Mr Philippe Convent, Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs Belgium - Socially engaged Entrepreneurs supporting sustainable development in the south

1. )

2. Supports people with more ideas the money.

3. Vision
Every person, regardless
of his / her level of
education, income,
economic background or
origin, is entitled to
economic initiative and
the right to choose his /
her own place in society.

4. Offices

6. Sectors
• Horeca / catering / others
• Trade
• Export
• Transport
• Services
• Crafts & arts
• Others…

7. Our Services
• Business Development
Services
• Microloans
• Advocacy

8. Micro loans
• 500 - 15.000 EUR
• Max. 48 month (min. 12 months)
• Costs: 5% social contribution
• Intrest rate: 8,95% - 9,95%
• Individual - Group loan
• Test - Investment – Cash – stock
• Fysical guaranteee
• Scale – up: 25.000 €
• Co-financing / Bank / Pmv / crowdfunding / family

9. Contact
Recep
tion
Instructi
on
Credit
comittee
Disburs
ment
Follow
up Renewal
Through
Prospection or
Partner
With or without
appointment
Identification of
client’s needs
Information on
microstart
Creation of the credit
file with the client
Weekly
Min. 6 months
Business development
Services before start-up
Individual Group
Business development
Services after start-up
Individual Group
Workflow

10. Business Development Services
• Training to prepare the business management exam
• Individual help to build a Business Plan
• E-Learning
• DreamStart (for < 30 years old), Accoutancy, housing
legislation
Post creation Services
• Coaching & Mentoring
• Expert Meetings
• Trainings

11. Events & projects
• Project for newcomers (AZO-project)
• Event: international day of African business women in
cooperation with BMWA Association & Bami-West.
• Hosting & organizing of bootcamps for entrepreneurs
together with Bami West & BMWA.
• Others…

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Some examples

13. • Daniel: Muday
Ethiopean Restaurant in Ghent
1 year of preparations and business development
services @ mS
3 years active
Micro-credit
Delicious food

15. Demba
• Exotic shop with
African, Asian and
Carribean products
• Microcredit to start
business and a second
to develop his business
• With experience, good

16. Aminata
• Organic drinks (hibiscus, ginger,
etc.)
• Started her business parttime
• Does her own production now
• BDS services @ microStart
(accountability, business
mangement and development of
her business. Nu eigen bottelaar
• Credit to start bottle her drinks

17. Cecilia: Zarafa ASBL
• Deafchild & non-deafchild
nursery
• Zarafa ASBL

18. Ana
• Ana’s beauty clinic
• Started parttime and went to peoples home
• Now has her own shop
• 2 microcredits (one to start, one to start her
shop)
• BDS (advise and support)

19. • Export to Africa (test and then progressive growth
• Farming: African vegetables that also grow in Belgium (example)
• Non-profit organizations
• Transport (taxi’s, transportation of goods, others…)
• Crafts & arts
• others

20. Contact
Mail:
• antwerpen@microstart.be -
• brussels@microstart.be
• gent@microstart.be
• hainaut@microstart.be
• liege@microstart.be
Phone:
02 888 61 00

21. Questions?