Events
Entrepreneurs of the world: how to get started in Brussels ?
General info
Saint-Gilles
Free
French
Organizer
For whom?
- You settled in Belgium and would like to start your own business?
- You are not sure where to start and are looking for information?
- Anyone born abroad looking for information on starting a business in Brussels.
What can you expect from this event?
This event will help you :
- To have a better understanding of the Brussels entrepreneurial ecosystem and find out which one to contact, according to your needs.
- To meet many organizations that can help you along the way: business coaching, financing, training, administrative formalities, etc.
- To be inspired by the testimonials from entrepreneurs who have already launched their businesses in Brussels
- To discover our exhibition of portraits of entrepreneurs from around the world
Program
- 9 am : Welcome and coffee
- 9:30 am : Presentation from d’Isabelle Grippa, CEO de hub.brussels and Lorraine de Fierlant, CEO de microstart
- 9h45 am : Presentation of the organizations supporting future entrepreneurs in Brussels - Niki Karafillakis, hub.info advisor
- 10:30-12:30 am : Entrepreneurship fair
- 11:30 : Entrepreneurs’ testimonials
- 12:30-13:30 : Networking and lunch
By whom?
This event is organized by microstart and hub.info.
Additional information
- This event will be held in French. Although most of the organizations present will be able to answer your questions in English, feel free to bring someone who can translate into French for you.
- Can't make it on December 6 ? We’re organizing another meeting with entrepreneurs from immigrant or refugee backgrounds on Thursday the 19th of December evening, in collaboration with the City of Brussels. More info.
- The following organizations will be present at the entrepreneurship fare :
- Belgian Entreprenoires
- BON
- Crédal
- efp (Pôle Entreprendre)
- finance&invest.brussels
- Guichet d’Economie Locale de Bruxelles Nord-Ouest
- Guichet d’Economie Locale de Bruxelles-Ville (Centre Dansaert)
- Guichet d’Economie Locale de Saint-Gilles (Village Partenaire)
- hub.info
- ILES asbl
- microstart
- #SheDIDIT
- Ukrainian Voices Refugee Committee
This project is funded as part of a wider agreement between the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) and the European Commission (Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs); its aim is to improve the inclusion of migrants in EU Member States through the development of new partnerships and new forms of financing.
