In May and June 2025, Voka, in collaboration with experts, will organise a hands-on workshop that spans three and a half days. That workshop will allow you to explore the opportunities of circularity while creating an action plan tailored to your ambitions. Whether you are a business leader, manager, or team member looking to rethink your products, services, or processes, this event is an opportunity not to be missed!
Circular Entrepreneurship: What Are the Opportunities?
What if the circular economyThe circular economy is a restorative and regenerative economy. By maintaining the value of the products, materials and resources in the economy through smart product design, repurposing and/or shared use of products, it reduces the extraction of natural resources by using resources already present in the economy. became a strategic lever for your SMESmall and medium-sized enterprises? Less dependency on raw materials, cost reduction, exploring new markets, and contributing to a sustainable future are just a few of the tangible benefits that circular principles can bring to your business.
The sessions will cover topics such as:
- Basics and strategies of the circular economy;
- Developing a tailored action plan for your business, with practical tools and advice;
- Specific themes such as eco-design, design for repairRepair is making a faulty product work again, allowing its use to be extended without the user parting with it, or with a view to reuseReuse designates all operations by which substances, materials or products that are not waste are used again in an identical way to their originally intended purpose. (donation, second-hand sale)., and material selection.
This workshop will help you to discover circular opportunities tailored to your SME while encouraging exchanges with other participants. By integrating these principles, you can not only contribute to sustainable development goals but also enhance your company’s competitiveness.
Visit Voka’s website for the detailed programme and speakers of the three sessions.
How to register
To register, fill out this form or email Voka. Attention: Places are limited, so don’t wait too long to register and to move your business towards the circular transition!
Practical Information
Dates and Time: Wednesdays 28 May, 4 and 11 June 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., including lunch
Location: Antonia Wolverstraat 1, 2800 Mechelen
Price: 660 euros (excluding VAT) for members, 795 euros (excluding VAT) for non-members
Language: Dutch