Arne Hulstein

At the BusinessFabriek we focus on applying lean startup thinking to companies and startups.

As accountmanager for Cost Engineering Professional Services, I am responsible for recruiting professionals in the fields of cost engineering, estimation, planning etc. We work for large companies within several industries in a number of countries. We are always looking for experienced engineers or job opportunities.

At the start of 2006 we officially started Sales Challenge. Right now we are restructuring the services Sales Challenge is offering. Sales Challenge will advise companies on the approach to take on their sale, but also offers a dedicated salesteam to take up your challenge in sales. This way any company can have a salesteam at a cost lower than having their own salespeople. Sales Challenge also offers support to direct marketing actions etc. by offering followup to direct mails e.g.

In 2005 Young Life was launched in the Netherlands as an independent entity, but working similarly to YL internationally. I have been chairing the board since the start and it is a joy to see the ministry grow.

Digital Dreamers is a concepting company for organisations who are looking for a way to make the most of the possibilities the internet has to offer. Digital Dreamers can assist you in naming the opportunities and building a business model around them.

Meetial gives you the opportunity to meet interesting people from your network at a time and place convenient to you. By linking your social networks to your schedule, you meet with others when and where you want. We are looking for investers and developers to step in and work with us to make this happen. Feel free to contact me if you are interested.

Ibuildings is one of the leading Dutch internet companies. Within Ibuildings I was responsible for new business sales, account management and customer care during projects. During this time, developing new site concepts and the subsequent business models was a part of my job.

At Life Music we imported specialised christian music from outside the Netherlands. For us, the company functioned as a testbed to see whether certain tactics would be viable or not. At the end of 2005 we closed the company as we had reached our goals. The imported music is now part of other distribution networks.

When I joined VHIC it was a startup. We then set out to grow and become a leading authority in the Dutch marketplace in the field of document management. When I left the company had 27 employees and was seen as leading in its field. At VHIC I held many positions ranging from consulting on a organisational level, to interim management, training and coaching as well as working within the company on its internal strategies etc.

At Teunis van Nes I was responsible for running the shop on Saturdays. The job allowed me to also learn more about automotive technology as I also did repairs on cooling systems.

ShowU was my first step into entrepreneurism. Being responsible for R&D for new products to supply to our customers, I secured the first Dutch deal on chipcard readers for consumers and sold that on to Vendex.

International marketing and promotions.