Open Line has been declared entrepreneur of 2012 for the Beek township last week. Congratulations to all my new colleagues for this achievement.

Below I’ve included some links to Dutch articles covering this award:

• Gemeentebeek.nl – Open Line bv en Sjeunkes Kinderschoenen winnaars ondernemersprijzen Beek
• Zuidlimburg.nl – Beekse ondernemers van het jaar: Jo Verstappen en Jean Boren van Open Line (aanmoedigingsprijs: Diana Bongers)

I truly believe that expertise combined with passion is what differentiates you. The funny thing is that companies and people like this strive to achieve the best outcome. Winning an award is not the goal, it is merely the result.

I’ve only started working at Open Line since the first of November and haven’t had any part in this result. Still it feels really good to be part of a succesful company with great colleagues, that is also being recognized as such by the community. I look forward to being able to add value in my own way to this already great company.