DBC Lunch 8th November
In 1996 Jeroen Oskam founded the EuroEconomics company. From a tiny bedroom near the Ramblas (Barcelona) he took the initiative to help and guide foreign companies that wanted to do business successfully in Spain. 25 years later, the company has grown into the current EuroEconomics Group. With a team of more than 100 advisors, tax […]
Dutch National Business Meeting 2022
Entrepreneur Award at National Business Meetingto Pascal Jorritsma From the twentieth floor of the EY building in Madrid, it seemed as if the world was at the feet of Pascal Jorritsma last Thursday 20th of October. He won the Dutch Entrepreneur Award with his company AIR8 Tech International, which provides approximately 25,000 indoor spaces in […]
DBC Lunch 4th October
Start-up, Scale-up, Business Angel, Unicorn, Venture capital. For many, these are familiar terms, popping up almost every day when scrolling through news websites, newspapers, and corporate press. They are used in articles about young, innovative, and ambitious companies mostly related to the high-tech and IT industries. In the world of start-ups, there are three ultimate […]
DBC Lunch 13th September
The theme for the DBC lunch on September 13 is the Metaverse; a shared digital 3D environment, which can be accessed in virtual or augmented reality via the internet.The exact interpretation differs per company and an infinite number of applications are conceivable for this evolution of the internet.For all aspects of business, from consumer to […]
DBC Lunch 5th July
It has been a long time ago, when Johan Cruijff was still playing football in the Dutch national team, that our society was confronted with an inflation rate of more than 10%. The term stagflation also dates from that time. A situation in which economic growth slows, and inflation and unemployment continue to rise. Stagflation […]
DBC Lunch 7th June
At the end of last year, the Council of Ministers, on a proposal from the then Minister of Foreign Affairs, approved thirteen ambassadorial appointments. According to this decision, our current ambassador, Mr. Jan Versteeg, will be appointed as Dutch ambassador to France, Monaco, and Andorra from next summer. Shortly after taking office in Spain, Jan […]
DBC Lunch 3rd May
The global population and demand for (drinking) water is growing at an unprecedented pace. And in the meantime, our planet is increasingly confronted by the challenges of climate change. Drought, desertification and in general the rising temperatures are affecting our environment. Changes in our way of living are necessary and we urgently need to come […]
DBC Lunch 5th April
The aging of the European population is progressing unstoppably and is breaking new records every year. Despite the Covid pandemic, never so many Europeans had such a long life. Over the past five decades, life expectancy at birth for both men and women has increased by 10 years and is on average around 82 years. But […]
DBC Lunch 1st March
Ask a Brazilian what his country’s most famous export “products” are, and they will probably mention Carnival, Football, Samba and Havaianas. The first three are obvious, the last may not. Havaianas, the world-famous rubber flip flop, sold more than 220 million pairs last year. On average about seven pairs of flip flops per second. Since […]
DBC Lunch 11th January
New Year’s lunch 2022. As expected, a somewhat low turnout, but nevertheless very pleasant! We had the pleasure of getting to know some new members. The farewell of 2 members who will be leaving Spain soon. And the re encounter with a member who did not attend any DBC events in the past 3 years. […]