Dear Citizenfund supporter,
What a month of April! The return of the sun, but not only…
🚀 You may have met the entrepreneurs of Bulkbar, Novacitis and Coucou on Tuesday 20 April! Following this session, our co-operators voted for the financing of Bulkbar (85%), Novacitis (73%) and Coucou (98%)! They join the 12 projects we have previously funded.
☝️ Our cooperators received last Friday the invitation to our extraordinary and ordinary General Assembly. All the information is available on their cooperator area.
🗓️ We invite you to an informal meeting on 17 May at 8pm to give you feedback on the results of the General Assembly, as well as on the progress and objectives for 2021. You should register in advance to receive the connection link.
🚀 We are getting closer to 200 cooperators: we are 194, spread the word or jump in! Will we celebrate our 200th cooperator on May 17th? Challenge accepted!
☀️ What happens to our investments?
🚴♂️ urbike officially kicked off their #CairgoBikeForPros programme with the first ever cargo bike training for professionals!
🥕 It’s spring on the Incredible Oasis from Incredible Company.
📖 The second Eddy, Wilfried‘s little sports brother, is out in bookshops. Have you already subscribed?
🤝 Give a Day‘s “Week van het Goede Doel” brought together over 1,400 participants in 95 workshops. They also appeared in the TV programme “Les Quartiers“.
🎞️ CinéCité’s Kinograph is #StillStandingForCulture: they opened their cinema exceptionally on May 1st and offered a preview of Quentin Dupieux’s latest feature film: Mandibules. The screening was sold out! They explain their choice on BX1.
🚚 Happy Hours Market and its customers saved 12,751 kg of food in March, no less! To celebrate the occasion, they landed in Namur, acquired a new truck, and gave themselves a spot on the RTBF. There’s no stopping them now!
♻️ You can now find many Slow Cosmetic brands on Waio.co thanks to their new catalogue.
🏦 NewB opens its bank to everyone! You can open accounts or take out insurance, (re)become a cooperator, or make simulations on their new website.
🧱 BC Materials participated in a Building Beyond Borders conference on the potential of urban harvesting with… our friends at Sonian Wood Coop.
🌳 Sonian Wood Coop launches a new product, a limited edition of 700 m2: Parquet de Soignes ! Renovating your home? Think about this local and quality floor!
🩲 Entusia‘s leak-proof underwear are now also available on Bol.com.
🥜 Bulkbar, which we have just financed, would like to thank us warmly for the welcome we gave them during our meeting, and for our trust!
🏡 Novacitis, which we have also just validated, continues to raise funds. To invest directly in their cooperative, you can do so via our ambassador page.
👗 Our co-operators finally voted for an investment in Coucou. Isabelle and Marie went to the notary this week to make it official. They are also looking for a shop manager !
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📺 Solifin, which we co-founded with 6 other actors, was on LN24 to talk about ethical and sustainable finance in Belgium!
See you soon,
The Citizenfund team