Kortrijk has been awarded as most enterprising municipality of Flanders in 2004 out of 30 candidates by the Union of Self-employed Enterpreneurs thanks to the plans to establish a business centre in the hart of the city in order to revitalise the inner centre.

Kortrijk struggles with a drain of entrepreneurs, which causes vacancies and loss of  the population. The business centre is meant for beginners as well as established entrepreneurs and free professionals who want to set up a business in the city centre. The business centre provides for example help in administration and office space.

Besides an economical centre it should also be a meeting point for networking between prestarters, starters and established business men. Creative ateliers will be installed for students who develop projects in collaboration with the industry. Networking within the VISP project would be an important added value for the network of the business centre.

Kortrijk has obtained the award for the innovative character, large scale and credibility of the project. In 2005 the City of Kortrijk focusses on the content of the project. The building itself will be operational in 2006.

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