Waasmunster, Flemish Region, Belgium
As entrepreneurs, we aspire to contribute to a more fair, green, healthy and inclusive society. The mission of GWP (goodwaterproducts.com) is to develop innovative and sustainable products for the water sector. Products that solve real problems and create impact. Our first product is a worldwide patented dosing device against limescale and corrosion. Limescale is not only detrimental to the lifespan of hot water boilers and pipes, but also reduces the energy efficiency of boilers by 10 to 50%. Our solution outperforms existing products thanks to our patented acoustic signal system so the customer is warned when the cartridge is empty, our very accurate dosing and our ease of installation and use. Moreover, our devices are produced and assembled in Belgium by people with a distance to the labour market.
The team (and teamship) is one of the key success factors for startups. What if you could team up with other entrepreneurs and share valuable resources experienced in bringing startups to the next level. A dream team of teams, joining forces. With desmet.ventures, we want to build such a dream team. Sharing insights, network, experiences, resources, failures,… to grow faster together. A Startup Factory, not as a service, but as a home.
Netwerk Ondernemen is a network of experienced entrepreneurs. During 2 years they give scale-up companies a qualitative coaching without any financial obligation. Scale-ups get access to an international network and to experience and knowledge of entrepreneurs.
Birdhouse is an accelerator and fund for early stage tech related companies. We select a few companies a year which get access to a network of over 150 mentors and advisors. The accelerator program is tailor-made and helps start-ups reach goals in line with long term strategy.
The EY wavespace is a network of state of the art workspaces which empower us to deliver new value to clients and build a better working world. The EY wavespace network provides a new set of tools, capabilities and environments to provide new approaches to creating innovative solutions by combining business strategists, design thinking, and technological expertise to help realize our clients innovation goals.
The Factory is driven by innovation & intrapreneurship and will innovate EY from within, in a sustainable way, on a continuous basis. By innovating existing business processes and service offerings, by scouting and incubating startups (internally & externally) that align with our long term vision and by offering Innovation as a Service to our clients, it will make EY resistant to external disruption. By creating a physical innovation environment – the Factory – we aim to enhance the entrepreneurial mindset within and beyond EY borders.
EY strongly believes in Entrepreneurship. That’s why we want to invest in our relationships with ambitious, (young) entrepreneurs and proactively support them in their development. Hence: EYnovation™ - a simple and modular subscription, developed specifically for startups and scaleups. With EYnovation™, we can help your organisation grow fast, by offering our in house expertise and opening up our international network. www.eynovation.be