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Annet Baron and Michel de Vreede, an entrepreneurial couple with a passion for tulips, have grown their family business, De Vreede Tulips, from its humble beginnings. What began as a small-scale business, focused on breeding tulip bulbs for the local market, has now grown into

thexton armstrong© Expands into Germany! 🇩🇪 thexton armstrong, a trusted name in the Netherlands and Belgium since 2011, is thrilled to announce its official expansion into Germany, effective 1 December 2024.Coen Vleesenbeek, Managing Director of thexton armstrong, shares:
"Partnering with Peter Poulsen, our new Master Franchise Partner,

Adiel Tsana sat at his desk and looked out the window of his office, high above the bustling city. It was a moment of reflection, a rare moment of calm in an otherwise hectic period.He knew that his company, ‘TechForward,’ was in an exciting phase:

The Benelux thexton armstrong team continues to grow! The Benelux thexton armstrong team continues to grow - time to introduce another new Franchise Partner, Rik Groen. Rik is our new business mentor in the Amersfoort and Naarden-Bussum region.In his role as a thexton armstrong business mentor, Rik

Johan Frielink stood in the shadow of an imposing century-old mansion in the heart of the city. His construction company, ‘Frielink Renovations,’ specialises in renovating listed buildings, and the current project was one of the most challenging yet. The house, with its delicate ornaments and

Your entrepreneurial journey: the pioneering phase
Marianne de Vries had always had a dream: her own business. After years of working in the marketing department of a large company, she decided to take the plunge. She wanted to build something real, something completely her own. Thus

Anniversary - Anton Erich’s 10 year anniversary at thexton armstrong. It has been 10 years since Anton Erich became a partner at thexton armstrong.Since then, Anton been active as a business mentor and business advisor in his Dutch territory; IJsselstreek - Groot Salland. A colleague, Jan-Harmen

The Benelux thexton armstrong team continues to grow! The Benelux thexton armstrong team is growing rapidly - time to introduce another new Franchise Partner!The Dutch thexton armstrong team welcomes their newest colleague who recently completed their onboarding training: Martien den Hollander Martien is our new business mentor

The Benelux thexton armstrong team is growing rapidly. The Benelux thexton armstrong team is growing rapidly - over the last 6 months 5 new Franchise Partners joined thexton armstrong!The Dutch thexton armstrong team welcomes their 2 newest colleagues who recently completed their onboarding training: Eric Jansen

Exploring the entrepreneur’s journey: Actionable insights to set SMEs up for success (part 4).In this post series, we’re looking into the 4 most important phases of the entrepreneur’s journey. These phases chart founders’ courses as they reach goals, face (un)expected challenges and hit some inevitable

Exploring the entrepreneur’s journey: Actionable insights to set SMEs up for success (part 3):This post series shares our hands-on insights into the 4 key phases of the entrepreneur’s journey. Tracking founders’ trajectories as they reach goals, face (un)expected challenges and hit some inevitable brick walls.This

In this post series, we’re looking into the 4 most important phases of the entrepreneur’s journey. These phases chart founders’ courses as they reach goals, face (un)expected challenges and hit some inevitable brick walls.Last time we took a look at the Pioneer phase. Missed it?

Over the coming weeks, we’ll be describing the 4 most important phases of the entrepreneur’s journey. These phases chart entrepreneurs’ trajectories as they reach goals, face (un)expected challenges and hit some inevitable brick walls.For any entrepreneur, having a source of trusted, expert guidance to turn

Anniversary - Jean Korthals Altes' 10 years at thexton armstrong. 2023 marks 10 years since Jean Korthals Altes joined thexton armstrong. We are proud to honour yet another jubilee! But above all, we are happy to have Jean as a colleague. His contribution to our company

Anniversary - Koen Berghuis 10 years at thexton armstrong. 2023 marks 10 years since Koen Berghuis joined thexton armstrong. In this role, he has supported many different business owners in recent years.That this is appreciated is proven by the lovely words of praise from some of

Anniversary - Michiel van de Watering’s 10 years at thexton armstrong. Michiel van de Watering has been with thexton armstrong for 10 years. The entire thexton armstrong leadership team is immensely proud of its third jubilee this year. After Paul Farmer and Tijnis Verhoeff, it now

Anniversary - Tijnis Verhoeff's 10 years at thexton armstrong. We recently celebrated an exciting anniversary at thexton armstrong: Tijnis Verhoeff, Master Franchise Partner for Benelux, has been expertly mentoring SMEs with us for 10 years! After departing from a long and successful career at LogicaCMG in 2011,

[caption id="attachment_7310" align="alignnone" width="300"] thexton armstrong master franchise[/caption]In order to be successful as a franchise entrepreneur, the right experience and training is of great importance but research* also shows that certain entrepreneurial competencies are essential for the success of franchise entrepreneurs.Below are the 5 important

Anniversary - Paul Farmer’s 10 years at thexton armstrong. This year, the team is celebrating Paul Farmer's 10-year anniversary at thexton armstrong.Founder Coen Vleesenbeek reflects: “Paul was the first franchise partner to join thexton armstrong in the Netherlands and has always been a great member of

We knocked on brand identity agency Millford's door during the midst of the first Covid-19 pandemic: 'We wanted our story translated into a clear story and a visual style that fits with us'. Millford convinced us we needed to update our brand positioning and has

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thexton Armstrong celebrates its ten-year anniversary in The Netherlands. A great milestone to be proud of. In our view, it also underlines the success of our hands-on and result-focused approach, with which we assist business owners in their role as entrepreneurs.As an SME business

Imagine: you decide to end your corporate career and start your own business. You have the knowledge and experience, but how do you go about it?Four questions prospective franchisees should ask themselvesDo you consider a franchisee in retail or food or will you choose a

Do you have years of experience in the corporate world or have you been leading a family business? Then you have undoubtedly gained a lot of knowledge and experience about people, business and entrepreneurship. Because of this, you know what it is like to lead