The way Boston welcomes entrepreneurs and start-ups keeps surprising me. And I thought Amsterdam was a hub…. Here in Boston, a wide variety of organizations provide office space, advice and create environments for them to thrive faster. Some are initiated by the city of Boston, others are 100% private. On Thursday, the 27th of October, I [...]
Posts Tagged ‘innovatie’
Networking on the Red Line with start-ups and incubators
Posted in Boston, entrepreneurs, In English, ondernemers, tagged Boston, BWP, events, incubators, innovatie, innovation, networking, ondernemen on 28/10/2011 | 1 Comment »
Why MA-businesses choose for the Netherlands
Posted in Boston, In English, tagged emigration, entrepreneurs, export, innovatie, Netherlands, ondernemen on 23/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, I interviewed Katja Berkhout, Area Director of Boston for the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). We talked for almost two hours. About her decision to move to Boston with her husband and daughter, cultural differences, her objectives as an Area Director and lots of other things. But what really impressed me, [...]
What is Watson all about?
Posted in In English, PR en free publicity, tagged IBM, innovatie, PR, PRadvanced, Watson on 27/02/2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been reading tweets and blogs about Watson, the computer that knows the answers to almost all questions in the TV show Jeopardy. Not being familiar with the format of Jeopardy at all, it took me a while to understand what the fuzz was all about. For my Dutch readers, just check this video below [...]
The Flip as a phone
Posted in In English, peculiar products, tagged design, Flip, innovatie, products, smartphones on 24/01/2011 | 1 Comment »
We know the Flip as one of the smallest camera’s of great quality. It’s actually on my ever lasting list of most wanted gadgets. However, Kristian Ulrich Larsen makes it easier for me to wait just a few more months (or more). The Danish designer showed in his concept design, how it the Flip would [...]
Welke nieuwswaarde heb jij als ondernemer?
Posted in ondernemers, PR en free publicity, tagged innovatie, nieuwe werken, nieuwswaarde, ondernemen, PR on 05/07/2010 | Leave a Comment »
Voordat je een persbericht gaat schrijven, moet elke PR-medewerker zich afvragen of de boodschap wel nieuwswaardig is. Of dat zo is, hangt af van verschillende factoren. Natuurlijk kun je nieuws creëren door zelf een stunt te bedenken. Of een evenement te organiseren rondom een thema dat toch al in het nieuws is. Of de journalist [...]
Innoveren of profiteren?
Posted in geschreven artikelen, tagged Fontys, innovatie, subsidie on 01/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hoe definieer je innovatie? Moet er patent op het product zijn aangevraagd? Of is het simpelweg een nieuw product dat goed verkoopt? Het begrip innovatie blijft vaag. En dat maakt stimuleringsregelingen rondom innovatie kwetsbaar. Het ministerie van Economische Zaken stimuleert de totstandkoming van innovatie producten door kleine en middelgrote ondernemers subsidie te geven via innovatievouchers. [...]
