette cultivates edible tropical mushrooms on agricultural waste. To produce and maintain vital spawn for the mushrooms is not easy. ...
Entrepreneur's update
1 year later

Kamworks supplies complete solar energy solutions on the Cambodian market for NGO-type customers. Last year they built a (solar ...
Winner's update
1 year later