{"id":3688,"date":"2021-01-19T12:56:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T12:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobandsense.be\/?page_id=3688"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:32:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T14:32:21","slug":"be-guided-from-the-initial-idea-to-the-creation-and-management-of-an-entrepreneurial-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jobandsense.be\/en\/toolbox\/start-as-an-entrepreneur\/be-guided-from-the-initial-idea-to-the-creation-and-management-of-an-entrepreneurial-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Being supported from idea to creation, to managing an entrepreneurial project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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There are a multitude of organizations available to help you when you decide to launch yourself as a freelancer\/independent worker.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Above all, don't stay alone with your questions. These organizations will help you save time and start your activity with the best foundations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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If you want to do business in Belgium, you must know Hub.info in Brussels, 1890 in Wallonia, and Vlaio in Flanders.<\/p>\n

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These organizations are the platforms that guide and inform Belgians on all questions related to entrepreneurship (creation, management, takeover\u2026).<\/p>\n

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You can find on these websites: tools, events and free training, people who advise you and answer all your questions by phone (call 1819 (Hub.info) or 1890), by email or face to face.<\/p>\n

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They can indicate which organization could best accompany you depending on your status (employee, job seeker, other), your activity sector\u2026<\/p>\n

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You don't know how to make a business plan, you don't know how to set your selling price, questions about your financial plan? Don't stay alone with your questions, you can get help for free from experts.<\/p>\n

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If you want to do business in Brussels<\/strong>, you can contact Hub.info<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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And here is the direct link to the search engine of all Brussels organizations<\/a><\/span> that can help you.<\/p>\n

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Si vous voulez entreprendre en Wallonia<\/strong>, you can contact 1890<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Si vous voulez entreprendre en Flanders<\/strong>, you can contact Vlaio<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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There is also another initiative that gives you many tools to help you do business, that organizes events and federates around it a vast community of entrepreneurs: it's Wikipreneurs<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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One gets lost quite quickly in the multitude and specificity of the different support organizations for self-employment.<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

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Job&Sense can help you see more clearly in this matter.<\/p>\n

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In Wallonia,<\/strong>, we speak of SAACE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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These are the structures for supporting self-employment (Saace) approved by the Walloon government to offer individual support free of charge to people who want to establish themselves as independent workers.<\/p>\n

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You will find the list of SAACE here.<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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You will see that SAACE can be either business incubators, activity cooperatives, or support counters. These 3 statuses are explained below.<\/p>\n

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In Brussels<\/strong>, we speak of Structures d’accompagnement agr\u00e9\u00e9es<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These are the structures approved by the Brussels government that offer individual free support to people who want to become independent.<\/p>\n

You will find the list of Structures d’accompagnement ici<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Flanders, you must ask the question to Vlaio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Unizo<\/a><\/span> organizes support for starters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A support counter helps and advises people who want to launch themselves as independent workers. It differs from an incubator or an activity cooperative because it does not offer the \"real test\" part of the project. The support stops when the project is launched.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Brussels<\/b> , we speak of GEL.<\/b><\/p>\n

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These are the local economy counters found in several municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region.<\/p>\n

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They support individually and free of charge people who launch themselves as independent workers.<\/p>\n

You will find the list of GEL here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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It is interesting to contact 1819 to be redirected to the right organization depending on your preferred sector.<\/div>\n
An example is Groupe One<\/a><\/span> which focuses on ecological and sustainable transition projects.\u00a0<\/div>\n
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In Wallonia<\/b>there are 3 support counters:<\/div>\n