When: Tuesday, December 20th at 6:30 PM
Where: K-Nal: 1 Avenue du Port , 1000 Brussels, Belgium

On November 16th 2011 at 2PM we invite you to meet 4 experts in eCommerce who will guide you on HOW TO START & BOOST YOUR eCOMMERCE.

Topics:

1) Edouard Seynaeve (from Wepika – eCommerce Agency) Build an eCommerce website from 0 euros up to 20.000 euros : CMS, payment integration, emailing. Slides: http://wepika.com/ecommerce-2011-on-a-budget/

2) Sebastien Doyen (from teatower – Online Tea Shop)Stock and shipping: pick the best providers, the most reliable and the best in price.

3) David Hachez (from Razwar – quality shaving products fair prices) -> Marketing: attrack visitors, convert vistors into client, re-call visitors by email, manage promo code, generate the urgency to buy.

4) Sam Devyver (from Promocity – promotions restos et services locaux)Customer support and legal aspects: returns managment, legal obligations. Slides: http://portal.sliderocket.com/m/BEEAL/Marketing-for-ecommerce

Who Should Come: entrepreneurs who want to open/boost an eCommerce website

When: November 16th 2011 from 2PM to 6PM

Where: coWorking BetaGroup – 4 witte paterstraat, 1040 Brussels

Price: Free

If you plan to attend the event please book you free ticket above.

With the support of:

6 early stage startups will demo their applications at 7PM. Afterwards participants are invited to meet, share ideas and network.

Venue:

ULB – ROOM UD2-120
Av F Roosevelt, 1000 Bruxelles

Agenda:

6:30PM – Welcome drink

7:00PM – Demos of 6 Belgian Web startups :

1) TapCrowd
2) Mobile resto
3) TeamBlogger
4) Laskuapp
5) MondayslikeSundays
6) Twitspark (To Be Confirmed)

8:00 PM – “Live Tweets”: everyone is welcome on stage to “tweet” their announcements (partnerships, promote an event, offering a job or any other non-commercial proposals relevant to the group).

8:30 PM – Networking: drinks and snacks are offered by our sponsors.

If you want to attend the event book your free ticket HERE.

The Betagroup is once more offering its members an opportunity to earn a scholarship for the Founder Institute Brussels, which will cover the 900 euros tuition fee.

If you have a startup idea in mind, the Founder Institute will help you turn it into a sustainable company in just 4 months. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. Through its four month pre-seed incubator program, you can launch your dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs, without quitting your day job. The Institute has a proven acceleration method that has already produced over 400 graduated companies around the world.

To apply for this scholarship you have to :

1. Be a member of the Betagroup Linkedin group (if you are not a member yet you should join it.)
2. Use this link to signup (Sunday October 2 at the latest):?http://founderinstitute.com/apply/brussels/betagroup

The 900 euros scholarship will be granted to the accepted applicant that having fulfilled these two prerequisites scores the highest in the admissions test.

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When: the week of June 27, 2011
Where: NY on June 27 / 28 + Boston on June 29/30 and July 1st.

Who should attend: profesionals working in the Technology Industry (Web/Software/Mobile): entrepreneurs, future entrepreneurs, developers, marketers, designers, investors, journalists.

Deliverable: meet with US entrepreneurs and investors, great visibility for your startup (lot of journalist + investors), feel the American way for entrepreneurship, a unique experience to meet other Belgian fellows.

Agenda :
Company visits: LiveStream, Foursquare, Tumblr,GroupMe, meetup, Boxee, bit.ly, animoto, blip.tv, Forrester Research,…
Visit of incubators
Visits of the MIT and Harvard: MIT media lab, entrepreneurship center, Harvard University.
Meeting with investors: Angels and VC’s
Meeting with local entrepreneurs
Dinner with Belgians in NY/Boston
Flagship event with the presence of the Belgian Prince Philippe on June 29th in the evening

Participation fees: Everybody pays for his trip, that’s it ! no extra cost.

Financial support: you can request the Belgian Regions to cover up to 50% of your travel cost (contact: Brussels Export, Awex or Flanders Investment&Trade )

Book your trip now:
Flight to NY to start the WebMission on June 27th
Trip to Boston (train, plane or Bus) on the 29th in the morning
Trip back to Brussels (from Boston or NY) on July 1st in the evening (or after the weekend)

How to join:
1) Send an email to jean@betagroup.be before April 27th with your Name/surmane + Passport Number + Birth date
2) Book your flight
3) Meeting with all the participants on Monday 27th at 7PM at the Coworking BetaGroup (4 Witte PaterStraat, 1040 Brussels) : confirm the visits, the agenda and the hotels.

BetaGroup meeting 26# will be held on April 5th, 2011

>>> Register Here <<<

Venue:
ULB – Building U – room UD2 – 120 (Room: Janson)
50 av Franklin Roosevelt , 1050 Brussels , Belgium

Agenda:
6:30PM – Welcome drink
7:00PM – Demos of 3 Belgian Web startups :
1) Sandawe.com
2) Brekiri.com
3) TBD

7:30PM – 3 startups that presented in the past: what can we learn from their experience (raising money, growing, reaching break-even)
1) Getyoo.com
2) Teatower.com
3) Taskii.com

8:00 PM – “Live Tweets”: everyone is welcome on stage to “tweet” their announcements (partnerships, promote an event, offering a job or any other non-commercial proposals relevant to the group).

8:30 PM – Networking: drinks and snacks are offered by our sponsors.

If you want to attend the event book you free ticket above.
If you want to present your startup in a future event, please fill this form.

Attend the BetaGroup 25th on March 3rd. Register at http://betagroup25.eventbrite.com/

Venue:
ULB Campus Solbosh
Bulding U, Room UB2-252 (Room Name: LAMEERE)
-> http://www.ulb.ac.be/campus/solbosch/plan-U.html

Agenda:
6:30PM – Welcome drink
7:00PM – Demos of 5 Belgian Web startups :

1) OpenGraphy.com
2) clickyourcar.be
3) streetpage.com
4) Automated Sport’s Games Reviews
5) GossipZone.be

8:00 PM – “Live Tweets”: everyone is welcome on stage to “tweet” their announcements (partnerships, promote an event, offering a job or any other non-commercial proposals relevant to the group).
8:30 PM – Networking: drinks and snacks are offered by our sponsors.

The BetaGroup and the Founder Institute are proud to announce the BetaGroup Fellowship, a fellowship awarded to the most promising Founder Institute applicant who is a member of the BetaGroup. Details of the Fellowship are below:

* The BetaGroup will cover the 900 euro course fee for the “most promising” Founder
* “Most promising” = a combination of strong application test score + strong overall profile and will be determined jointly by the BetaGroup and Founder Institute
* All applicants that are members of the BetaGroup can receive a 50% discount on the application test fee (20 euro after discount) using the link:
http://www.founderinstitute.com/apply/brussels/betagroup
* All applicants are eligible for the BetaGroup Fellowship provided that they are members of the BetaGroup LinkedIn Group

The final application deadline is March 6 and the program runs from March 26 – July 1. Please direct any questions to misha.chellam@founderinstitute.com

Info & subscription at: http://www.founderinstitute.com/apply/brussels