Ben Woldring
Bencom
www.bencom.nl
Usquert, The Netherlands
Age: 21
Child prodigy or early entrepreneurial itch? Ben Woldring started his first company in 1998 at the age of 13, and now ranks as one of The Netherlands' best-known young entrepreneurs. That first site, known as Bellen.com, was a place where consumers could go to compare prices and rate plans for mobile phone services.
Since then, Woldring's company, called Bencom, has expanded to eight sites that offer clear, detailed information about fixed-line and mobile phone plans, Internet services, and utilities. The comparison services are free of charge to users. How does Woldring make money? After reading Bencom reviews, consumers can also subscribe online to the phone or utility services of their choice, and Bencom gets a referral fee. Bencom also makes money from banner ads and licensing its tools ot telecom providers and resellers. Revenues are in the "multiple millions of euros," Woldring says.
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