BAAS

What BAAS does

BAAS is a privately operated, community-led entrepreneurship support organization based in Belgium, active since at least 2020. It runs a free annual autumn training trajectory (BAAS Sessies / BAAS Traject) consisting of evening sessions for two cohorts: GEEN/PRIL-IDEE for nascent ideas and PRE-STARTER for more developed business plans. Sessions cover ideation, visibility, strategy, finance, business planning, and pitching, delivered by a network of expert field coaches (e.g., Dave Vanderplas, Aster Breekweg, Jim Nkolo, Strever). The program operates in two locations: Antwerp at Kavka Oudaan (Oudaan 14, 2000 Antwerpen) under Stephanie Spens, and Sint-Niklaas at Cocon (Heistraat 135B, 9100 Sint-Niklaas) under Dylan and Silke. Cohort participants are documented annually on the website from 2020 through 2026.

The organization's core revenue-generating product is BAAS BURO, a co-working membership at €95 per month with monthly cancellation. This sits alongside complementary free programming including BAAS Boven BAAS afterwork events, pitch sessions, and an electronic newsletter (BAAS E-news). Distribution is regional (Flanders, Antwerp, Sint-Niklaas, Waasland), relying on organic social (Instagram, Facebook), email, the baasbaas.be website, and partner venues.

BAAS is not a technology company: there are no apps, APIs, SDKs, proprietary platforms, AI/ML components, or patents disclosed. The organization has no public funding rounds, no parent company, and no disclosed investors, and appears to operate as a civic/community initiative funded through venue partnerships (Cocon, Kavka Oudaan) and likely municipal or public support given its free programming model. Customer concentration is by definition low since the training is free and the co-working product is long-tail individual memberships.

Name

BAAS

Legal name

BAAS

Website

https://baasbaas.be

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BAAS is a Belgium-based, community-led entrepreneur support organization running free autumn training trajectories and a paid co-working space (BAAS BURO, €95/month) for pre-starters and starters in Antwerp and Sint-Niklaas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Entrepreneurship Support Services

NAICS

Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (81399)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship & Small Business Workforce Programs (EDAAAOAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Small Business & Entrepreneurship Community Education (EDAAAFAK), Marketing, Branding & Sales Skills (EDAMAHAG)

Keywords

• Entrepreneurship support
• Business training programs
• Co-working space
• Startup community
• Entrepreneur coaching

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Co-working Membership (BAAS BURO): Monthly co-working space membership offering a stimulating work environment for entrepreneurs and creatives. The membership is billed monthly at €95 and can be cancelled monthly, providing flexibility for users.
2. Entrepreneurial Training Sessions: BAAS organizes free autumn trajectories with various sessions for pre-starters and starters. These sessions cover business development topics including ideation, visibility, strategy, finances, and business planning. The trajectory is free and accessible to everyone.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BAAS is a Belgium-based organization that supports entrepreneurs through free training sessions and a paid co-working space. It operates as a local entrepreneurship hub offering coaching, community events, and a physical workspace where independent professionals and founders can work, learn, and connect.

Product overview

BAAS is an entrepreneur support organization operating in Antwerp and Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. The core offerings consist of the BAAS Traject/Sessies (a free autumn program with two tracks for early-stage and pre-starter entrepreneurs) and BAAS BURO (a co-working space at 95 euros/month). The organization provides sessions, workshops, coaching, networking opportunities, and hosts events to help entrepreneurs develop their ideas and businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAAS SESSIES: Free entrepreneurial trajectory with sessions for GEEN/PRIL-IDEE and PRE-STARTER groups
• BAAS BURO

Products and services

• BAAS Training Sessions / Traject Free entrepreneurship training sessions and learning programs for individual entrepreneurs and aspiring founders in Belgium.
• BAAS BURO (Co-working Space) Physical co-working space available to entrepreneurs via monthly membership, providing a workspace in Antwerp and/or Sint-Niklaas.
• BAAS Community Events Community events that bring together entrepreneurs, founders, and local stakeholders for networking and learning.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13 entrepreneurs successfully launched through 2026 cohort in Sint-Niklaas alone

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• CoconcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCocon is a circular economy venue in Sint-Niklaas that partners with BAAS to host sessions for starters and pre-starters. The partnership enables BAAS to provide six evening sessions around entrepreneurship, bringing together aspiring entrepreneurs with coaches from the field.
• Kavka OudaancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKavka Oudaan is a cultural venue in Antwerp that serves as BAAS's headquarters location. The venue hosts various BAAS activities and events, providing space for the entrepreneurial community.
• Various Expert CoachescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBAAS works with field coaches including Dave Vanderplas (business support for creatives), Aster Breekweg (club gewoon), Jim Nkolo (certified business coach), and Strever (pricing). These coaches deliver specialized sessions during the entrepreneurial trajectory.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Starterslabo: Belgian organization supporting starters and pre-starters with similar coaching, training, and resource offerings across Belgium. Directly comparable in target audience (early-stage entrepreneurs) and service model (free/low-cost training trajectories).
• Hangar K: Creative entrepreneurship hub in Kortrijk, Belgium, supporting creative founders with workspace, coaching, and community programming. Comparable in being a regional hub providing co-working and entrepreneur support, though in a different Flemish city.
• Lokaal Loket: Free Flemish SME advisory service offering basic information, tools, and guidance to starting entrepreneurs across Flanders. Closely comparable in mission (free guidance for starters), geography (Flanders), and access-to-entrepreneurship-support positioning.
• The Faktory: Belgium-based entrepreneurship community and pre-accelerator running cohort programs for early-stage founders. Direct peer in cohort-based community-led entrepreneur support with comparable coaching and peer-learning model.

Regional players

• BeCentral: Brussels-based digital and entrepreneurship campus offering co-working, training, and community events for entrepreneurs and tech talent. Comparable in providing entrepreneurship training and workspace, but primarily serves Brussels rather than Flanders.

Broad incumbents

• Sirris: Belgian collective center for the technological industry offering innovation guidance, training, and advisory services to Belgian companies. Comparable in providing training/coaching to early-stage ventures, though more technology/manufacturing focused.
• Unizo: Largest Flemish entrepreneur organization offering training, advice, networking, and advocacy to independent entrepreneurs and SMEs. Overlaps with BAAS's entrepreneur-support mission but operates at a far larger scale with paid membership model and broader policy remit.
• KBC Start it @KBC: Major Belgian bank's startup/entrepreneur support program offering coaching, networking, workspace access, and pitch events. Comparable entrepreneur-support offering, but with institutional banking backing and broader national scale.
• VLAIO: Flemish government agency providing subsidies, advice, and innovation support to Flemish entrepreneurs and businesses. Overlaps significantly in entrepreneur-development mission but operates at the regional government scale with public funding.

Emerging players

• Fosbury & Sons: Belgian premium co-working and workspace provider with multiple locations in Belgium. Comparable in operating co-working spaces for entrepreneurs and creatives; differs in premium positioning and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/onkunde.events
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/baasbaas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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