Whereas the old continent and France particularly, are stuck into the respect of the precautionary principle, the emerging countries have appropriated the daring principle.

The H1N1 flu, the volcanic ashes, the Greek problem… These are the topics which have drawn attention and energy of our politicians and medias over the past few months. They have one more time revealed that Europe is going backwards and is focusing more on risks and threats than on opportunities! What a pity that the old continent has trouble in going out of the economic downturn and that challengers of Europe have started again with growth levels of over 5% per year. [...]

Business issue n°6 – Adfever :
Adfever is a very innovative start-up specialized in the monetization of websites. It is currently searching for investors to accelerate its growth and be able to acquire new editorial websites with a high potential for monetization. [...]

After having supported Franck Lefeuvre, CEO of Adfever, in the preparation of its fundraising during several months, B.D.C has decided to take a minority stake in Adfever.

Adfever has developed innovative tools of website payment and has recently taken over F.L.V (www.flv.fr). The firm has known a sharp growth despite the slowing down of the online advertisement market in 2009. It expects to reach the full stop at the end of 2010. [...]

In 2009, facing the lack of economic literature dealing with business development, Jérôme Gayet has decided to write about the topic, willing to contribute positively to the speeding up of the development of many companies.

This book gives the writer the opportunity to formalize the intuitions and convictions he has acquired during 15 years of professional experience devoted to business development in more than 10 countries in the world. [...]