The Investment Officers of Flanders Investment & Trade are your first contact, when looking into Flanders to set up a business. They will provide you with tailor-made information you are looking for.  You can find your Investment Officer in Brussels via www.investinflanders.com  
When looking deeper into the opportunities the different Flemish provinces have to offer you, the local accountmanager of Enterprise Flanders will assist the Investment Officer of FIT in

• assisting you in starting up and finding the right location (office space, industrial or logistic buildings, greenfields etc.) to set up your company
• guiding you through specific legislation in Flanders, Belgium and Europa (setting up a business, environment, urban development, labour law, property law, fiscality, permits, etc)
• informing you about government incentives (subsidies, public financial tools, etc.) for your project
• searching for appropriate industrial, research and innovation partners in Flanders
• guiding you to professional organisations
   

Setting Up a business

Setting up a business involves a number of important steps if you want to get things right first time. Enterprise Flanders offers its experience to guide you with practical advice. Our brochure starting your own business in Flanders covers items such as procedures, permits, taxation, ….
 

Government Support

Both regional (Flanders) and federal (Belgium) authorities offer support under the form of direct subsidies and fiscal measures.

• Strategic investment & training aid
• The SME-Portfolio
• Investment deduction
• Fiscal Rulings
• Notional Interest deduction
• Patent Income deduction
• SME-Program-Innovation Support for SME
• Ecology premium
• Exemption from witholding taks
   

Finding the right location

There are many factors to consider in choosing the location for your  activities such as costs, proximities to the market, traffic links, environment, local labor market. Apart from our technical brochures urban planning permission and environmental permits, please have a view on our maps. Also in this matter, our experts are stand-by to support you in your search.

• Flanders, the Dutchspeaking Northern part of Belgium
• The economic profile of Flanders
• The Development Zones of Flanders