Q2 - 2024

7 tips to position yourself as a strong and reliable employer

7 tips to position yourself as a strong and reliable employer

April 2024 - Do you want the brightest minds and strongest profiles on your company's payroll? Here are seven tips every HR professional should take to heart. 1. Show your added value. Are you going to draft a job advertisement or interview? Then try to convey very precisely how your company makes a difference for your staff… ➤

What are the features of crm software?

What are the features of crm software?

April 2024 - How can CRM tools boost your sales? Which tools are available and which functionalities offer real added value? CRM software has evolved a lot in recent years. It has evolved from a modern and expensive gadget reserved for large companies to an indispensable tool for every company, regardless of turnover or number of employees. ➤

Making a competitive analysis: this is what you need to know

Making a competitive analysis: this is what you need to know

April 2024 - A competitive analysis is an essential part of the business plan and an indispensable policy tool for managers and entrepreneurs. At least if it is clearly and insightfully prepared. But how do you get started? And where do you get the right data? Competitive analysis is part of the business or business plan. The aim is to paint a clear picture of a… ➤

Creating a business plan for your SME: these are the building blocks

Creating a business plan for your SME: these are the building blocks

April 2024 - A business plan is an essential document for any (starting) company. It describes your activity, the market you operate in, your competitors and your financial challenges. It helps you achieve your goals and overcome obstacles - not only during the start-up phase of your business but also later. ➤

3 strategies for service companies to work more efficiently

3 strategies for service companies to work more efficiently

April 2024 - For a service company, ‘service' is undoubtedly its greatest asset. You would rather not leave customers with a broken heating or electricity installation out in the cold for too long. So, your organisation needs to run on wheels to carry out interventions quickly and efficiently. ➤

Deadline NIS2 approaches: is your company ready?

Deadline NIS2 approaches: is your company ready?

April 2024 - The number of cyber-attacks and incidents has been rising sharply in recent years. Moreover, hackers are becoming increasingly creative, threatening companies with ransomware, data breaches, phishing, CEO fraud or reports on the dark web. To address this worrying phenomenon and make European member… ➤

Key deadlines for mixed taxpayers in 2024

Key deadlines for mixed taxpayers in 2024

April 2024 - Mixed taxpayers are taxpayers who carry out both taxed and exempt transactions. Due to this mixed tax liability, there is no full right to VAT deduction. That deduction can be made on the basis of the general ratio or by applying actual use. Mixed taxpayers must report their use through a notification. ➤

New interest rates for loans and overdrafts

New interest rates for loans and overdrafts

April 2024 - By RD of 12 January 2024 (publication on 25 January 2024), the reference interest rates for cheap loans were published. These reference rates are used to calculate the benefit in kind for a loan granted by a company to its director(s) or employee(s). This is also used to determine the overdraft interest rate for the 2023 income year. ➤

Increased cost deduction of 120% for e-invoicing software

Increased cost deduction of 120% for e-invoicing software

April 2024 - From 1 January 2026, the mandatory introduction of digital invoicing is imminent for Belgian companies. In early 2024, the Belgian Chamber of Representatives approved a change in the law that gives companies a tax advantage when they switch to e-invoicing. Specifically, sole traders and SMEs will enjoy… ➤

Higher tax increase for insufficient upfront payments: from 6.75% to 9%

Higher tax increase for insufficient upfront payments: from 6.75% to 9%

April 2024 - A company or sole proprietorship that makes too few advance payments of its income taxes must reckon with a tax increase. Until the financial year 2023, this increment was 6.75% or 4.5%. For the financial year 2024, it will be 9%. So, a proactive prepayment strategy is not a luxury! ➤