Anne Koark

Anne Koark (born May 21, 1963 in Essex , England ) is a British writer . She became known with the publication of a book about her own bankruptcy .

Anne Koark

Life

After graduating from high school, Anne Koark studied German and Italian at the University of Hull in Great Britain. After graduating, she went to Germany in 1985 and initially worked for a patent attorney, switched to the computer industry in 1989 and looked after several international companies throughout Germany during their development phase.

In 1999 Anne Koark founded her own company "Trust in Business" together with a business partner, which helped foreign companies with doing business in Germany. In 2001 the company was recognized as the best of over 100 companies nationwide with the “Breakeven Award” for start-ups from the Internet magazine Breakeven.de. Reports about Anne Koark and her company were published in the national and international press and the media. Among other things, she was responsible for accompanying delegations to the Canadian Prime Minister in Berlin and Munich in February 2002.

She is the mother of three children.

insolvency

In April 2003, Anne Koark filed for bankruptcy for her sole proprietorship and for private individuals . Based on her experience, she set herself the goal of making bankruptcy socially acceptable in German-speaking countries. She published articles on the Internet, called the association: "BIG = Stay in Business eV", which is supposed to support insolvent entrepreneurs with a second chance, and wrote a book on the subject of insolvency.

With this topic she touches on a cultural peculiarity of Germany, where dealing with insolvency , bankruptcy and business problems, in contrast to the USA , is stigmatized for entrepreneurs. Anne Koark advocates destigmatization and the development of a culture of failure in Germany.

Affected entrepreneurs or businesses should seek help at an early stage and, in the event of failure, a second chance after bankruptcy should be facilitated in order to avoid receiving social benefits.

Instead of a melodious title, Anne Koark has “Bankruptcy” on her business card. She explains this on the grounds that a banker has a lot of money, a privateer a lot of time and a bankrupt a lot of experience. She describes herself as a VIP = V ery I ntensively P derive.

Works

• Insolvent and still successful . InsolvenzVerlag.de 2007 ISBN 978-3-9810954-1-8
• Back to start . Eichborn 2010

• Anne Koark's autobiography in diary form , written with British humor. The book was on Manager Magazin’s business bestseller list for a total of five months in 2004 . In April 2005 the book was again included on this list.

Awards

• Breakeven Award (2001)
• Lady Business Award (2004)
• Special Prize from the Grand Prix of Medium-Sized Enterprises (2005)

Web links

• Literature by and about Anne Koark in the catalog of the German National Library
• Website by Anne Koark