On Tuesday May 23, the ambassadors of the e-Residency program met each other for the first time. A new thriving international community was created on the spot. At the beginning of this year, the Estonian e-Residency program appointed several spokespersons across Europe -- and beyond. Our founder Jan Lagast is one of these e-Residency Envoys, …
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Re-story and ImpactBuilders both understand businesses are an important actor in our journeys to create impact. However, our approaches are fundamentally different. Nevertheless, since we have similar dreams, we do feel connected and get inspired by the other party’s approach and activities. A few years ago, Mischa Verheyden (l) and Geert Degrande came over …
“A continuous focus on the hard numbers is key for a business to survive and thrive,” knows Frieda Janssens. “But, let’s never forget that it’s the collaborators who make those numbers.” As a former top manager in various large and mid-sized companies, Frieda Janssens knows what it takes to make a business thrive. Over the …
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Co-founder Steven Storms wanted to know why ChatGPT would advise a company to become more people-centric. "Why is it crucial for every organisation to place people, either as a member of the organisation, or as a client, in the center of the activities." This is what ChatGPT told him ... Placing people at the center …
It is tempting and easy to delegate this topic to HR. However, the way we organise work is such a fundamental challenge for the future business, that it requires the CEO’s full attention. Filip Vandenweghe is one of the members of the ImpactBuilders main ImpactBoard. The ImpactBoard will advise us on the creation of all …
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This week, Vice Minister-President of the government of Flanders Bart Somers, has become an e-Resident of the Estonian digital nation. Now Minister Somers is able to sign documents online with a digital signature that is formally backed by the Estonian police and border control. Minister Somers arrived in Tallinn on Sunday April 23 together with …
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By the end of April, entrepreneurs and government officials from the Flemish region Antwerpen-Waasland will visit Tallinn (Estonia). Their visit is organised by the Chamber of Commerce (VOKA Antwerpen-Waasland) under the aegis of Minister Bart Somers, and with support of the team from Flanders Invest & Trade Baltics (FIT Baltics). They invited our founder Jan Lagast …
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It took us less than an hour to create this new venture Estonia is famous for its easy company creation and low business administration. A few days after our founder Jan Lagast explained this benefit to Flanders Minister-President Jan Jambon when he visited Estonia (see blog post ), we again got the proof of it: “I started …
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On Monday November 28, Minister-President Jan Jambon of Flanders visited Estonia with a small delegation of academics, politicians, and business people. In the morning, the delegation got a quick intro into Estonia by ImpactBuilders’ founder Jan Lagast, who has been living and working in Estonia for more than two years now. Jan Lagast explained how …
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Welcome to the most digital nation of Europe On 20 September 2022 a delegation of the Flemish Parliament today visited Tallinn (Estonia), to get a better understanding of why this small country got such a great economic boost over the recent decades, and why it is now the host of 10 unicorns — which means …
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