https://www.wallonie-entreprendre.be/en/
Wallonie Entreprendre – Belgium
Wallonie Entreprendre is the economic and financial tool that provides support for businesses in Wallonia (Belgium).
WE provides the resources required for business development in all sectors. Our investments and financing are geared towards business creation, growth, transfer and recovery. We ensure compliance with social and environmental standards. We advocate sustainable and circular economic processes.
Mission :
Wallonie Entreprendre aims to contribute to the development of a more competitive, innovative, circular, inclusive economy and employment of Walloons
- FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
- Grants, loans and co-financing
- Export guarantees
- Issuance of guarantees and counter-guarantees
- Funding activities such as acquisition of shares
- NON-FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
- Information, support and awareness activities for creation, growth, transfers and acquisitions of business
Budget :
Total Assets : 5,7B € (WE and subsidiaries)
Activities related to innovation:
- Financing
Among others, financing tools dedicated to (technological and non-technological) innovative projects are :
- Equity participation, all types of loans, etc.
- Easy’green product : capital and loans for financing (up to 100%) eco-innovative close to sale projects
- Guarantees on bank loans for technological companies (partnership EIF – InnovFin mechanism)
- Information and Guidance
WE provides information and guidance to Walloon entrepreneurs, about innovating, starting up, growing, going green, going international and even transferring the company (or buying a new one) via www.1890.be : a portal for entrepreneurs, combining a call center & a website to provide Walloon entrepreneurs with reliable, up-to date and clear information and guidance.
- Awareness-raising and Support
The innovation advisors of Wallonie Entreprendre work in close partnership with a network of field operators, the European Business and Innovation Centres (EBICs) and the economic development units of the Territorial Development Agencies (TDAs) to analyse the technological aspect of innovation projects and their feasibility.
In addition, Wallonie Entreprendre mobilizes a dense ecosystem and pilots a network of operators from both the economic promotion sector (including the EBICs, Creative Hubs, Fab labs, etc.) and the research sector (KTOs within the Universities and higher education institutions).
Through its helpdesk, WE helps SMEs and self-employed entrepreneurs to understand the challenges of intellectual property (IP) for their business and provides support solutions available online. In addition, WE advises companies on the development of an IP strategy in order to establish an action plan. Finally, it refers to private actors when specific needs arise.
Staff :
Wallonie Entreprendre has a Staff of ~ 265 employees.
Contact :
Wallonie Entreprendre SA
Avenue Maurice Destenay, 13 B-4000 Liège
Tél. +32 (0)4 237 07 70
innovation@wallonie-entreprendre.be
https://www.wallonie-entreprendre.be/fr/