KVK Innovation Top 100 event
Come to the KVK Innovation Top 100 Event and find out what you can do to grow your business. Join us in Rotterdam on 16 November 2024.
KVK Innovation Top 100 event
Come to the KVK Innovation Top 100 Event and find out what you can do to grow your business. Join us in Rotterdam on 16 November 2024.
As an entrepreneur, you know that growth doesn’t happen by itself. It’s only possible if you’re willing to roll up your sleeves. Do you want to tackle your company's growth issues and are looking for concrete tools to get started? Then come to the KVK Innovation Top 100 Event in Rotterdam Ahoy, where growth and development are central.
In one day, we will zoom in on the ‘inevitable acts of growth’. These are the things you need to sort out sooner or later if you want to maintain the upward trend of your business growth. For example, what are the different routes to funding your growth ambition? How do you deal with the changing needs and expectations of your staff? What data are you collecting with your business, and how can you use this to become more productive? How do you set up your business so that you can step out of the daily operations and, above all, reach for the sky?
What can you expect?
KVK and its knowledge partners will help you answer these questions during the KVK Innovation Top 100 Event. Also take inspiration from the stories and experiences of other experienced entrepreneurs. They will share their insights on what it takes to maintain healthy growth.
- Inspiration Arena (Inspiratie-arena): identify with the experiences shared by experienced business owners.
- Top Sessions (Topsessies): take part in the sessions that fit your situation. Listen to concrete and powerful advice.
- Network Tables (Netwerktafels): spar with like-minded entrepreneurs.
- What else? Find KVK and all its partners in one place. If you have a question, this is the moment to ask it. Discover KVK tools that can help you or take a new LinkedIn profile photo.
Ready, steady, … Grow?!
We are kicking off the KVK Innovation Top 100 Event with a familiar face: Judith Le Fevre of Ferr-Tech. She won the KVK Innovation Top 100 in 2023. One year on, how is Ferr-Tech doing? What challenges is she facing now? What advice can she give Vincent Beek, who is at the start of growing his company iXora? Together, these entrepreneurs discuss their worst growing pains and insights.
Internationals are welcome
Everyone is welcome to visit the KVK Innovation Top 100. It is good to know that Dutch is the main language at the event. However, a live translation will be offered for several of the key presentations, for example, in the Inspiration Arena. For this, a special translation app called Speaksee will be used. When available, scan a QR code to access the live translation on your smartphone. You can then choose subtitles in various languages, such as English, Dutch, French, and several more.
Inspiration Arena
Thijs Swinkels of Brownies&downieS on the power of formula thinking
Thijs Swinkels knows better than anyone how to make the most of the unique strengths of your business. He turned Brownies&DownieS into a solid franchise formula, enabling it to grow to 60 branches throughout the Netherlands. An adventure accompanied by growth spurts. Swinkels now helps entrepreneurs build distinctive business formulas that are scalable and future-proof.
Evelien Remmelts of Whoppah on conquering Europe with designer furniture
Remmelts shares Whoppah's inspiring story. From the first steps to the moment the first millions were raised. She tells how the team invited customers to the office for valuable feedback, experimented with a showroom, and always kept dreaming of more. Because their ambition is clear: Whoppah must become the largest marketplace for second-hand designer furniture. What steps do you take when scaling up abroad? How do you deal with the established order and what challenges do you encounter during rapid growth?
Bart Dingjan of De Koffiejongens on making an unsustainable industry sustainable
De Koffiejongens are pushing hard to change the traditional coffee landscape. What started as an idea from 2 friends at the kitchen table has grown into a successful business that is conquering the European market. Based on their sustainable mission, they are experimenting: shipping coffee on sailing ships, fossil-free roasting, or delivery by bike or on foot wherever possible. They show that they really go the extra mile, which results in a solid brand and loyal customers. CEO Bart Dingjan shares what challenges they have encountered in their growth adventure, how they are moving the coffee market, and what the secret of their PR strategy is.
