FUNDING

JOCHEN CALLENS (Jobtoolz - Voka) on how a €120,000 investment went down the drain

This week's guest started his career as a car salesman, but he didn't stay in the showroom for long. His ambition and entrepreneurial spirit quickly led him to bigger challenges, and it wasn't long before he successfully built and sold his first company. Old habits die hard, and he founded his second company. But as every entrepreneur knows, the road to success is rarely a straight line. An investment of no less than €120,000 went down the drain. An expensive lesson, but one that made him stronger! After selling his second company, he once again chose to focus fully on his passion: coaching and advising start-ups and scale-ups. Today, he uses his experience to help young entrepreneurs in West Flanders through Voka.