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Good point. I’m glad you asked this question. Unless small companies
receive financial support for transforming their business,
they won’t be able to survive in post-pandemic times, and their
capacity to create more jobs and social wealth will be lost.
So starting at the top, WBAF encourages policymakers to
develop policies that will provide financial support to startups,
scaleups, SMEs and entrepreneurs to help them transform their
business. WBAF believes that more public–private partnerships
should be mobilised for this purpose. And governmental recovery
plans need to include financial support for entrepreneurs’ business
transformation efforts.
Another of our responses to the pandemic was to develop a
Diplomacy in Action for Entrepreneurs Initiative, which serves as
a platform for policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs to share
ideas and interact with WBAF’s Economic Development Commissions,
who offer creative ways to boost economies through
the G20’s Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion, which is
chaired by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. The Initiative also
campaigns for solutions at the United Nations, the European
Union and in G20 countries—along with and regional and local
governments.
Another really important response to the pandemic is the establishment
of the WBAF Financial Inclusion Center, which we’re
especially proud of. The aim is to contribute to the momentum
that has been unleashed in alternative investment markets. We
do this through the WBAF Financial Inclusion Center, by giving
access to members, customers, university students and faculty
members, NGOs, and private institutions for what we call the
Smart Finance Framework.
SO HOW DOES THAT WORK?
The Smart Finance Framework bundles valuable know-how,
quality mentoring, and global networking opportunities for entrepreneurs,
investors, mentors, consultants, and university faculty
members and their students. The ultimate goal is to enhance the
capabilities of entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs by connecting
them with global investors and by providing quality knowledge
and global networking.
WHAT KINDS OF BENEFITS DOES THE WBAF
FINANCIAL INCLUSION CENTER OFFER TO
ENTREPRENEURS, STARTUPS AND SMEs?
We offer any or a combination of access to new markets, strategic
brand development and management, global mentorship,
education and training, business transformation, digital transformation,
and of course, access to finance.
THAT’S ALL VERY ENCOURAGING! THANK YOU
EVER SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME FROM
WHAT MUST BE A VERY BUSY SCHEDULE TO
ENLIGHTEN US ABOUT WBAF’S AMAZING
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD ECONOMY.
WE WISH YOU ALL THE BEST FOR CONTINUED
SUCCESS.
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• Former Senior Advisor of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) for the Elite Program.
• Executive Chairman of the World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF), an affiliated partner of the G20 Global Partnership
for Financial Inclusion (GPFI), which is chaired by Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.
• Council Member of the Inclusive Capitalism, founded and chaired by Lynn Forester de Rothschild and operates under the moral
guidance of Pope Francis.
• The only entrepreneur to be granted a personal audience with President Obama at the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship
in Washington, DC.
• Appointed JCI Ambassador, following Ban Ki-moon, former Secretary General of the United Nations.
• Recipient of the European Business Angels Network (EBAN) award for the Best Individual in Europe Globally Engaging with the
Global Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in 2014 (Ireland) / 2015 (Netherlands) / 2016 (Portugal) / 2017 (Spain) / 2018 (Bulgaria).
• A co-author of Planet Entrepreneur: The World Entrepreneurship Forum’s Guide to Business Success Around the World,
published by Wiley (2013). Author of Off the Bus, Into a Supercar! How I Became a Top TV Star and Celebrated Investor,
published by Balboa Press (2014) and translated into Chinese, Croatian, Albanian, and Macedonian. Star of the Turkish version
of the television show Dragons’ Den / Sharks Tank. Profiled by leading international media such as CNN International,
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