SME development expert, entreprenerd, trainer, author, CEO of two companies.
Both these companies combine social media, narrative, story telling, dialogue learning, collective wisdom, peer-to-peer and social learning with achieving business success.
I have wide global experience in entrepreneurship and SME development, training, consultancy, publishing, education, innovation and tech transfer |
 Contact Ron Immink
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Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
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Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
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Communications, Media, Knowledge Management, Editor
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Director, CEO, COP, President
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Professional Experience: |
I am a father of two, entreprenerd, business book geek, author, CEO of Bookbuzz and co-founder of www.smallbusinesscan.com.
Both these companies combine social media, narrative, story telling, dialogue learning, collective wisdom, peer-to-peer and social learning with achieving business success.
I have wide global experience in entrepreneurship and SME development, training, consultancy, publishing, education, innovation and tech transfer.
www.bookbuzz.biz
Bookbuzz is part of a technology-free slow flow movement, using dialogue, peer-to-peer and business books that encourages top executives to engage with the greatest business minds and to collectively apply the combined knowledge to their business problems. Bookbuzz clients in Ireland, the UK and USA, use Bookbuzz to develop their staff, stay abreast of current management thinking, improve their decision-making and execute quicker
www.smallbusinesscan.com
Parallel to founding Bookbuzz, I was hired by Ulster Bank/RBS to develop www.smallbusinesscan.com, a free and open platform where owner managers can create and share the business knowledge, the insights, the experience and the contact networks needed to generate new growth for their own business. Launched in May 2009, Smallbusinesscan is helping to create a new beginning for the Irish economy, is the fastest growing business website in Ireland and will shortly expand into the UK and further afield.
EBRD, ICM, OECD, Xbox
I am a business development expert for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, is board advisor to a number of exciting start-ups, a fellow of the Institute of Commercial Management and on the panel of experts in entrepreneurship for the OECD. In my spare time I play Xbox, I cycles, I run – and I read.
Specialties:Business development, strategy, consultancy, business books, social media, story telling, narrative, dialogue learning, social learning and collective wisdom.
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Education: |
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Bachelor in Small Business
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
On entepreneurship panel of OECD
SME expert for EBRD
Author of several best sellers on business planning
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
More than 20 years |
Highest Qualification:
Bachelors |
Languages:
English, Dutch, German |
Nationality:
Netherlands
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LinkedIn Profile:
ie.linkedin.com/in/ronimmink/
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