Top sessions
Subsidies to feed your growth ambition
Many entrepreneurs do not know that you can also finance growth ambitions with subsidies. And that a grant application is less complex than many people think. Sander de Klerk of The Good Roll, a producer of sustainable toilet paper, had a dream of doing business internationally with a positive impact. However, raising traditional funding proved difficult. With help from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency's (RVO) knowledge and grant schemes, de Klerk got the production of bamboo toilet paper in Ghana off the ground. Together with Simone Stubenitsky from RVO, de Klerk shares how to find the right scheme and help for your growth issue.
Doing more with fewer employees
A growing business generally also requires more productivity. But because the labour market is under pressure, it is increasingly difficult to find good staff. How do you get more done with fewer people? And how do you make sure your business and employees keep developing? Goedele Geuskens of TNO is an expert in the field of safe, productive, and sustainable working. Today, she maps out what the employee of the future needs. Entrepreneur Boris Colsen talks about how this works in practice.
Scaling up and maintaining quality
What do you do when your product goes viral and your sales go through the roof? Millions of views on TikTok gave De Bonte Koe Chocolade an explosion of online orders, while long queues stood in front of the shop in Schiedam. To keep up with the sudden demand, they had to make tough choices. What data helped them make those choices? How did they keep a grip on productivity? And how do you maintain the effect of such an unexpected spike? Amy Klein of De Bonte Koe Chocolade explains.
Network Tables
In 20-minute rounds, you will engage in a conversation about a recognisable entrepreneurial issue with a small group of like-minded people and experts. Build on each other's ideas and learn how to tackle your pitfalls. The networking tables are organised by theme.
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Hoe krijg ik toegang tot financiering (How to access funding)
Wouter van der Kley, ROM Nederland -
Groeien door te verduurzamen (Growing by being sustainable)
André Dolsma from Qredits -
Zakenpartners vinden in het buitenland (Find business partners abroad)
Lambêr van Nispen, Enterprise Europe Network -
Je bedrijf uitbreiden (Expand your business)
Thijs Swinkels, Brownies&downieS -
Strategisch sturen, operationeel loslaten (Steer strategically, let go of operations)
Albert Elsenaa -
Versnel je technologische innovatie (Accelerate your tech innovation)
Jorus Everaerd, TNO Fast Track -
Winstgevend én mvo (Profitable and a CSR)
Sander de Klerk, The Good Roll -
Welke subsidie past bij jouw groeiambitie? (What subsidy is right for your growth ambition?)
Raymond Vijsel, Netherlands Enterprise Agency -
Zo willen mensen voor je bedrijf werken (This is what makes people want to work for you)
Judith le Fèvre, Ferr-Tech -
Een sterk (mvo) merk bouwen (Building a strong (CSR) brand)
Bart Dingjan, De Koffiejongens -
Hoe leidt circulair ondernemen tot concurrentievoordeel? (How does circular business lead to competitive advantage?)
Adviser from Het Versnellingshuis -
De grens over (Crossing the border)
Evelien Remmelts, Whoppah -
Groeikansen in je verdienmodel (Growth opportunities in your revenue model)
Mysteryhost -
Het betreden van een buitenlandse markt (Entering a foreign market)
Maureen van der Wijngaart and Dol Soon Mulder ,Netherlands Enterprise Agency
What else?
KVK Innovation Top 100
At 16:15, the expert jury presents the winners per category (gold, silver, and bronze). We will also announce which business owner wins the overall prize for the most innovative SME in the Netherlands.
Top 100 Expo
Take a look at all the KVK Innovation Top 100 innovations at the Top 100 Expo. Marvel at the diversity of innovative products and services presented and meet the SME entrepreneurs who came up with them.
Same day, same place: KVK Starters Day
As well as the KVK Innovation Top 100, Rotterdam Ahoy hosts the KVK Starters Day on 16 November. Discover the do's and dont's for starting your own business. Feel free to take a look. Be inspired by starting entrepreneurs and take part in the live Q&A sessions. You can view availability for these sessions on the day.
Details
- Ahoy, Ahoyweg 10, 3084 BA Rotterdam
- 16 November 2024
- 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM uur
- Free