Our enterprise is situated in a very remote part of Limpopo in South Africa and helps alleviate social struggles of the area by organically growing indigenous plants and creating jobs. Winning a SEED Award helped us immensely to gain popularity and be able to refine our business model.

Will Coetsee

The SEED Replicator Workshop helped me to meet with other business partners and inspired me with examples of business models which are proven to work, and by knowing my audiences for business and how to detect, determine, discover and develop. To brainstorm solutions, problems, key activities, channels and value proposition.

Eva Sefora

[Our enterprise] has benefitted from an extended Catalyser support to be able to not only develop its business plan but also bring some major structural changes in the operations of the company to render it more sustainable.

Founder

Belle Verte

Without question: Partnerships are not a pancake that will solve all problems of sustainable development. But they hold certain promises. The SEED partnerships demonstrate that they can bring local drive, innovation and new resources to bear on pressing issues.

Jürgen Trittin

Former Minister

During this vibrant symposium, SEED championed not only new ideas but also highlighted the importance of how these great ideas can be scaled to create an even greater impact.

Rik Stamhuis

Jiro-Ve

The twofold objective of the European Union is to foster jobs creation and contribute to an economy more respectful of our environment. This means that we intend to engage more with the private sector on the sustainable path towards development. We want to build on the experience gained by SEED and support the incubation model for the creation and growth of more micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.

Cédric Merel

Head of Operations