Q2 - 2023

5 ways to cut your operating costs

5 ways to cut your operating costs

June 2023 – An economic crisis, unexpected financial setbacks, cut-throat competition... There are many reasons why you might want to cut costs in your SME. Below, we list a few possibilities. 1 - Save by optimising costs:
To make savings, you first need to know exactly what you are spending your money on. ➤

How to protect your SME from shocks and crises?

How to protect your SME from shocks and crises?

June 2023 – Any crisis can be the crisis too much for an SME. So it seems anyway. What can you do to protect your business from unexpected events such as the war in Ukraine, terrorist attacks in Brussels or the global health crisis? How shockproof is your business? Economic and financial shocks… ➤

Target group reduction first recruitments: reform measure on the way?

Target group reduction first recruitments: reform measure on the way?

June 2023 – With a target group reduction for first hires, the federal government supports you as an entrepreneur in bringing your first employees on board. In this article, we briefly refresh the basics of this measure. And how does the government intend to reform… ➤

Getting started in e-commerce: everything you need to know about drop-shipping

Getting started in e-commerce: everything you need to know about drop-shipping

May 2023 – Selling goods online without having to store them in a warehouse yourself: that is dropshipping in a nutshell. A miracle solution for those starting out in e-commerce, proponents claim. But is this really true? Dropshipping is a form of direct online… ➤

The right to de-connection for your employees: what do you need to know about it?

The right to de-connection for your employees: what do you need to know about it?

May 2023 – In 2022, the federal government concluded the much-discussed labour deal. One of the measures in this deal is the right of deconnection for employees. Since 1 April 2023, companies with at least 20 employees must put compulsory agreements on paper. ➤

New flat-rate amounts for foreign business trips since 15 February 2023

New flat-rate amounts for foreign business trips since 15 February 2023

May 2023 – A new list of flat-rate per diem allowances for foreign business trips was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 15 February 2023. You can pay these new per diems tax-free to your employees for the expenses they incur during a foreign business trip. It is the first time in five years that… ➤

What subsidies can you apply for today as an entrepreneur?

What subsidies can you apply for today as an entrepreneur?

May 2023 – As an SME entrepreneur, you invest a lot of time and resources every day to grow your business successfully. Subsidies can give you and your team an interesting financial boost in this regard. Unfortunately, many business leaders can no longer see the trees through the subsidy jungle. ➤

Electronic invoicing: state of play in 5 questions and answers

Electronic invoicing: state of play in 5 questions and answers

May 2023 – E-invoicing is becoming the norm for B2B transactions. European and local governments are working on a proposal to be rolled out by 2028. When we talk about electronic invoicing, or e-invoicing, we are not talking about invoices you deliver to your customers via e-mail in PDF. ➤