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Alumni

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erik Koomen

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CEO Company Nemook

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How did the minor help you in your business career?

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At the time I was  doing a cooperative study which is the combination of working and studying.

I started studying  Commercial Economics for future entrepreneurs at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences from 2010-2014.  In 2013 I participated in the China minor programme, because it seemed like an interesting programme, and fitted perfectly in my work/study schedule.

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This programme taught me a lot concerning business with different people in another country.

Especially the part of making appointments and networking in a foreign country was a valuable lesson which helped me in my future career. The meetings in China, which gave me the opportunity to actually do business with people from different cultures also contributed a lot, since my job now involves a lot of business appointments with retailers and people from China and Eastern-Europe.

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I am the co-founder and CEO of my own company Nemook Trading BV, which is an E-commerce business selling a broad range of products using mainly WooCommerce Webshops. The company resells products for a lower price. The company also has a webshop which sells air cushion envelopes, and is currently in the top 10 sales of air cushion envelopes companies in the Netherlands.

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The hands on experience together with many business appointments really was an eye opener for me. I would recommend this programme for future participants who actually want to learn how to do business in another culture.

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Muna Umar participated in the Southeast Asia minor (2015-2016 Sem I). You can find her story here.

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