Together with her husband Filip Broucke, Ann Degroote manages the transport company Luxetrans. “I’m responsible for the administration, accounting and invoicing, but I also regularly get behind the wheel of a truck to take care of an urgent delivery. 

We meet with Marc Renaer, a very ambitious entrepreneur. Since 1989, Traiteur Gilbert has displayed a large assortment of house-made fish dishes and fresh seafood on its 20-metre counter.

Voeders d'Aussy in Torhout specialises in compound feed for pigs, cattle, poultry and other small livestock. It is a young and dynamic family business located in the heart of West Flanders in an industrial estate in Torhout. During our visit we meet Stephan d'Aussy, the owner and driving force behind the fifth-generation family business, and Dieter Pattyn, who has been Stephan's right hand and loyal sparring partner for 14 years.

We do not mince our words. Bruce Vercaemst (born 1978) is a very modest, sporty and skilled entrepreneur who is very down to earth and doesn't give up the ship. 

When the doors of the Ghent-based company van Cronenburg Architectural Hardware BVBA swing open, you are immediately immersed in the truly fascinating and inspiring entrepreneurial story of Régine Yvergneaux and Peter van Cronenburg.

If you enter the Vanuxeem premises, you quickly notice that the entire company is buzzing with activity. Work starts at 5 am and does not stop until 8 pm! No wonder that the name Vanuxeem has many meanings. ‘Brasserie Vanuxeem’ is primarily specialised in wholesale distribution of countless beers, beverages and accessories for both the off-trade (retailers) and the on-trade (bars, restaurants etc.) in Belgium.