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.
Keeping your job while you launch a side business? A secondary occupation gives you both. Here are the Belgian conditions, contributions, tax rules and registration steps to check before your first invoice.
Thinking of working as a sole trader in Belgium? Here are the conditions, CBE registration, social insurance, VAT, tax and insurance steps in the right order, plus the early mistakes worth avoiding.
Your social-security contributions fund your pension and healthcare, yet the calculation often surprises new sole traders. Here are the rates, provisional payments, adjustments, reductions and exemptions, explained step by step.
Becoming a student freelancer lets you launch an activity without giving up your studies. Conditions, 2026 income limits, social contributions, tax and steps: here is what to check before you start.
Already trading in your own name, with a growing business? Find out when to switch to a legal entity, how to pick the right moment, what to do with your clients and which mistakes to avoid.
Which professional insurance do you need when you work for yourself? Liability, income protection, legal expenses and cyber cover: here are the legal duties, the useful options and a realistic budget.
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.
