Week of Regional Entrepreneurship – Impuls Zeeland

Week of Regional Entrepreneurship – Impuls Zeeland

From 14 August to 23 August, the gong ceremony at Beursplein 5 focuses on the activity and entrepreneurship in the various regions in the Netherlands. Euronext has invited the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Regional Development Companies to put their work in the spotlight during the Week of Regional Entrepreneurship.

Economic Impulse Zeeland (Impuls), the regional development company of Zeeland, sounds the gong at Beursplein 5 and underlines the importance of regional development companies for the Dutch economy.

Impuls also celebrates its ten-year anniversary. The development company was founded 2 July 2007 with the aim of increasing the dynamics of the economy in Zeeland. The organization does this by connecting people, both inside and outside Zeeland, in an innovative and surprising way, leading to new economic impulses. They further develop Zeeland into an innovative and healthy province. For example, Invest in Zeeland, the promotion and acquisition branch of Impuls, has guided over 100 companies in the past ten years at their location or expansion in Zeeland, this created 2379 jobs.

René van Vlerken, Head Small & Mid Cap Listings at Euronext Amsterdam: ''The Regional development companies are extremely important for the growth of the Dutch economy and accelerating innovation.'' Entrepreneurship and the exchange go hand in hand, for over 400 years. Euronext plays an important role in the financing of the real economy. "With initiatives like Euronext Growth and our exclusive TechShare program, we support medium and small businesses in their growth, we provide access to finance, help in promoting the organization, and  increase its visibility."

For more information: www.impulszeeland.nl

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