Blog - Start it @kbc

Salesflare’s tips on selling your brains out

Wednesday 3 May 2017

Start it @kbc talked with start-up Salesflare about what they think are the six most important things to keep in mind when trying to sell something. After all, their achievements are quite impressive! So, yes. These guys definitely have to tell something about the ins and outs of selling successfully... Read their tips [...]

Female Founder in the picture: Gita Van den Boer

Monday 10 April 2017

Start it @kbc & Straffe Madammen want to boost female entrepreneurship in the Belgian start-up scene. The aim is not only to increase the economic potential of the country, but also to bring about a fundamental change in attitudes in the business world. Time to put our Female Founders in the picture. Let's ask [...]

Start it @kbc start-up Talentree: partner of the Hi App

Wednesday 5 April 2017

Hi App is an experimental digital tool that helps refugees connect with the right people to get them the help they need. The goal of this initiative? Help them enter the job market faster. Because you know what? Talent is everywhere, no matter where you’re from. And you never know: amongst the refugees of today, we might find the [...]

Get to know the pitchers of Demo Day...

Monday 3 April 2017

Convince three hundred critical entrepreneurs with your business idea, in the space of three minutes. 14 start-ups took on this challenge at the first Start it @kbc Demo Day in 2017. Over the past few weeks, experienced speakers and actors coached the start-ups in their speaking skills in preparation for the Demo Day. With the [...]

Female Founder in the picture: Jasna Rokegem

Sunday 2 April 2017

Start it @kbc start-up Belgunique on a mission

Thursday 30 March 2017

Belgunique is a start-up that’s providing a brand-new e-commerce platform that will host a lot of ‘Made in Belgium’ products. Their mission? Making sure that Belgian talent gets an honest chance to get closer to the consumer. We had an interesting talk with the founder, Sofie Smolders!

Meet our Fantastic Female Founders!

Friday 17 March 2017

Start it @SXSW: Voornaamste inzichten op een rij

Friday 17 March 2017

SXSW (voor sommige Belgen beter bekend als ‘South by Southwest’, voor Texanen als ‘South by’) is één van de grootste en beste tech- & mediafestivals ter wereld. Start it @kbc founders Katrien en Lode gaven me de eerste 3 relevante highlights. Short and sweet, maar geen zorgen: binnenkort gaan we er dieper op in dus stay tuned! [...]

Start it @kbc wants women to be a rising force in business

Wednesday 8 March 2017

On 8 March, International Women's Day, Start it @kbc will be launching a campaign together with Straffe Madammen to boost female entrepreneurship in the Belgian start-up scene. The aim is not only to increase the economic potential of the country, but also to bring about a fundamental change in attitudes in the business [...]

Chestnote in Tel Aviv: 3 lessons learned

Tuesday 7 March 2017

Peter Wellens, co-founder of Start it @kbc startup Chestnote, visited the "country of creation" and took home 3 pieces of inspiring advice. Check out his blog post: a must-read for everyone with a soul of an entrepreneur.

Meet some of the brand-new Start it @kbc startups!

Monday 6 March 2017

Did you know there are 38 brand-new startups coming your way? And are you just as excited as we are? You should! Because we believe there is A LOT of potential arriving at our floors… Allow us to introduce some of them!

Five free tools for every startup!

Wednesday 22 February 2017

For every entrepreneur amongst us who’s putting his or her shoulders under the foundations of a startup, one universal rule applies: deliver your concept… but do it with a small budget. This is why we have selected five tools that might help you execute your idea, without spending heaps and heaps of money. Better, still: they’re [...]

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