ENB - Entrepreneurs Network Barcelona

We are delighted to announce the names of our two lucky winners of the 2 free places on CINCs (Centre Internacional de Negocios de Catalunya) SUMMER CAMP, START-UP SCHOOL taking place for the first time this year!

The lucky ENB winners are ANDREA BUFF and TITO ENRIQUEZ! Congratulations to you both and we look forward to hearing feedback from your experience.

We would also like to thank once again Neus Colls, Marketing Manager at CINC for this generous offerind to ENB members.

CINC, Centre Internacional de Negocis de Catalunya (Catalonia International Business Centre), is a business enterprise with more than 15 years of experience, aimed at promoting the growth of small and medium-sized businesses and freelance professionals, through material, logistical and highly professional human support. www.cinc.com

This month’s ENB MEETING will be held aboard the Catamaran Orsomon TUESDAY 13TH JULY!

We invite you to relax and enjoy the views of Barcelona from the sea in the comfort and luxury of the Catamaran Orsom. We will be networking whilst listening to live Jazz and Chill Out music whilst watching the sunset over Barcelona.

Details are as follows:

SPECIAL ENB CATAMARAN CRUISE

Date: TUESDAY 13TH JULY

Embark: Colon / 19:45hrs (please be prompt, so as to avoid ‘missing the boat’)

Departure: Colon / 20:00hrs

Disembark: Colon / 22:00hrs

Website: www.barcelona-orsom.com/location.html

Special ENB member price: 15 EUROS - includes 1 FREE DRINK (wine, beer, sangria, water, soft drinks)

IMPORTANT: Limited places! Due to limited places it is important that you contact ORSOM direct on: info@barcelona-orsom.com to confirm availability and then make the transfer of 15 EUROS to the following account:

BANK: LA CAIXA

ACCOUNT: 2100-1196-45-0200085347

CONCEPT: ENB + your name

REMEMBER: Please remember to show your bank receipt when you collect your ticket at the kiosk on the day of the event.

Cancelation Terms:

Cancelation by Catamaran Orsom: If Catamaran Orsom cancels the sailing, an alternative date will be offered.

Cancelation by client: there will be no refund.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The ENB Team

Unfortunately we have had to cancel this month’s ENB Meeting due to it clashing with Sant Joan celebrations. 

We apologise to any ENB members who were planning on coming to the social this Thursday.

However do not worry, next month’s meeting is going to be a whole lot more fun!

Please reserve in your diaries TUESDAY 13TH JULY for our anual Catamaran excursion. Further details will be posted shortly and sent out in our next newsletter!

Until then enjoy Sant Joan and ‘el puente’!

The ENB Team

As we mentioned in last month, one of our board members Tony Anagor has recently set up Keep the Bounce, a personal development company in Barcelona, many of you responded to the questionnaire which Tony sent out and he will be reviewing all of the comments made for future courses and workshops.

Keep The Bounce is collaborating with ESEI International Business School to launch their first 2 day workshop on 18th – 19th June.  Please find details below:

‘Me in the Mirror’ a look at the decisions you make and how to influence their outcomes.

“Me In The Mirror” is a fun, interactive and in depth workshop during which we look at what guides your decision making processes, what mechanisms are running in your subconscious, how they influence the decisions you make and how they influence the actions you choose and the outcomes that follow.

You will learn:

• How to ask the right questions to get the right answers
• How to avoid internal and external conflicts
• How to control that inner voice which guide your everyday decisions
• What is the difference between an outcome and a goal
• How to overcome your fears and boost your results both personally and professionally.

The price for this 2 day workshop is 150€, There is a 50% discount for all ENB members and early bookers.

For more information and to register visit this link http://www.keepthebounce.com/workshops

We would also like to take this opportunity to announce that the next ENB Meeting will be on Thursday 17th June.

Please see Web site for further details: http://www.networkbarcelona.com

The next ENB meeting will be this Thursday, 20th May at the Hotel Casanova, C/Gran Via de les Corts, 559 (corner of Gran Via and Casanova, metro Universitat or Urgell).

19:15: Arrival and registration

19.30-20.30: Talk (pre-registration required, 5€ entrance fee) STOYTCHO VLAYKOV - ‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’

20.30 onwards: Social meeting in hotel bar

This month we have the pleasure of introducing our speaker Stoytcho Vlaykov, previously Business Development Manager - Mobile, Yahoo and Founder and Managing Director of M Telecom Ltd (now Velti Bulgaria) and who currently lectures at IESE Barcelona. His presentation is entitled:

‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’

“My experience with starting, building and selling a business. I will give my personal story plus some mistakes and insights from that process.The “agenda” will be:- Why I started my own business- Selecting a business partner- Funding the business (pro/con outside investment)- Market timing vs the unique idea- The big challenge: building my team and learning to be a leader- Building a network to help you survive and grow- Considering the exit - timing was everything- Attracting he right buyer and negotiating the deal”.

As always we ask that you PLEASE BE SURE TO REGISTER EARLY FOR THE TALK so as to avoid disappointment. You can register by emailing us with your name and company to: info@networkbarcelona.com

SPEAKER PROFILE

STOYTCHO VLAYKOV - ‘A Personal Insight - Starting, Building and Selling a Business’

Mobile data services entrepreneur with 10 years experience in international mobile and internet industries.

Founder and managing director of M Telecom Ltd (now Velti Bulgaria) - the leading mobile content and marketing company based in Bulgaria.

General Manager, Bulgaria
Velti - Public Company; Computer Software industry

In March 2007, M Telecom was sold to Velti Plc, a mobile software and marketing company listed on the London AIM market, representing a successful exit from my first business venture.

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Founder and Managing Director M Telecom Ltd.11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry

March 2007 – November 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Founder and Managing Director
M Telecom Ltd.11-50 employees; Telecommunications industry, July 2004 – March 2007 (2 years 9 months)

Managing Director of mobile content and marketing services business, M Telecom Ltd.  in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Business Development Manager - Mobile
Yahoo! Europe
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; yhoo; Internet industry

The company is the leading mobile service provider in the country with projected revenue of EUR 1mn+ in 2007. M Telecom has 15 full time employees.

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January 2001 – July 2004 (3 years 7 months)

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Education

Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Magister Economics

1998 – 2001 (3 years)

ATTENDEES FOR THE TALKS:

1. Tony Anagor

2. Lucy Davis

3. Nick Lesser

4. Corina Pisc

5. Ania Honess

6. Victoria Yasinetskay

7. John French

8. Jeremy Askew

9. Manuel Marin

10. Maria Bakardjieva

11. Alex Martin

12. Cristina Garcia

13. Edward Hamilton

14. Alessandra Dalla Fin

15. Alex Hosking

16. Michelle Barrios

17. Robert Merino

18. Stephen Garland

19. Valeska Magalhaes

20. Raoul van Lennep

21. Bruce Calder

22. Giuliana Agüero

23. Odette Gonzále

24. Berta Santos

25. Neil Woodhams

26. Mitch Berman

27. Amine Saoudi Hassani

28. Uldaric Bertinotti

29. Philip Strange

30. David Berenguer

31. Olga Dolgova

32. Akin Savage