Programmes & Support.
Mentorship tracks, accelerators, incubators and entrepreneurship programmes you can join as a young entrepreneur to grow and expand your network.
Programmes & Support
In one sentence
Overview of support tracks and places to work, learn and grow as a student entrepreneur.
Category summary
This category collects external and internal support options: incubators/accelerators, coaching and networking initiatives, and practical overviews such as co-working spaces. The tags mainly cluster around Incubators & accelerators, complemented by Coaching & guidance, Network & events, Subsidies and co-working space.
Classification (based on tags)
- Administratie & formaliteiten
- AI
- atelier
- Awards
- Belastingen & BTW
- biotech
- Coaching & begeleiding
- #SheDIDIT
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Making an appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent)
- KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
- Postgraduate Innovative Entrepreneurship for Engineers
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start for Future programmes (Learn, Start & Create)
- Start it X (accelerate)
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- WATT The Health
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- co-founder matching
- co-working space
- BROEI
- Co-con
- Co-working spaces & Studio spaces for students (Gentrepreneur list)
- Co-working spaces in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- De Wijnaert (HOGENT – Geraard de Duivelstraat)
- Foodies Arena
- Lab10 (City of Ghent)
- LikeBirds
- Office Arena
- smmaak – Open studio (cooking studio)
- Stadsmakers
- Start it @KBC
- Take In
- Voka Box
- Watt Factory
- WATT The Health
- conference
- food
- Funding & VC's
- Gentrepreneur aanbod
- Find (or be found as) a co-founder via Startium
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group session: Business plan
- Group session: Financial plan • sole proprietorships
- Group session: First aid for bookkeeping
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Nascent (co-founder matchmaking)
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- The Research Track (track for researchers)
- horeca
- Ideation & Validation
- Impact & Duurzaamheid
- Incubators & accelerators
- #SheDIDIT
- Biotope Incubator (biotech incubator)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- imec.istart
- Marifish.Inc
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start it @KBC
- Start it X (accelerate)
- Support for health-care starters (ZorgLab Aalst)
- The Circular Kickstart – Growth Program
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- WATT The Health
- WE ARE HEY (AgTech)
- Juridisch
- marktonderzoek
- Netwerk & events
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- doeners.be
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- imec.istart – Co-Founder Community
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- Mijn Eigen Zin
- Tectonic conference
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- Vlerick Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ghent)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- Onderzoekscentrum
- Ondernemend Onderwijs
- Product design & engineering
- Researchers
- startups
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- NOA – entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs (Mentor Me, Fund Me, Unfiltered, Co-founder)
- Tectonic conference
- The Brain (AI Tech Hub, Ghent)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- tech
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- Tectonic conference
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
- Tools & templates
- Valorisatie
- vergunningen
- workspaces
- zorg
Table of contents (all articles)
- #SheDIDIT
- Biotope Incubator (biotech incubator)
- Bits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
- BROEI
- CAPTURE (research centre for resource recovery)
- Co-con
- Co-working spaces & Studio spaces for students (Gentrepreneur list)
- Co-working spaces in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Comate (engineering & product development)
- Comate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
- De Wijnaert (HOGENT – Geraard de Duivelstraat)
- doeners.be
- Doing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
- Entertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
- European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
- Find (or be found as) a co-founder via Startium
- Foodies Arena
- Ghent retail and hospitality figures (City of Ghent)
- Groepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
- Group and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
- Group session: AI coding (from idea to code)
- Group session: Business plan
- Group session: Financial plan • sole proprietorships
- Group session: First aid for bookkeeping
- Group session: Marketing
- Group Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
- IIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
- imec.istart
- imec.istart – Co-Founder Community
- Introductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
- Knowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
- KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
- Lab10 (City of Ghent)
- LikeBirds
- Making an appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent)
- Marifish.Inc
- Mijn Eigen Zin
- Nascent (co-founder matchmaking)
- NOA – entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs (Mentor Me, Fund Me, Unfiltered, Co-founder)
- Nursh (food R&D agency)
- Office Arena
- Postgraduate Innovative Entrepreneurship for Engineers
- Postgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
- smmaak – Open studio (cooking studio)
- Stadsmakers
- Start Academy (Vlajo)
- Start for Future programmes (Learn, Start & Create)
- Start it @KBC
- Start it X (accelerate)
- Support for health-care starters (ZorgLab Aalst)
- Take In
- Tectonic conference
- The Brain (AI Tech Hub, Ghent)
- The Circular Kickstart – Growth Program
- The Expedition by Gentrepreneur
- The Research Track (track for researchers)
- UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
- VLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
- Vlajo offer for higher education
- Vlerick Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ghent)
- Voka Box
- Watt Factory
- WATT The Health
- WE ARE HEY (AgTech)
- Wintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
Articles in this category.
