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Doing business in Brussels

The Brussels-Capital Region supports numerous initiatives to stimulate the economy.

Comprehensive information is available on doing business in the Brussels-Capital Region, including Opens in new windowprofessional card for foreign nationals if they want to work as self-employed professionals in Belgium, finding the right location, the environment, Opens in new windowsustainable entrepreneurship, import and export, mobility, fairs and shows and innovation. Other pages are devoted to Opens in new windowthe Brussels stock exchange and Opens in new windowsubsidies & grants.

The main tasks of the Brussels Regional Public Service’s Brussels Economy and Employment

The goal of External linkBrussels Economy and Employment is to develop a sustainable economy and employment in the Brussels-Capital Region through various measures (grants, authorisations, etc.).

Developing the economy: encouraging sustainable economic development, taking into account the specific characteristics of the Brussels’ economy.

Promoting employment: providing support to those who create jobs.

External linkDiscover Brussels Economy and Employment on its dedicated page.

hub.brussels

hub.brussels is one of the preferred public partners of everyone who does business in the Brussels-Capital Region. The agency provides assistance to project initiators, business founders, SMEs, self-employed persons, companies in the process of international expansion or foreign investors at every stage of development, advising them on all the aspects of their economic activity in Brussels (subsidies, financing, administrative formalities, urban planning/environmental regulations, etc.).

hub.info: doing business in Brussels

hub.info is the ideal starting point for every entrepreneur in the Brussels-Capital Region. It provides first-hand knowledge about the different aspects linked to the performance of any economic activity whatsoever and orientates companies in terms of the entire network of Brussels institutions and organisations set up to help businesses.

The information is provided in a number of different ways: through the 1819-hotline, the website Opens in new windowinfo.hub.brussels, a Opens in new windowbiweekly newsletter (FR/NL)External link, Opens in new windowfree information sessions about how to start a company or networking events, or through Opens in new windowits local information point at our offices...

Business development initiatives

Huge investments have been made in infrastructure, business and trade centres and elsewhere in a number of underprivileged neighbourhoods of the Brussels-Capital Region in partnership with the communes.

The Government of the Brussels-Capital Region has designated citydev.brussels to coordinate the Opens in new windownetwork of eight Brussels public business centres (FR/NL).

The Region is committed to the long-term development of new sectors, such as cutting-edge technologies, the environmental sector and fashion. The conversion of former industrial spaces also contributes to job creation.
Subsidies are granted to Brussels universities and research centres to ensure continued high performance in R&D, which often results in new economic activities and new jobs. For more information over research and development initiatives, see the page 'Innovation and R&D' of this site.

Trade organizations

Independent businesspeople can also call on their professional body to apply for assistance for their business undertakings.
A list of trade organizations recognised as representatives by the Region is available on the 'Advice and Information for businesses and the self-employed' page on this website.

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