Karen Boers

Merelbeke, Flemish Region, Belgium Contact Info
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  • BE Startup Manifesto

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  • BEStartupManifesto

    Our goal: 10,000 Startups and 100,000 jobs in 5 years. Possible? Yes!

    At present, it’s too hard to create and grow a startup in Belgium. This Manifesto outlines how we can change that. We want to work together with individuals, industry partners and policymakers to establish a healthy environment for Belgian startups.

    A startup-friendly environment in Belgium will result in more businesses leading to significantly more jobs, and most importantly a thriving economy that benefits…

    Our goal: 10,000 Startups and 100,000 jobs in 5 years. Possible? Yes!

    At present, it’s too hard to create and grow a startup in Belgium. This Manifesto outlines how we can change that. We want to work together with individuals, industry partners and policymakers to establish a healthy environment for Belgian startups.

    A startup-friendly environment in Belgium will result in more businesses leading to significantly more jobs, and most importantly a thriving economy that benefits all.

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  • Creative Media Days

    Event strategy & coordination

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  • Failing Forward

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    Event coordinator & chief programmer

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  • Tech Startup Day (2012-2013-2014)

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    Event coordinator and chief programmer

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  • Future Internet Week

    Event strategy, partner development & coordination

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  • Startupreneurs 2

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    This project focuses on web entrepreneurs (startups) and capitalizes on extensive experience of consortium members while working with startup communities. Five well-recognized startup
    ecosystem leaders (from Lithuania, Belgium, Spain, UK & Portugal) will integrate EYE program to their already existing activities in order to ensure fast and effective take-up of the program by the local communities of entrepreneurs.

    1. Primary focus on startup ecosystems and web entrepreneurs;
    2…

    This project focuses on web entrepreneurs (startups) and capitalizes on extensive experience of consortium members while working with startup communities. Five well-recognized startup
    ecosystem leaders (from Lithuania, Belgium, Spain, UK & Portugal) will integrate EYE program to their already existing activities in order to ensure fast and effective take-up of the program by the local communities of entrepreneurs.

    1. Primary focus on startup ecosystems and web entrepreneurs;
    2. Ensuring deep reach into startup communities;
    3. Entrepreneurs will mainly be recruited through personal approach by consortium members
    4. Four open calls, four social media campaigns, eight pitching events for selection, eight social events for community building during project implementation per partner.
    5. Extensive after-care programme for up to 6 months after the exchange to provide practical help to NEs to start their own business.

    Expected impact:
    at least 100 NEs will go for a 3 month exchange, 100 HEs will be involved, 2500 potential NEs and 1900 potential HEs will be reached

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  • English

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  • Dutch

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  • French

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