With this partnership, AMS and BDO wish to make a structural contribution to the growth and professionalisation of the Belgian scale-up ecosystem. By combining academic expertise with practical experience, both parties aim to build thought leadership and offer relevant insights to entrepreneurs, scale-ups and the wider business community.
Talented young people at BDO are given the opportunity to actively participate in AMS research and programmes, which accelerates their development and gives them more visibility within the innovation ecosystem.
The partnership with BDO allows us to combine academic insights and practical expertise to strengthen the scale-up landscape in Belgium. This partnership is an important step towards a future of entrepreneurship and innovation.
With AMS, we find a partner who shares our ambition: to strengthen entrepreneurship, grow talent and build the scale-up ecosystem. In this way, we help entrepreneurs accelerate, make innovation concrete and connect talent with the companies that drive our economy forward.
With this collaboration, we want to better understand the scale-up journey, as well as making it tangible for entrepreneurs. We will join BDO in mapping the complexities of growth, financing and innovation so that we can support the next generation of Belgian scale-ups with new insights and practical tools. In doing so, we will build an ecosystem where entrepreneurship can really flourish.
Dave Vanhaute (partner at BDO Belgium), Hennie Herijgers (partner at BDO Belgium), Veerle Limbos (Director of Partnerships at AMS), Robin De Cock (professor of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at AMS), Peter Van Laer (CEO of BDO Belgium), Mieke Loncke (Director of Communications at BDO Belgium), Steven De Haes (dean at AMS)
About Antwerp Management School
For over 65 years, Antwerp Management School (AMS) has focused on value creation in organisations and companies by focusing on sustainable transformation of individuals, teams and organisations in a global perspective. With its high-quality management courses and research, the school gives a powerful impetus to economic and social activities in Belgium and far beyond. About 70 faculty members inspire 900 students every year in our Master's and PhD programmes and executive education. 3,000 professionals are also welcomed in B2B solutions and events. The school is popular for its personalised approach among over 26,000 alumni from 96 different countries.
More information on Antwerp Management School at www.antwerpmanagementschool.be.
