Company formation
Choosing an Approved Company Desk in Belgium: Criteria and Comparison
Approved company desk in Belgium: legal role, mandatory tasks and criteria to compare providers before registering your activity at the BCE.
8 octobre 20267 min
Legal forms, steps and advice for setting up your company or self-employed activity in Belgium.
40 articles
Approved company desk in Belgium: legal role, mandatory tasks and criteria to compare providers before registering your activity at the BCE.
SRL setup cost in Belgium: notary fees, BCE registration, Moniteur belge publication and a realistic budget for incorporating your company in 2026.
Setting up a single-shareholder SRL in Belgium: what changes with one shareholder, management formalities, the financial plan and notary steps.
Drafting the articles of association of a Belgian SRL: mandatory mentions under the CSA, optional clauses to plan for, and the notary's role. Full guide for founders.
Amending a Belgian SRL's articles of association: quorum, majorities, notarial deed and Moniteur belge publication. Full procedure under the CSA 2026.
Convert an SA to an SRL in Belgium: legal conditions under the Companies and Associations Code, required vote, notarial steps and effects on capital and governance.
SRL director liability in Belgium: Art. 2:56 CSA, legal caps, serious misconduct and ways to protect your personal assets.
Setting up a holding company in Belgium lets you optimise dividend taxation through the DBI regime and structure your assets. Complete guide for entrepreneurs.
Contribution in kind in a Belgian SRL: eligible assets, mandatory statutory auditor report (art. 5:7 CSA), notarial formalities and the real estate case. Full guide.
Société simple in Belgium: partnership without legal personality, fiscal transparency, unlimited liability and use cases for managing family assets.
Setting up a cooperative company (SC) in Belgium: minimum 3 founders, variable capital with no legal minimum, notarial deed and optional CNC approval. Practical guide.
Creating an SA in Belgium: minimum capital of 61,500 euros, notarial deed, governance options and BCE registration. The complete guide for founders.
Moving from self-employed to an SRL in Belgium: asset protection, taxation, contribution of a universality and the concrete steps to succeed.
Financial plan for an SRL in Belgium: legal obligation, mandatory content, founder liability in case of bankruptcy, and practical drafting advice.
Self-employment as a secondary activity in Belgium: conditions, social contributions and CBE formalities for any employee launching a side business.
Complete guide to creating a non-profit association (ASBL) in Belgium in 2026: deed of incorporation, e-greffe filing, accounting obligations and VAT under the CAC. Two founders are enough.
SRL or SA in Belgium: capital, governance and share transfers compared, to pick the right legal form for your project.
Publication in the Moniteur belge: role of the annexes, company acts to publish, procedure via the notary or e-greffe, deadlines and up-to-date 2026 fees.
Setting up an SRL in Belgium: financial plan, contributions, notarial deed, CBE registration and publication in the Belgian Official Gazette. The complete process, step by step.
Becoming a self-employed driver in Belgium: access to the profession, C1, C and CE licences, Code 95, transport licence and insurance, explained step by step.
Publishing a Belgian ASBL in the Moniteur belge: 2026 tariffs, Forms I and II, e-greffe or paper filing and the 30-day deadline, explained step by step.
Setting up a transport company in Belgium: community licence, access to the profession, financial standing and legal form, step by step.
Creating a business in Belgium as a foreigner: professional card, residence permit, EU freedom of establishment and choice of legal form.
Becoming a real estate agent in Belgium: IPI accreditation, broker and syndic columns, internship, aptitude exam and obligations, the path to practise.
Financing a company's creation in Belgium: own funds, bank credit, public tools, business angels and crowdfunding, and how to combine them.
Auto-entrepreneur in Belgium: why this status does not exist, what the Belgian equivalent is and how to start out compliantly as self-employed.
Becoming self-employed in Belgium on a main basis: conditions, CBE registration, social fund, VAT and contributions to anticipate from the first year.
Creating a startup in Belgium: definition, legal form, steps and above all financing, from business angels to regional public support.
Setting up a cooperative company in Belgium: minimum founders, financial plan, notarial deed and social-enterprise accreditation, explained step by step.
Setting up a société simple in Belgium: definition, absence of legal personality, unlimited liability, tax transparency and steps, explained one by one.
Sole proprietorship in Belgium: unlimited liability, personal income taxation and comparison with the company (SRL) to know when to switch to a company.
Cost of setting up an ASBL in Belgium: 2026 Moniteur publication fees, CBE registration, and why neither notary nor capital is required.
Access to the profession in Belgium: proof of basic management knowledge is no longer required in Flanders, Brussels or Wallonia, and what remains.
Becoming an Uber driver in Belgium: self-employed status, regional PHV licence, CBE steps, income and taxation, the complete guide to start out.
Legal forms in Belgium: sole proprietorship, SRL, SA, cooperative and ASBL compared on liability, capital and taxation to choose well.
Creating a company in Belgium: choosing the legal form, financial plan, notary, CBE registration and VAT, with costs and timelines, step by step.
ASBL subsidies in Belgium: public counters by level of power, calls for projects, deductible donations and foundations to fund your association.
Profitable business ideas in Belgium: promising sectors, level of investment, and how to choose, validate and launch your project.
Setting up a construction company in Belgium: legal form, access to the profession, mandatory ten-year insurance and reverse-charge VAT, step by step.
Aid and subsidies for the self-employed in Belgium: regional grants (Wallonia, Brussels, Flanders), counters and cumulation rules to fund your project.