2. Aim
Fair and quality brokerage of international expertise in
Wageningen with enterprises and organisations to improve
international trade relations from local to global
Vision
An abundant creative exchange of peoples’ ideals, ideas and
innovative practises in international cooperation taking local
responsibility for the global society
Mission
Empowering and building the capacity of individuals,
enterprises and organisations by brokering local space(s) of
practical exchange in international development cooperation
3. (1) Linking: Private sector with internationals by
mapping and matchmaking expertise
(2) Meeting: Ensuring physical space for
collaboration offering expertise as service
(3) Facilitating: Sessions and space(s) to
improve the quality of products, services and
projects
(4) Sharing: Managing & offering the
knowledge database
6. Societal
Building on the capacity of internationals (eg. migrants and students)
Practical linkage and integration of internationals with society = internationalisation NL
Utilisation role internationals in equitable international cooperation/development
Internationals (migrants) contribute to economic development (eg. starting int’l business and playing key role
in int’l trade relations)
Companies
Access to international high skilled labour
Accesss to international expertise & networks
Access to knowledge within Participand network
Feedback/evaluation/Q & A platform
Promotion of CSR integrating economic value perspective
Services are relatively cheap compared to existing market
Platform for innovation (international, intercultural,
interdisciplinary, inter-sectoral)
Organisations
Interaction with private sector (sustainability and organisation)
Access to expertise/networks/international high skilled
labour force
Access to knowledge within Participand network
Individual members
Employment & start-up opportunities
Acknowledging and promoting their expertise in the network practically
Income generating opportunities
Increased knowledge about & linking to Dutch society (private, public & social)
7. Brokerage of:
Workshop sessions (facilitated with partners) –
fixed cost per session
Tailored brokering – based on needs and
negotiated service (eg. research, M & E, different
nature of consultancies)
Crowd funding – Startup of the Participand
Broker enterprise
Subscription & access to knowledge database –
per requested document or unlimited access
Joint proposal/consortium (out) sourcing –
Applying to open calls, and thematic calls e.g.
from EU, Dutch government, etc.
8. Revenue
stream
Pricing mechanism
Details
Workshop sessions
(brokerage fee)
Transaction
Fixed list pricing per session
Defined and demand whilst facilitated by
partners
Tailored matchmaking
(brokerage fee)
Transaction
Dynamic pricing is negotiation &
market dependant
According to needs of clients quality
expertise is sourced within network
Access to knowledge database
Recurring
Fixed pricing per
subscription/document
In-depth information about members,
reports, research and consulantancies
Crowd funding
Transaction
Investment
Start-up capital for the enterprise and
other upcoming innovative initiatives
within
Revenue source
9.
Workshop session facilitation (condiments,
rent space, materials, etc.) – Shared with
partners
Online information administrator
Income broker (transport, income,
communication, incurred costs meetings)
Marketing (events, flyers and other
promotion)
Administration costs (stationary & printing)
10.
11. 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Food safety and rural development
Import/Export: Processing and
manufacturing
Investment in Africa
Social Entrepreneurship
New business models