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BAND is one of the founding members of Business Angels Europe (BAE), the European confederation of the national Business Angels associations and federations in Europe.

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The strategic objectives of BAE are:

  • to be a strong, united voice of the business angel community across Europe and represent it to the European institutions,
  • to support the development of favourable fiscal, legal and policy frameworks for the growth of the business angels market across Europe,
  • to promote the emergence and growth of national business angels associations,
  • to promote professional and ethical standards within the business angels market and share experiences,
  • to be a place of gathering information, experience and statistical data,
  • to work to facilitate cross-border investment at European and international level,
  • to cooperate as a key partner with the international and global angel community.

With Dr. Ute Günther as Vice-President, BAND is represented in the board of BAE. She is responsible for the department, “Research and Statistics”.