BPN was founded 1999 by a committed entrepreneur, Jürg Opprechtfounded in 1999. Find out more:
https://bpn.ch/was-wir-tun/
Raison d'être
Helping people to help themselves through value-based entrepreneurship.
Vision
We create prospects for small businesses in developing and emerging countries.
Mission
BPN promotes small businesses in developing and emerging countries through training, targeted coaching and the establishment of a local network of entrepreneurs and partners.
BPN offers a variety of seminars, workshops, webinars etc.. Topics include project and time management, financial planning and control, law, leadership and personnel development. In addition, additional seminars on specific topics such as social media, customer care, etc.
The BPN program lasts 2 years and includes all the central modules of business administration.
Project controlling is ensured for each country through measurable targets (>30 quantitative KPIs) and a quarterly report by the Country Director. All seminars offered are evaluated. For project evaluation, an annual financial audit is carried out in each country by a local auditor and the figures are checked by BPN Switzerland.
Various external evaluations have been carried out in recent years through cooperation with funding foundations. These have been carried out both in the individual countries and at BPN as an overall organization. We are also certified by ZEWO.
We also recommend taking a look at our impact report:
https://bpn.ch/bpn-stories-events/downloads/
BPN's involvement has grown organically as a result of requests from the respective countries. Each country was carefully selected according to a comprehensive list of criteria.
The seminars, webinars, workshops etc. are organized locally by our Country directors and local and local employees of BPN.
Very! The BPN Foundation is a ZEWO certified. Here you will find an overview of the 21 ZEWO guidelines:
https://zewo.ch/de/die-21-zewo-standards/
Ourannual reports and -accounts are available on our website can be viewed:
https://bpn.ch/bpn-stories-events/downloads/
Yes, donations to BPN are tax-deductible. After your donation you will receive (from CHF 100.-) a donation receipt from us, which you can submit with your tax return. We send out the donation receipts at the end of January for the previous year.
Yes, many entrepreneurs have been able to realize their business dreams thanks to BPN's support. You can watch many of these success stories in our video section: https://bpn.ch/videos/
The success shows: On average, the companies are able to double the number of jobs during the BPN program, create higher quality jobs and increase their added value.
Thanks to a strict selection process, we have a very low drop-out rate - the average drop-out rate for the last 4 years across all BPN countries is only 4%.
BPN supportsexisting SMEsthroughbusiness training, targetedcoachingand an entrepreneurial network. Traditional development aid is often project-based, with direct assistance in the form of food aid, infrastructure projects or medical care, for example.
The BPN program lasts 2 years and includes all the central modules of corporate management in differentiated training blocks. However, the program is not limited to the mere transfer of knowledge, but aims to bring about a change in behaviour from which the participants can benefit in the long term. Existing structures in the companies are to be strengthened in the local context. We use our proven 3-pillar principle to achieve this:
Participants have usually already been running an SME for several years. They bring with them the will to develop a business plan. During the selection process, the business plan is developed to see what potential the company has.
BPN enables various types of donations - whether entrepreneur sponsorship, Founders Circle, free donation or a legacy - you as the donor decide according to your individual wishes. You can find the details at https://bpn.ch/spenden