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Strategy and Business Acquisitions

Welcome to Your own Venture.

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Arjen Schutte

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Ferry Szován

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Renske de Bruine

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Wendi Schutte

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Steven Kuiper

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Wiebo de Vries

Business coach and M&A-advisor

Henk de Boer


    By advising on strategy and business acquisitions, we help entrepreneurs realize their dreams. We focus on your personal situation, your business ambitions, and the financing of your plans. For those moments when it really comes down to it, when doubt strikes or just a pile of work must be done. The moments of truth! At your ambitious start, a daring takeover, the desired growth or the inevitable sale or transfer of your company.

    By using our strategyplanner.ai, we help you get started quickly, effectively and for a fixed price. The optimal foundation for all your strategic decisions and actions! Supported by our strategy consultants and acquisition advisors, we focus exclusively on your interests as an entrepreneur. Shoulder to shoulder: trustworthy, challenging and engaged.

    Call us without obligation for more information and inspiration.

    T +31 85 060 6070

    What our clients say:

    Marjan en Eric Kemperman

    "We sold our training company PCO Kennis BV in 2023.
    We started the company about 18 years ago and developed into a niche player in providing education and training in the field of project management and control.
    Before and during the sales process, we were guided by Arjen Schutte who found a suitable takeover candidate for us. Arjen took a lot of work off our hands and was a trusted advisor and sparring partner throughout the entire process.
    We had a very pleasant experience and it was very useful to be guided by Your own Venture and we are very satisfied with the collaboration, which ultimately yielded a great result."

    Gidion Peters

    "Arjen from Your own Venture supervised the sale of my company Organize Agile. Arjen's knowledge of the market, M&A and excellent network have made this a successful process. Finding a new owner who really fits our DNA and conducting productive acquisition discussions would have been much more difficult without Your own Venture.
    When selecting a party to supervise the M&A process, it quickly became clear that the traditional agencies in this area could not provide the involvement and customization of Your own Venture. That's why I'm still happy with this choice. Thanks Arjen!"

    Gaby en Bruno Lenarduzzi

    "The entire process of selling our company Prefab Beton Soest was taken care of by Your own Venture. The introductory discussions, marketing, the next steps and final settlement. Arjen and Ferry guided us in this professionally, with integrity and with great commitment. We listened carefully to our wishes and acted in our interests and those of the company to be sold. We are more than satisfied with Your own Venture and can highly recommend the company."

    Bert Boonstra

    "Your own Venture guided us in the sale of our company Unexus and the preparation for it. In a number of sessions, the options were discussed in detail, a plan was drawn up, actions were initiated to prepare the company for sale, etc. When the time came, they drew up the request, invited parties and provided information. They guided and advised us very well during the negotiation process and conducted the negotiations and took a lot of work off our hands. Both Arjen and Henk are knowledgeable in their own areas and pleasant to work with. This has led to a great result for us.

    I can therefore highly recommend Your own Venture for similar projects!"

    Jan Schuurman

    "Through a number of sessions spread over a longer period, Your own Venture helped me develop my company's business plan (Schuurman HR Advice). Over time, the plan has been refined a bit, but ultimately there is now a detailed plan that helps me keep everything on track. It is not only fun to do this, but also very useful!"

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      Strategic advice.

      Trusted advisorOur strategy consultants are exclusively at your side in your business. Using our strategyplanner.ai, we help you develop a powerful business strategy, online documented in a business plan and a comprehensive financial plan. This provides the perfect foundation for defining and calculating strategic scenarios, and for making optimal strategic decisions together with your team.

      You might think: I have enough experience, I can do this myself, but the advantage of our strategy consultants is that they offer an independent perspective. Chances are there are certain pitfalls and/or opportunities that our strategy consultants, with their extensive and broad entrepreneurial experience, are aware of. In our role as strategy consultants, we draw inspiration from, among other things, the well-known work "The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen Covey and the perhaps lesser-known "The Trusted Advisor" by David Maister.

      We believe it's not just about providing one-time advice and delivering a solid business and financial plan. Business planning is an ongoing proces! We prefer to remain involved as a sparring partner throughout the entire lifecycle of your business. This allows us to fully empathize with your business and support you as effectively as possible through all the developments that come your way. Not only with the content and finances, but also with a personal focus on the person behind the entrepreneur. Even in challenging times and with any problems that arise. Trust is crucial, and that's why we have an exclusive focus on your interests as an entrepreneur. With the strategyplanner.ai as the foundation for all strategic steps.

      Business Acquisitions.

      Our M&A advisors can help you grow your business extra, by acquiring other companies. Or in the complicated process or selling your own company. Often, there is far more to it than you think upfront. With our experienced M&A advisors  you will go through all the steps necessary to make sure the process goes smoothly. During this process you yourself will probably be too emotionally involved with the company. You run the risk of not seeing the big picture. Our M&A advisors have an independent and sober view on the situation.

      By using the strategyplanner.ai, we create the necessary foundation for a successful sale of your company. This way, we prepare the company for sale. Knowing your current position and the impact of future acquisitions is also crucial for executing a buy & build strategy.

      Inspiration from our daily practice.

      As a strategic- and M&A-advisor we come into contact with a lot of entrepreneurs on a daily basis. Each with their own opportunities and problems. Issues that often determine the future of the company and the entrepreneur personaly. We would like to share our knowledge, experiences and new developments with you in these blogs. So that you recognize the moments of truth in time and take the right action.

      Read our previous posts

      The right business coach and M&A advisor.

      Are you looking for a strategic- of M&A advisor? Quite a challenge due to the large number of advisors and coaches who are active in the market. As Your own Venture, we are different from many others. Of course, you will only really experience the value of Your own Venture, our coaches and advisors, when you start working with us. We believe it is important in our services to:

      • to make clear agreements in advance about the purpose of our work and to set as many fixed price arrangements as possible;
      • to remain constantly alert to creative and alternative solutions or opportunities;
      • to always keep an eye on the interests of the entrepreneur, from a business- ánd personal perspective;
      • to focus not only on the current issue but to put long-term interests and relationships first;
      • to discuss obvious matters, sensitive subjects and risks.

      A trustful relationship with your strategic- or M&A advisor.

      Our business coaches and advisors are all experienced entrepreneurs. We have personally experienced what it is like to be an entrepreneur. The freedom and space, but also the responsibility and challenging moments. As a business coach, we are your trusted advisor and sparring partner for all issues that may arise: personal questions, issues with fellow shareholders, financing issues, strategic choices, etc. We are always available for you, for small and large questions, complex processes and simple direct feedback. Not floaty, but practical and result-oriented.

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      The Netherlands have an excellent business climate, currently ranked seventh on the Global Competitiveness Index. High level of education, good legal system, lots of investment capital, excellent infrastructure, innovative and internationally oriented. The number of companies is therefore growing steadily; from small (2-50 employees), medium (50-250), large (250-500) to very large (>500). What is stopping you?

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