VLAIO (Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship)

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Agentschap Innoveren en Ondernemen - VLAIO) is an agency of the Government of Flanders, Belgium. VLAIO is the contact point for entrepreneurs in Flanders. VLAIO encourages and supports innovation and entrepreneurship, and contributes to a favourable business climate. VLAIO does this in close collaboration with local actors and supported by our international commitments in EUREKA, E.E.N. and H2020. VLAIO focuses on:

• Stimulating growth and innovation
  VLAIO supports businesses through grants so they continue to grow, transform and innovate. Examples include the SME growth subsidy, SME innovation- and R&D-projects. 
• Promoting entrepreneurship
  VLAIO works together with strong partners that assist SMEs through start, growth and takeover. It also encourages networking focused on growth companies. 
• Supporting clusters
  VLAIO supports organisations that catalyse cooperation and dynamics within a group of enterprises and knowledge institutions. 
• Improving environmental factors
  We facilitate the development of industrial areas.

VLAIO has also been tasked with the coordination of the regional STEM strategy (STEM Actieplan 2012-2020) in Flanders.