ENTREPRENEURSHIP : Philippe Jordan (GE 1995) - SUPERSTAND

I/ Identity
Philippe Jordan, promotion 1995
Majeure entrepreneur

II/ Business venture:
Definition of product, market, target:
See www.superstand.com and http://fr.superstand.com/home
We help foreign exhibiters to take part in professional trade fairs and to find good local service providers for their stand and vice versa (we help local service providers to find new exhibiters)

Size of team (including Edhec alumni):
1 Edhec, 15 freelancers worldwide (USA, Eastern/Western Europe, Asia)

Capital raised or to be raised:
SARL allemande Jordan Trading GmbH à capital de 25K EUR (registered near Düsseldorf)

Originality of the venture:
• SuperStand.com is the only company that enables exhibiters from around the world to identify good service providers for their local stand
• Interests: foreign exhibiters can compare different quotes and select the best providers.

Growth prospects
Some key figures:
• The site was launched in August 2011
• Already ~ 3000 visits/month with no advertising
• Around twenty clients in one year
• And… SuperStand.com has reached break-even point since its launch in July 2011
• Forecast: 15 million EUR turnover in 5 years (80% margin)

III/ What would you like from the Edhec network?
• Any EDHEC people in charge of trade fairs abroad can easily post their invitations to tender, compare different quotes and get the best services for the best price
• Any business angel looking to make their money work (in a safe country) in order to speed up the company’s growth
• I’m looking for an intern (to work from home) or one part-time employee (20 hours/week) for a Client Service Manager job to do phone canvassing.