TEDxWomen Amsterdam December 7, 2010

UNTAPPED AMBITION

Who are we ?

2

Hadewych Cels

Cilian Jansen Verplanke

Désirée van Boxtel

Karmijn’s partnership

• In the US, 70% of all new businesses are started by women, in the NL 30%• In the Netherlands approximately 15% of all SME companies is lead by a woman or a

gender diverse management team• In the US only 4% of women entrepreneurs have raised Private Equity, vs 11% of their male

counterparts• In the Netherlands approximately 0,7% of the CEO’s of companies seeking growth capital

are women

But WHEN they grow:

• Women-owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all U.S. firms: 17% versus 9%• Gender diverse managed companies consistently generate higher financial returns: Return

on Equity 10-35% higher than industry average, EBIT over 45% higher.• Businesses started by women live longer; 2 yrs from start-up 80% are still alive vs 50%

average

Some facts

Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible

Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth

Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible

Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth

The division CEO of a

large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job

when division is going to be sold

Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible

Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth

The division CEO of a

large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job

when division is going to be sold

CEO of SME company thinks

she cannot afford an acquisition of

the company when the owner proposes a buy-

out

CEO of SME company thinks

she cannot afford an acquisition of

the company when the owner proposes a buy-

out

Women and entrepreneurshipMore is possible

Women often do not think of ownership or ambitious growth

The division CEO of a

large Dutch conglomerate seeks new job

when division is going to be sold

CEO of SME company thinks

she cannot afford an acquisition of

the company when the owner proposes a buy-

out

CEO of SME company thinks

she cannot afford an acquisition of

the company when the owner proposes a buy-

out

Founder of a SME-company

abandons growth strategy because bank is unwilling

to finance

Founder of a SME-company

abandons growth strategy because bank is unwilling

to finance

We need to close this DISCONNECT

1. Don’t sell yourself short!

2. Network effectively

3. Find the money, it’s there!

How can the DISCONNECT be closed?

Do you have the ambition to become the new role model?

12

?

?

?