Sales & Grant Consultancy
Dutch ambitions,
Canarian sunshine.
I help businesses achieve their growth targets, based in Fuerteventura, working to the rhythm of the Netherlands.
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Three disciplines, one drive: achieving goals, pushing boundaries.
Driven by the Canarian sun and Dutch determination.
Sales Consultancy
Fifteen years in enterprise sales at Cisco, FICO and Okta, with clients such as IKEA and Rituals, taught me that it's always about the outcome: achieving the set goal. By building a sales pipeline, crafting the right proposition, establishing a strong network and driving growth in both turnover and net profit, I help organisations achieve their growth targets. Whether that growth is regional, national or international, I'm right at home with it and there are often funding opportunities available in these areas too.
Grant Consultancy
I worked as a freelance grant adviser for almost three years. Since July 2026, I have been running this service entirely under my own name. For each organisation, I assess what is needed and what is possible. At national, regional and European level, I identify grant opportunities focused on sustainability, innovation and/or international growth. I guide the entire process: from initial assessment through to award and final approval. Often, a grant is both the means and the springboard to an organisation's next stage of growth.
Growth in Spain
I have been living and running a business in Spain since 2022, which has given me an inside understanding of the language, culture and market. To help my clients enter the Spanish market, I explore the opportunities, establish contacts, close the initial deals and lay the foundations for further growth. All of this is based on my experience and the knowledge I have gained as an entrepreneur on the ground. For me, entering a new market is an extension of the same ambitions: achieving growth and meeting the set targets.
About Anke
Anke Massaro Consultancy: 20 years' experience in sales, grants and growth, based in Spain for the past 4 years.
Under the name Anke Massaro Consultancy, I bring together my personal and professional experience from the past twenty years: sales, grants and entering a new European market.
For fifteen years, I worked at international IT companies such as Cisco, FICO and Okta, with international clients including Pon Holding, Jumbo Supermarkets, IKEA and KPN. Together with my clients, I linked innovation to business outcomes. By implementing technology, we can reduce costs and/or increase turnover. Every organisation needs someone like me – someone who can translate technology into business impact. Working on a targets-based approach has shaped me into a goal- and results-oriented, efficient professional, always working on the basis of trust and a win-win approach.
In recent years, I have broadened my knowledge and experience to encompass the fascinating world of grants: from schemes for IT software, through the redevelopment of business parks, to the second-largest project for the sustainable employability of staff in the Netherlands, in which I have collaborated with SME organisations, business associations, foundations and multinationals.
I have been living and running my business in Spain since 2022. Since July 2026, I have been bringing together all my personal and professional experiences in my own way: at a Dutch pace, under the Canarian sun. With the same passion and dedication as always, now under my own name: Anke Massaro Consultancy.
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