
Choosing the Right Legal Form as a Founder
Choosing the right legal form shapes how much you invest, how you govern and what you risk. This guide compares the Belgian SRL and SA under the Companies Code, with practical criteria and common mistakes.
Our guides explain the rules for running a business in Belgium. Companies, VAT, financial plans, cash flow: every article gets straight to the point. A few guides also cover France.

Choosing the right legal form shapes how much you invest, how you govern and what you risk. This guide compares the Belgian SRL and SA under the Companies Code, with practical criteria and common mistakes.

A cooperative company brings together at least three founders around a genuine shared project. Founding, governance, joining, leaving and CNC accreditation: here are the rules of the Belgian Companies Code, step by step.

A simple partnership lets two or more partners pool assets without a notary or any publication. How it works, liability, tax transparency and estate planning: what to know before you sign.

A foundation dedicates assets to a disinterested purpose, with no members. Here is how to create a foundation, private or public utility, with the steps, the tax rules and the pitfalls.

Starting out and torn between a sole proprietorship and an SRL? Here are the real differences: liability, tax, social contributions and paperwork. Two practical examples help you decide.

A Belgian partnership, whether an SNC or an SComm, has legal personality with no minimum capital and no mandatory notary. Liability, the limited partner's role and corporate tax: here is how to choose.
Each guide answers one precise question. Categories group related topics, and the blog topics page helps you explore a broad subject. Figures follow the rules in force in Belgium or France on the publication date. Always check your situation with a professional before a major decision. To put numbers on it, our free calculators work out a cost, a tax or a break-even point. Juristelo then assembles those calculations into a complete financial plan, ready for your bank or notary.