Starting a business in Belgium

Legal Forms of Companies

Société à Responsabilité Limitée (SRL) / Besloten Vennootschap (BV): Limited Liability Company

Number of partners: Minimum one shareholder.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Partners' liability is limited to the amount contributed.

Société Anonyme (SA) / Naamloze Vennootschap (SA/NV): Public Limited Company

Number of partners: Minimum two shareholders.
Capital (max/min): EUR 61,500 totally subscribed and released.
Shareholders and liability: Partners' liability is limited to the amount contributed.

Société Simple / Maatschap: Partnership

Number of partners: Minimum two shareholders.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: A partnership may acquire legal personality and become a general partnership (Société en nom collectif / Vennootschap onder firma) or a limited partnership (Société en commandite / Commanditaire vennootschap), depending on whether all or only certain partners will be jointly and severally liable.

Société Coopérative (SC) / Coöperatieve Vennootschap (CV): Cooperative Company

Number of partners: Minimum 3 partners.
Capital (max/min): No minimum capital required.
Shareholders and liability: Partners' liability is limited to the amount contributed.

 

Business Directories

Financial Information Directories

Dun & Bradstreet - Worldwide directory with financial information on businesses
Kompass - Belgian Business Directory

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Business Setup Procedures

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