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The Research Track (track for researchers)
A practice-oriented track for researchers that teaches you how to create value from your research and explore its market potential (track in English).
Read articleGroup session: AI coding (from idea to code)
Group session where you learn how to use AI tools (such as LLMs) to move faster from an idea to working code: best practices, demos, and a hands-on workshop. This session is…
Read articleGroup session: First aid for bookkeeping
Free group session where you’ll get a clear foundation in bookkeeping and administration for your (starting) business, with time for questions. This session is scheduled…
Read articleGroup session: Marketing
Hands-on group session on marketing and sales: brand awareness, followers, and your customer orbit. Check the calendar for the next scheduled sessions.
Read articleGroup session: Financial plan • sole proprietorships
Online group session where you learn step by step how to work with our financial plan template (figures, forecasts and questions).
Read articleGroup session: Business plan
Free online group session where you build your business plan step by step using our template, with time for questions. This session is scheduled regularly; check the calendar for…
Read articleGroup Session: Threshold amounts, VAT & getting started
Online group session about threshold amounts, VAT and getting started. Scheduled regularly; check the Gentrepreneur calendar for the next date.
Read articleGroepssessie: Prototyping and project management for software and AI development
Group session on the software development process: from prototyping to planning and follow-up of a digital product, with extra attention to what makes AI projects and AI agents…
Read articleNascent (co-founder matchmaking)
Nascent is a platform for co-founder matchmaking and team assessment: it makes founder dynamics visible and helps solo founders and teams build complementary co-founder teams…
Read articleIntroductions to the Ghent entrepreneurship network
Through Gentrepreneur you can be introduced to partners, the Ghent entrepreneurship ecosystem and experienced entrepreneurs (“supporters”). This always happens in consultation…
Read articleFind (or be found as) a co-founder via Startium
On Gentrepreneur’s Startium platform you can do co-founder matchmaking: browse listings from other student entrepreneurs or post your own to find your ideal co-founder.
Read articleGroup and info sessions by Gentrepreneur
Gentrepreneur regularly organises free group sessions for student entrepreneurs. From accounting to marketing, from business plan to financial plan — register via Startium.
Read articleThe Expedition by Gentrepreneur
The Expedition is a 4-month start-up programme by Gentrepreneur and Voka East Flanders for students, researchers and young people with a concrete, scalable idea. You get coaching,…
Read articleBits in Bio // Belgium (Meetup community)
Bits in Bio // Belgium is a Meetup community that brings together people from biotech and tech to exchange knowledge and combine best practices from the tech world with insights…
Read articleMaking an appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent)
The City of Ghent lets you book a free appointment with the OOG (Ondersteuningspunt Ondernemers Gent) for all your entrepreneurship questions. You choose a type of conversation…
Read articleGhent retail and hospitality figures (City of Ghent)
The City of Ghent brings together dashboards and additional key figures on retail & hospitality (supply, vacancy), plus crowd measurements and spending in the city using data from…
Read articleimec.istart – Co-Founder Community
The imec.istart Co-Founder Community is an online platform for ongoing networking and monthly speed dates to find co-founders or (late) business partners. Membership: €55 for 6…
Read articleCo-con
Co-con is a warm community around (self-)care and connection for entrepreneurial women. You can co-work there (focus + inspiration + connection during a workday with (self-)care),…
Read articleEuropean Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT)
EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology) is an EU body that accelerates innovation in Europe via the EIT Community (KICs), supporting ventures, education and…
Read articleStadsmakers
Cooperative with workspaces and studios in Ghent for makers, artists, circular/social entrepreneurs and neighbourhood organisations. According to the Gentrepreneur list, there are…
Read articleVoka Box
Flex workspaces and meeting rooms from Voka East Flanders in Ghent (Voka Box). According to the Gentrepreneur list: useful due to meeting rooms and location near Gentrepreneur HQ;…
Read articleWatt Factory
Coworking and event space in Ghent with flex desks, private offices and meeting rooms. Aimed at freelancers, entrepreneurs and start-ups; from €110/month (according to the…
Read articleDe Wijnaert (HOGENT – Geraard de Duivelstraat)
HOGENT campus/site in Ghent city centre (Geraard de Duivelstraat). According to the Gentrepreneur list: free workspace, only for HOGENT students.
