Dear Companists,
During the last few weeks, we worked hard and can now announce some successes in this update. Enjoy reading our update!
After we posted our job openings, we received more than 300 applications and had numerous interviews with potential candidates during the last weeks. Consequently, we are very proud that we have now made a decision and have found candidates suitable for our target markets. We are currently preparing for the training of our new staff in mid-January 2016; afterward, our new staff will start approaching potential customers (coach operators and travel brokers).
With regard to the various markets in the Balkans, we are now well prepared because we have found a very experienced sales manager who is familiar with the region and has several years of experience in B2B sales. Moreover, we will soon be supported within the Italian and French market by another team member. The latter market is currently facing liberalization – just like the German market in 2013.
Note
Investments in startups and growth companies offer great opportunities, but they are risk investments. In the worst case, the entire investment amount may be lost. Consequently, investments in startups or growth companies are unsuitable for retirement plans. However, there is no obligation to make further contributions. Investors can minimize their risk by diversifying the amount they invest in startups and growth companies and not investing the entire amount in one startup or growth company. Professional investors often follow this strategy because it causes the risk to be distributed among several investments. In this way, successful investments can balance other less successful investments.
The shares of the investors on Companisto are subordinated profit-participating loans (partiarische Nachrangdarlehen). Such loans are shares in a business with similar characteristics as equity. If the company becomes insolvent or is liquidated, the claims of the investors (Companists) – just like those of all other shareholders of the company – will be satisfied from the assets in the insolvency or the assets in liquidation only after the claims of all other external creditors have been satisfied. Thus, Companists are treated like any other shareholder of the company during insolvency or liquidation proceedings.
The company information published on the Companisto website is provided solely by the companies. The projections made by the companies do not guarantee successful development of the company in the future. Consequently, investments in startups and growth companies are suitable only for those investors who can cope with the risk of a total loss of the capital invested. Investors make their own independent investment decisions and bear all risks themselves.
The investments are provided and issued by the individual companies. Companisto is neither the provider nor the issuer of the investments, but solely the internet service platform.