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 Mar 6 2008, 04:57 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 6-March 08 Member No.: 71,720  |
Hi all
Just new to this forum and hopefully I've posted this in the right bit, and was looking for some advice Myself and my wife would like to move to Belgium to set up a self employed business, running from a property that we would also live in We were wondering how much of a capital you would need up front to apply for a business loan, or would it be better to apply for one in the UK ? Also we were wondering what business taxes are like and and what changes can how easy it is to get planning permission to alter buildings to convert into business premises Many Thanks for your time |
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Mar 11 2008, 12:35 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 11-March 08 Member No.: 71,978 |
QUOTE (Koshka @ Mar 6 2008, 02:57 AM)  Hi all Just new to this forum and hopefully I've posted this in the right bit, and was looking for some advice Myself and my wife would like to move to Belgium to set up a self employed business, running from a property that we would also live in We were wondering how much of a capital you would need up front to apply for a business loan, or would it be better to apply for one in the UK ? Also we were wondering what business taxes are like and and what changes can how easy it is to get planning permission to alter buildings to convert into business premises Many Thanks for your time try these sites http://www.invest.belgium.be/settingup/?a=5441 http://www.businessandlaw.be/article1133.html http://www.ealg.com/doc/Legal%20Framework/...IRN%20LEGAL.pdf |
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Aug 13 2008, 11:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 21-December 05 Member No.: 35,015 |
QUOTE (Koshka @ Mar 6 2008, 03:57 AM) Hi all Just new to this forum and hopefully I've posted this in the right bit, and was looking for some advice Myself and my wife would like to move to Belgium to set up a self employed business, running from a property that we would also live in We were wondering how much of a capital you would need up front to apply for a business loan, or would it be better to apply for one in the UK ? Also we were wondering what business taxes are like and and what changes can how easy it is to get planning permission to alter buildings to convert into business premises Many Thanks for your time Hello, I can see that no one has gotten back to you yet about this subject. However, I do hope that you have made some progress. Life is very different here in Belgium compared to the UK and you will have to provide strong assurances that you can run an effective business before a bank will give you even a bank account, never mind a loan. That being said, it is a great country to live in and the quality of life is very good. Taxes are high and can reach as much as 55%. Let me know how things are going with you and if I can be of any other help. regards Chalks |
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Aug 21 2008, 10:21 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 709 Joined: 2-November 03 Member No.: 44,047 |
Yep, you can give 55% of your income to ensure that all those people walking around during the day have plenty of money to spend and no motivation to get bcak to work. That money will also help support the legions of bureaucrats which do nothing all day, have no idea what to do with your paperwork (if they do anything at all) and in general make it impossible to do anything without other bits of paper.
I was thinking about forming a business here, but after I got conflicting directions from the same people (one set in Flemish, one set in French) and after my wife starting getting lied to and hassled by bureacrats at the city hall (despite having all the correct paperwork) I said that there's no way in Hades that I would ever form a business here. Instead, I'll go back up to Amsterdam, where, even if I don't like it, I can get everything done in a day... not 6-12 weeks, if ever. So, living here until I move, with a business based in NL. |
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