For the last seven years NHN Business Awards have made it their business to find and honour inspiring entrepreneurs in North Holland. This year everything was of course a little different due to Corona but nevertheless on 26th November Willem Schuurman – nominated in the category Family Businesses – was at the thrilling final near Alkmaar.

Previously FEGIME Nederland had been chosen by the NHN-jury as one of the finalists after a thorough selection process. During this process, the jury visited Schuurman to assess the company according to the following 6 criteria: Growth and Development, Financial Health, Employee Policy, Sustainability, Regional Involvement and Innovation. In addition, the jury looked at how entrepreneurs dealt with the current crisis caused by COVID-19.

On the night of the finals, in “Theater Cool” in Heerhugowaard with almost no audience due to COVID-19 regulations, Willem Schuurman had the opportunity to make a 2-minute pitch to secure victory. Accompanied by an impressive black & white video homage to his Grandfather Willem who founded the company almost a hundred years ago in 1923, he executed this with so much dedication, passion and energy that Willem not only won the Family Business Award, but the Pitch Award as well.

Willem thanked not only the jury for these two prizes but above all his team, employees and customers for the great victory.