Picture credit: MKB-Amsterdam
MKB-Amsterdam, an curiosity group that backs up for entrepreneurial pursuits within the Amsterdam area, introduced on Tuesday, February 14 the nominations for February’s Product of the Month.
The nominations have been supplied by Feminine Hub EQUALS, making certain extra variety and equality within the labour market and serving to ladies develop their careers.
EQUALS is dedicated to serving to feminine entrepreneurs of their careers.
Dieuwke van Buren, Managing Director of Equals Amsterdam tells MKB-Amsterdam, “You usually see that girls actually need to be entrepreneurs, however assume that the step to entrepreneurship is simply too huge. Males usually simply do it and girls nonetheless too usually assume they will’t. We assist them on their approach.”
In response to Buren, the essential step on this course of is the creation and presentation of feminine function fashions.
“They’re dwelling proof that it’s certainly doable. When different ladies see these function fashions, additionally they develop into conscious of the chances which are accessible to them. That’s the place it begins,” she provides.
Purpose behind the nominations
The chosen merchandise are all “co-invented by feminine entrepreneurs,” says MKB-Amsterdam.
Dieuwke says, “We checked out a pleasant variation within the merchandise, in numerous classes. What can also be essential to point out with this choice: these usually are not at all times firms which have already made all of it the way in which. Most of the contenders are nonetheless within the ‘constructing’ part of their firm and we discover that essential to point out. Entrepreneurship is simply very onerous work and the highway to success is usually not seen.”
In response to Dieuwke, ‘affect’ is the widespread trait shared by all of the nominees.
“As a result of they’re sustainable, wholesome, or social with a coronary heart for the world. These ladies entrepreneurs actually deliver the attractive merchandise of the longer term to the market,” she concludes.
Right here’re the nominations for February’s Product of the Month. You may forged your vote right here.
Kumasi
Based in 2021 by Lars Gierveld, Linda Klunder, and Rogier Energy, Kumasi develops a wide range of 100 per cent pure, nutritious, and scrumptious drinks from cocoa byproducts.
Kumasi’s delicate drink is offered in two variants – the ‘thirst-quencher’ Sappi and the ‘tantalising’ Gassi. Each consist purely of juice and water, with none components.
Kumasi says the juice accommodates Magnesium, Vitamin B1, Potassium, and Zinc.
The corporate buys its uncooked supplies by way of its technical accomplice in Ghana immediately from farmers.
In consequence, cocoa farmers obtain fast extra revenue – as much as 30 per cent further per kg – from promoting the pulp and juice byproducts from their cocoa manufacturing course of they might have usually thrown away.
NoWa
NoWa (NoWaste) makes jewelry from recycled gold and silver from previous telephones.
Josette, the founding father of NoWa, was attempting to show the cellphone right into a waste-free product when working for Closing the Loop in 2015.
Throughout that point, Josette and her good friend Joyce got here up with the concept of constructing jewelry from the silver and gold from previous telephones collected by Closing the Loop in Africa.
For each piece of jewelry NoWa sells, Closing the Loop collects discarded telephones from Africa.
Ecostoof
Ecostoof presents an previous hay field with a brand new look that may prepare dinner routinely with out the usage of gasoline or electrical energy.
Caro, the mind behind Ecostoof, found the haybox.
“Once I seemed on the field, I noticed that you simply needed to put your pot with the meals in it within the hay. The hay served as insulation to protect the warmth of the pot,” she says.
This impressed her to make a transportable and extra environment friendly model in a beautiful kind. That’s how the concept of the EcoStoof and its accompanying cookbook was born.
EcoStoof makes use of a part of its proceeds to assist good causes within the area of nature growth and biodiversity.
No Fairytale
Based by Bernadette Kooijman, No Fairytales is an Amsterdam-based meals firm that gives recipes which are wholesome and obesity-free.
“A number of years in the past, throughout the industrial break for the 8 o’clock information, I noticed a “meals innovation” cross by a pizza burger. Two pizzas on prime of one another within the form of a burger. That was the second I made a decision to do one thing,” says Bernadette.
That’s how No Fairytale was born. At present, the corporate presents Beetroot Tortilla, Carrot Tortilla, and Bell Pepper & Chilli Tortilla.
In response to the Dutch agency, all vegetable tortillas comprise 45 per cent greens, decrease in energy than the ‘pure’ alternate options, and 100 per cent greens and likewise excessive in fibre.
Rain Couture
Daphne Gerritse, a working mom of two, usually commutes by bicycle and located it unattainable to discover a coat that wasn’t too scorching, too chilly, too moist, or too ugly.
She then got here up with the concept – an all-in-one vogue resolution that might work for all events, all climate sorts, all seasons, and all types for all instances.
Thus Rain Couture was born.
Amsterdam-based Rain Couture is a web based retailer that sells weatherproof raincoats, rainwear, and equipment for its prospects.
Vote in your favorite product
Chosen your favorite product already?
Solid your vote right here. You may vote till Thursday, March 2.
The winners of the jury prize and the general public prize shall be introduced on Monday, March 6, throughout the SME drink occasion within the Oranjekerk in Amsterdam.