Read articledoeners.be
doeners.be is a matching platform to find a partner in the social economy (custom work, services, green maintenance, logistics, assembly, …) via filters and a bulletin board for…
Read articleLikeBirds
Creative coworking community in Ghent (LikeBirds) for freelancers and entrepreneurs. According to the Gentrepreneur list: meeting rooms & event space, free try-out day, from…
Read articleBROEI
Seasonal place to do and think for makers/young people in Ghent (BROEI). In the Gentrepreneur list: free, bar available, open between May and October.
Read articleOffice Arena
Office Arena (Office & Foodies Arena) is a coworking and meeting location in Ghent (Eedverbondkaai 242), about 10 minutes’ walk from Ghent-Sint-Pieters station. They offer…
Read articlePostgraduate Innovative Entrepreneurship for Engineers
Inter-university postgraduate (KU Leuven, UHasselt) for engineers with an innovation project and electives, supported by intensive coaching from industry. From academic year…
Read articleMarifish.Inc
Marifish.Inc (non-profit) is an incubator and living lab in Ostend for innovation in fisheries, aquaculture and mariculture. They combine facilities, coaching and matchmaking…
Read articlePostgraduate Technovation (KU Leuven)
KU Leuven postgraduate ‘Technovation: Teams & Start-ups’ with intensive coaching and a team or start-up track around technology projects and entrepreneurship.
Read articleWATT The Health
WATT The Health is Ghent’s home base for innovative sport, health and medtech companies: a modern health hub with flex desks/coworking and office spaces on a green campus in…
Read articleLab10 (City of Ghent)
Free workspace/project space in Ghent city centre for young creative makers (16–30) with a creative idea. Minimum 2 months, maximum 1 year. Apply via the City of Ghent pitch form.
Read articleVlerick Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Ghent)
Overview of Vlerick Business School’s Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship: full-time programme (60 ECTS) from September to June in Ghent, with rolling admissions and…
Read articleNursh (food R&D agency)
Nursh is a Belgian food R&D agency supporting brands and ingredient pioneers with end-to-end product development and fundamental R&D questions. They can plug into your team…
Read articleBiotope Incubator (biotech incubator)
Biotope is an early biotech incubator/investor focused on planetary health. The programme combines €250k cash investment with €100k in-kind support and access to a network of…
Read articleThe Brain (AI Tech Hub, Ghent)
The Brain is a deep-tech innovation hub (AI and photonics) in Ghent (Tech Lane Ghent Science Park) with 20,000 m² of workspace, labs and facilities. It brings startups, companies…
Read articlesmmaak – Open studio (cooking studio)
smmaak offers an “open studio” (not a class): you use the studio, equipment and ingredients to make what you want at your own pace. You pay per recipe (e.g. ice cream €16, pasta…
Read articleKU Leuven Research & Development (LRD)
KU Leuven Research & Development (LRD) is KU Leuven’s knowledge and technology transfer team. It manages a portfolio of patented technologies, supports collaborations with…
Read articleTectonic conference
Tectonic is a Belgian tech and startup event in Brussels with pitches, meetings and attendance from startups, investors and enterprises. The website announces Tectonic 2026 and…
Read articleSupport for health-care starters (ZorgLab Aalst)
ZorgLab Aalst supports (pre-)starters and entrepreneurs with innovative ideas in care and wellbeing through a 3–12 month track with testing, co-creation and expert advice (150…
Read articleCAPTURE (research centre for resource recovery)
CAPTURE aims to accelerate the circular economy through technological innovation for sustainable resource recovery (water, CO₂ and plastics). It works with thematic pipelines and…
Read articleWintercircus (technology hub, Ghent)
Wintercircus is a technology hub in Ghent city centre with an innovation ecosystem. The building includes a public Arena (city square), a Startup Campus (35+ early-stage tech…
Read articleVLAIO business advisors (free guidance)
VLAIO business advisors provide free 1-to-1 guidance for ambitious entrepreneurs who want to grow or innovate (explore markets, improve processes, renew products/services). You…
Read articleComate (engineering & product development)
Comate is a Belgian engineering and design firm (70+ engineers & designers) that helps teams develop hardware products and machines — from concept to a certified, production-ready…
Read articleDoing business in Ghent (City of Ghent)
City of Ghent landing page with information for (starting) entrepreneurs: permits, support/premiums, starting and growing in Ghent, Business Bites and contact (OOG).
