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Welcome to business in belgium.com The place for expats to find out how to set up and run a Belgian company or office.
The next few pages take you through the essential information you need to know before you start up your new business and explain how to organise your affairs once you have established your business. Further information on these issues is available on our partner site at www.localknowledge.be
The first thing you need is “The Local Knowledge Guide to setting up and running a business in Belgium”. The book covers all the details on how to create and run a company in an accessible manner and it is full of time saving tips and inside stories so that you can learn from the experience of countless other expat entrepreneurs who have trodden the path before you.
Whether you are opening a representation office or starting your own business, this invaluable guide sets out clearly the key issues you need to work out before you start, making sure that you don’t waste any time or money. It is packed full of tips, checklists and ‘bottom lines’ so you won’t forget anything or make an expensive administrative error.
The book has the great virtue of being concise while containing all the key information required in relation to company formation, VAT registration and registration with the Belgian social security agency. The layout guides the reader in an easy-to-follow format through the complex maze of Belgian requirements, including the business registration process. It is indispensable if you are setting up a representation office for local government, a trade association, an NGO or your own business. Available through bookstores and newsagents in Brussels or directly via www.localknowledge.be
The Local Knowledge guide will help you with every step of the company registration process.
Ed Cutting, of Fulcra International Financial Planning says, “This book is worth its weight in gold. If only it had been available when I was setting up my business I could have saved a lot of wasted time and effort”.
