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If you are self-employed, you will have to pay quarterly social security contributions. During the first 3 years of your career, you pay provisional social security contributions, calculated from your estimated income. 

At the start of your self-employment career, you always pay provisional social security contributions because they are usually calculated based on your income from 3 years earlier.   

Do you want to start your own business? Then you need to write your business plan first. This plan outlines the financial roadmap of your business and is something you can show your investors or partners. But what do you need to include in your business plan? And why is a business plan so important? You’ll find out on this page. 

Ready to embark on your adventure as a self-employed entrepreneur?

Entreneurship is connected to a lot of bias. In fact, starting your own business is often easier than you think. On this page, you can find answers to the questions we get most often from new entrepreneurs. Answers that’ll help you start with confidence. 

Are you itching to start your own business, but don’t know how? Partena Professional’s Dreams Lab programme boosts your future business by providing you with professional support in every phase of your company’s development.  No matter where you’re at with your project, from a fun idea to a complete concept, we can help. 

By expanding your business activities across borders, your company is taking a huge step. You will have to hire foreign employees and/or send Belgian employees to another country.   

As a self-employed person, you must pay social contributions to your social insurance fund. In return, you receive some social rights and benefits (legal pension, healthcare, child allowance, bridging rights, etc.) But how are social contributions calculated? On what criteria is the calculation based? We explain it all here. 

Is your organisation ready for digital transformation, a key element in every company's transformation strategy? By connecting the right technologies to people, processes and activities, your company can quickly adapt to changes and respond to opportunities. That way, you can meet the changing needs of your customers and employees. And that's how you drive growth and innovation.

Supplementing your statutory pension Concerned that your statutory pension won't be enough to guarantee a comfortable standard of living after your self-employed career? There's a solution! Accrue a supplementary pension (VAPZ) with contributions to your social security insurance fund.