TBN Members Day 2011 - Matthijs van der Hoorn - Cornu international

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TBN Members Day December 3 rd 2011 Matthijs van der Hoorn Investing in Developing Countries

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Matthijs is an ex-grant office for the very grant scheme his company now helps companies and social enterprises to apply for. He gave a great overview of what sorts of projects can apply, what is on offer, and how his company, Cornu International, could help guide you through the application process.

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TBN Members Day December 3rd 2011

Matthijs van der Hoorn

Investing in Developing Countries

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Cornu International

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Inspire

Explore

Invest

Inspire: workshops, trade missions, 1 on 1 sessions;

Explore: finding business partners, assessments andfeasibility studies;

Invest: assisting applications for investment grant facilities (PSI, ORIO, JIP, etc).

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Private Sector Investment (PSI) Programme

Grant facility of the Dutch Government -> Objective: Development cooperation;

Financial support for investments in developing countries (58 countries);

Cooperation between an international and a local company.

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PSI project

Maximum project budget € 1,5 million;

Grant up to € 900,000 for an investment in a developing country -> 50% or 60% of project budget;

Cooperation, innovative, commercially viable, pilot, follow-up investments, impact.

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Open for international and Dutch companies

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We offer you:

Assistance and guidance in your application for the PSI Programme;

Business and Project development;

Match making and selection of international business partners from developingcountries.

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We are currently working on:

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Carpets and Rugs (Afghanistan)

Dead Sea Salt (Palestine)

Clinical waste (DR Congo)

ThermoWood (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Solar power(Bangladesh)

Food packaging (Palestine)

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More Information

PSI Programme -> www.psiprogramme.nl

Cornu InternationalMatthijs van der Hoorn T: +31 (0) 630 393 026E: [email protected] W: www.cornu-international.com

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