Read articleUGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office)
UGent TechTransfer (Technology Transfer Office) bridges researchers and industry: it manages IP, supports industry partnerships, helps with licensing and spin-offs, and provides…
Read articleKnowledge for Growth (KFG) 2026 – health innovation conference (Antwerp)
Knowledge for Growth is Europe’s largest regional health innovation conference. The 2026 edition takes place in Antwerp on 3–4 June 2026 and brings together biotech, medtech,…
Read articleComate – Certification (CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED/EMC, ISO 13485)
Comate supports teams with product certification and compliance (e.g. CE/FDA, MDR/IVDR, RED, EMC) through strategy, documentation and test/lab selection, helping hardware products…
Read articleIIC UGent (Incubation and Innovation Centre)
IIC UGent (Ghent University Incubation and Innovation Centre) is a service centre for spin-offs of the Ghent University Association (AUG). Founded in 1990 and located along the…
Read articleNOA – entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs (Mentor Me, Fund Me, Unfiltered, Co-founder)
NOA is an “entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs” community with programmes such as Mentor Me (2 years of mentoring), Fund Me (4 funding sessions), NOA Unfiltered (keynotes without…
Read articleVlajo offer for higher education
Vlajo offers growth projects, challenges, career exploration and trainings that help universities and colleges strengthen entrepreneurial skills among students and teaching staff.
Read articleThe Circular Kickstart – Growth Program
The Circular Kickstart Growth Accelerator is a hybrid accelerator programme (February–November) for Flemish circular start-ups (max. 5 years) that want to increase their impact…
Read articleStart it X (accelerate)
Start it X is a Belgian accelerator and community that helps entrepreneurial people build sustainable and innovative companies. They offer programmes for startups (Accelerate) and…
Read articleFoodies Arena
Foodies Arena is a food/hospitality hub in Ghent with (FASFC-compliant) kitchen units you can rent per day/month/longer. According to the Gentrepreneur list: use of inspected…
Read articleTake In
Coworking space near Ghent-Dampoort with a brasserie/bar. According to the Gentrepreneur list there are several day passes, including one free option.
Read articleStart Academy (Vlajo)
Start Academy (Vlajo) is a free support programme and idea competition for higher-education students with an entrepreneurial idea. Participants follow workshops and webinars,…
Read articleimec.istart
imec.istart is imec’s pre-seed accelerator for tech startups. They offer €100k in pre-seed funding via a convertible loan, plus intensive coaching, mentors and a network. Since…
Read articleEntertainment Lab / Lab of Tomorrow (Tomorrowland)
EntertainmentLAB is a European accelerator for entertainment tech startups, backed by Tomorrowland and industry partners. The programme targets startups with a working prototype…
Read articleCo-working spaces in Ghent (City of Ghent)
The City of Ghent groups business centres and coworking spaces in Ghent on one overview page, listing at least the address (often also a phone number) per location, plus a link to…
Read articleMijn Eigen Zin
Mijn Eigen Zin is a network in Ghent that connects young people with an entrepreneurial mindset to opportunities and coaches. It offers support for young doers and organises the…
Read articleWE ARE HEY (AgTech)
We Are Hey provides end-to-end support to bring sustainable AgTech innovations from lab to market. They help innovators with market intelligence, regulatory affairs, product…
Read article#SheDIDIT
#SheDIDIT is a Belgian, impact-driven incubator for diverse women entrepreneurs (including people with diverse cultural roots). Since 2018 they have offered coaching and…
Read articleCo-working spaces & Studio spaces for students (Gentrepreneur list)
Overview of co-working spaces and studio/workshop spaces in (the region of) Ghent that are accessible to student entrepreneurs, compiled by Gentrepreneur. Includes a list of…
Read articleStart for Future programmes (Learn, Start & Create)
Start for Future brings together three tracks (Learn, Start, Create): from a learning/pitch festival (Learn), to a 9‑week pre-incubation programme with workshops + 1:1 mentoring…
Read articleStart it @KBC
Start it @KBC is a 12-month accelerator programme in Belgium (9 hubs) that is completely free (“no strings attached”: no equity, no fees). You get 1:1 coaching, workshops,…
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