Fully booked! Deep Dive: Subsidies
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Raising money can be an issue for startups and scale-ups.
Because when bootstrapping and organic growth aren't enough, you need to find extra funding. But how do you do it? Loans and venture capital are an option, but those options we won't discuss in this Deep Dive.
We'll talk about subsidies, an important element in the financing mix.
The options range from specific subsidies for young businesses to innovation subsidies and subsidies for knowledge procurement. In this Deep Dive, we discuss VLAIO subsidies and the support offered alongside them.
A Deep Dive plunges into a topic, and aims to diffuse knowledge to all attendants. There is room for questions during or after the session of an expert.
This Deep Dive is part of the Hubs4Growth TechXperience sessions.
Program:
09h00 - Welcome with breakfast
09h30 - Intro Leuven MindGate
09h40 - Deep Dive VLAIO and interaction
11h00 - Wrap up by Leuven MindGate
11h30 - End
This is our expert:
Bas Sturm – Business Advisor, VLAIO
Bas helps companies with their ambitious and innovative growth plans, with individual guidance, advice, partners and financing.
When: 21/10/2025, from 09h00 until 11h30
Where: De Hoorn (Skybox King), Sluisstraat 79, 3000 Leuven
Language: This session will be in English. Unless everyone in the room speaks Dutch, then we'll switch to Dutch.
Price?
- Members of Leuven MindGate: € 0
- Residents of the Hubs4Growth community (Hangar K, Winter Circus, Limburg Startup, The Beacon, Brussels Airport) : € 0
- Non-members: €102 (excl VAT)
No-Show? Cancellation or replacement is possible if notified by email at least 48h in advance (admin@leuvenmindgate.be). Members & residents will be billed a €50 no-show fee. Non-members are required to pay the full registration amount/session. For members, If a colleague replaces you, the no-show fee does not apply.
This event is supported by
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Leuven MindGate & VLAIO
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