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The importance of international entrepreneurship in the Netherlands Peter Cras, general director KCH. Facts. Export (2008): $537 billion Most important partners: Germany 25%, Belgium 12%, France 10%. Import (2008): $485 billion Most important partners: Germany 17%, Belgium 9%, France 5%.

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  1. The importance of international entrepreneurship in the NetherlandsPeter Cras, general director KCH

  2. Facts • Export (2008): $537 billion • Most important partners: Germany 25%, Belgium 12%, France 10%. • Import (2008): $485 billion • Most important partners: Germany 17%, Belgium 9%, France 5%.

  3. Facts • Agriculture: Third largest exporting country (after U.S.A. & France) • ± 10th largest economy in the World

  4. Facts • Open economy • Nation with a ‘trade culture’ • Prosperous country

  5. Facts • More competition • Much bigger playing field • Who has a lot can lose a lot • Who has a little can win a lot

  6. The times they are a-changin’ Research/development Production Services Money People 'Swappen' over the world

  7. Primairy conditions to stay at the top Competent to act in a global market and motivated to compete with many others

  8. The Dutch challenge To keep (orregain) the ‘hungerforsuccess’ Not to lean back and quarrelaboutwho’sgettingwhat of the ‘richnesspie’ That’squite a challenge

  9. Labour market and education Mobility: an economic necessity • information: any place, any time, anywhere • the world has become the playing field • flexibility and mobility will change from “nice” to “must” for many people

  10. Labour market and education • broaden your horizon about people and systems • learn to understand that “your set of values” is just “one set of values” • become “richer” as a person • the cultural opportunities depend on the position in which the mobility takes place

  11. “When the wallscame down and the windows went up”Thomas Friedman in “The world is flat” Bringing down physical and mental walls is the start of internationalisation.

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