volunteering at microStart
Anyone can be a volunteer!
microStart defends the idea that even without resources, a network or a diploma, anyone can start their own business if they have access to financing and personalised support.
By becoming a volunteer at microStart, you make the project of hundreds of entrepreneurs possible every year.
What does a volunteer do?
- You support micro-entrepreneurs to start or develop their business :
You lead training, you are a listening expert, a real mentor for entrepreneurs whom you support with their projects. - You participate in the associated life :
microStart volunteers play a key role in the governance of microStart: they are members of the board of directors and credit committees and are involved in strategic decisions at national and local level.
- You promote microStart and entrepreneurship as a way of economic inclusion:
As ambassador of microStart, you participate in forums, meetings and advocate for public and/or private institutions to promote entrepreneurship in Belgium.
Right now, we are looking for these profiles:
Facts & Figures As of the end of 2023
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+9.800jobs created
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7185professional loans
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+€ 61Minjected into the economy
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91%repayment rate
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80volunteers
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+11.000entrepreneurs trained
Join our team of volunteers
Monique
"For me, meaningful use of my free time means helping others to realize their potential. microStart has a unifying goal: to support entrepreneurs from all walks of life to develop their own business activities."
Hannes
"By accompanying future entrepreneurs I contribute to giving them a chance they would not have had otherwise. I am convinced that microfinance is an added value for our society and I am happy to be able to participate in it."
The funding is supported by the European Union under the Guarantee Facility established in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European Union Programme for Employment and Social Innovation ('EaSI').
