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The other day I went to a web entrepreneur’s event held in the centre of Brussels called BetaGroup Belgium.
BetaGroup Belgium was founded in 2008 by Jean Derély & Candide Kemmler as a small group of friends who met initially on a casual basis. It’s now since grown in just three years to a current membership of over 3000.
The aim of BetaGroup Belgium is to connect Entrepreneurs, Software Developers, Digital Marketers, Web Designers, Web Agencies, Advertisers, Publishers, Venture Capitalists and Business Angels with each over by providing a platform and chance to meet each other, present their projects and foster new collaborations within the sector.
Each meetup includes a series of short “elevator pitches” where a company or individual entrepreneur is given 5 minutes to present their project to those present.
On the evening I was there, 7 different entrepreneurs each had 5 minutes to present their ideas. These were all web-based apps or services. Some interesting and imaginative concepts. Perhaps not all of them will be successful, but I loved the spirit of upbeat enthusiasm and dynamism that was present.
There were over 750 people present on this occasion, the event was fully booked out. The event was held on two floors of a media centre next to the canal, the presentations taking place on the ground floor with large display screens on the wall. Everyone then moved upstairs to a large hall area with two bars. The noise was deafening, imagine 750 web entrepreneurs all talking at the same time about their startups, you had to shout to be heard.
If you’re interested in web entrepreneurship and the online business sector in Belgium then you should join BetaGroup Belgium.
Regular free meetings are held on a monthly basis at the ULB Free Brussels University and are open to everyone in the Web, Software and Mobile communities. There are also various additional meetings and events, some of them on a paid-for basis.
For more info check out the website of BetaGroup Belgium at www.betagroup.be
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