Q4 - 2024

How to boost your SME's growth with smart financing strategies

How to boost your SME's growth with smart financing strategies

October 2024 - For many SME entrepreneurs, growth is the ultimate ambition. Growing not only means more customers and turnover, but also strengthening one's position in the market and ensuring future-proofing. Yet it turns out that a lack of financial resources often puts a brake on this ambition. How can SMEs... ➤

Winning time in your business? 3 valuable tips

Winning time in your business? 3 valuable tips

October 2024 - Time is one of the most valuable resources for any entrepreneur, and efficient time management can make the difference between success and stagnation. Especially for SMEs, where the entrepreneur often plays multiple roles, it is essential to make the best use of the time available. Here are three practical tips for better time... ➤

What financing options do SMEs have?

What financing options do SMEs have?

October 2024 - Although their small scale gives them advantages, SMEs often struggle with limited financial resources to invest in innovation. To address this problem, the FPS Economy launched a campaign to inform SMEs about the various financing options available. In Belgium, the vast majority of SMEs have fewer than ten employees. ➤

Half of Belgian SMEs offer company car to employees

Half of Belgian SMEs offer company car to employees

October 2024 - A survey by SD Worx shows that about half of Belgian SMEs offer company cars to their employees. These vehicles are mainly used as function cars, mainly for visiting customers. Companies with less than three cars form the majority, but larger organisations often have more. Especially in Brussels and Wallonia, company... ➤

Growing your SME sustainably: here's how to do it

Growing your SME sustainably: here's how to do it

October 2024 - Growing SMEs, especially in manufacturing and services, face significant challenges they must overcome to remain successful. We identify five critical levers that companies need to work on to achieve sustainable growth. 1. Strategy: One of the biggest pitfalls for growing companies is the lack of a clear, forward-looking strategy. ➤

Why using a social secretary is always a smart move

Why using a social secretary is always a smart move

October 2024 - Do you employ one or more employees? Then it is a wise choice to have the administrative follow-up - from payroll to time credit - done by specialists. As many as 90 per cent of Belgian companies are affiliated to a social secretariat. Knowing that such affiliation is not a legal obligation, it can't be a coincidence that so many... ➤

Towards optimal security of your corporate data

Towards optimal security of your corporate data

October 2024 - When you leave on holiday, check carefully that all the windows and doors of your home are locked. After all, you don't want to give burglars or other unwanted visitors a chance to steal valuables. The same goes for your business. Securing data against hackers should always be an absolute priority. Yet many companies still... ➤

Auxiliary liability rules change on 1 January 2025

Auxiliary liability rules change on 1 January 2025

October 2024 - From 1 January 2025, the quasi-immunity of auxiliary persons, such as freelancers and subcontractors, will change. As an entrepreneur, what do you need to know about this? As part of a modernised Civil Code, the new Book 6 of the Civil Code was adopted on 1 February 2024. Subsequently, the federal government approved an... ➤

European grant call for more efficient HR operation in SMEs

European grant call for more efficient HR operation in SMEs

October 2024 - In a fast-growing SME, it is crucial that the organisational structure and culture keep pace with this growth. With the new grant call ‘Organising differently’, Europe WSE - formerly known as ESF Flanders - supports SMEs in this growth process. Which talent do you deploy for new tasks? How do you create a broad support base... ➤

Strong business growth? Remember your employer obligations!

Strong business growth? Remember your employer obligations!

October 2024 - In a business that attracts new customers, generates additional turnover and hires new employees, you as an employer need to consider additional obligations. Each time a cape in the workforce is crossed (20, 50 or 100 employees), new legal ground rules come into play. How do you keep a clear... ➤