Annex 10 Presentation BiDNetwork

BiD Network

BiD = Business in Development

BiD Network contributes to sustainable economic growth by creating access to finance for innovative and fast growing SMEs in developing countries.

“Preparing emerging market entrepreneurs for investors”

BiD Network

Objectives:

1. To create jobs effectively

2. To get businesses started and financed

3. To leverage finance to SMEs

Established on January 1st 2007

Based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

BiD Network Services

BiD Network Services

• Online community www.bidnetwork.org with more than 53,000 members

• Business plan competitions for emerging market SMEs (sector/ country)

• Business plan templates and tools, rating and feedback

• International coaching

• Investment services for investors

• Investor matchmaking

• Training for SMEs, investors, coaches

• Growing SMEs conferences www.growingsmes.org

www.bidnetwork.org (current platform) but is BiD branded & a single online community

www.bidnetwork.org

The 2007-2011 website The 2012-2013 “interim” website

To date bidnetwork.org is the largest online community for SMEs for Emerging Markets.

Bidx.net is a deal flow & finance sharing platform. White-label, multi-group & multi-language.

Groups and members are invited to share share business proposals and network, connect with a marketplace locally and globally. The objective: up-scale your services, outreach and impact.

Philippine SMEs

Mentors

SMEs & Finance

bidx.net

Why bidX?

bidX solutions support intermediaries up-scale services for their network of entrepreneurs, mentors and investors.

bidX platform offers access to a global entrepreneurship marketplace.

bidX model rewards your collaboration with the opportunity to generate revenue.

We work for incubators, business schools, chambers of commerce, banks, investment funds, accountants… helping businesses to start, grow or find finance

A Strong global partner network

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Members = 53,900

Business proposals = 17,900

Business plans = 4500

“BiD Grade” BP’s = 395

Mentors = 1700

Investors = 500 (100 have invested)

Angel Groups started = 6

Countries supported = 18

BP Competitions done = 80+

Businesses started = 822

Matched businesses = 140

USD Matched = USD 18m

Direct jobs created = 6000+

BiD Network Results

BiD Network & Water

• 100 business plans in water & sanitation sector

• >15 investors with specific interest in water & sanitation sector

• 47 coaches with experience/expertise in water & sanitation sector

BiD Network & Water

• Bottled water producer Yaqua from Peru at Growing SMEs Mexico

• Household water purification system ENEWA(Dutch/Ecuador) winner of OZG

• Colombian FlukBox measures water flow for irrigation systems

• Low cost sensors of IOT Consults measure a.o.ground moisture and rainfall for farmers

BiD Network & NAZAVA

• Water filtration business in Indonesia

• Dutch entrepreneurs

• Winner of OZG (Entrepreneurs Without Borders) in 2009

• Here to tell their story themselves

NAZAVA

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Takeaways

• Proof of concept before looking for financing

• Great products mean nothing without a market and a way to reach it

• NGO’s are crucial in last-mile distribution

• Participate! Business plan competitions, coaches, incubators: find them and join them

• Problem -> Solution

• Sustainability & scalability

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