Belgium is facing a triple crisis. This could create a valuable opportunity to encourage the country to make some vital structural reforms that would be completely off the policy agenda in quieter times.

One of the biggest barriers for the development of incubators in Europe is the lack of entrepreneurship and the underdevelopment of seed financing and business angel networks. While incubation is increasingly being used as a tool for promoting entrepreneurship and start-ups, leading to new...

In this paper we evaluate whether government intervention through the public funding of business angel networks is warranted. Based on a regional study of four BANs, we find that these subsidies reach their goals in terms of contribution to economic development and reducing financing and...

Belgium is facing a triple crisis. This could create a valuable opportunity to encourage the country to make some vital structural reforms that would be completely off the policy agenda in quieter times.

Government policy to stimulate growth, innovation and especially the creation of new enterprises is rather focused on access to finance mainly through increasing the supply of capital. As formal venture capitalists are moving towards larger deals and shifting their investments to a later stage...

Collewaert V., Manigart S. and Aernoudt R. Assessment of government funding of business angel networks in Flanders, Regional Studies. The paper evaluates whether government intervention through the subsidization of business angel networks (BANs) enhances regional economic growth in Flanders,...