{"id":30742,"date":"2026-06-02T11:27:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:27:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/news-overview\/blog"},"modified":"2026-06-02T11:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T09:27:58","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/news-overview\/blog","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30742\" class=\"elementor elementor-30742 elementor-26920\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e515288 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e515288\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5ae1f elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af5ae1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/company-formations-are-rising-but-belgiums-business-buffer-is-shrinking-rapidly\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ondernemingen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ondernemingen.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ondernemingen-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Company formations are rising, but Belgium\u2019s business buffer is shrinking rapidly<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Belgian businesses Company formations are rising, but Belgium\u2019s business buffer is shrinking rapidly Within Flanders, Brussels and Wallonia, the number of new businesses continues to increase in 2026. International entities and businesses without a known address are not included in this analysis. In the first eight months of 2026, 87,980 businesses were established, 5.2% more [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/10\/07\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 7, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-31875 post-31875 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/news-2\/the-balance-sheets-of-sixty-belgian-breweries-examined-the-beer-market-is-shrinking-but-not-for-everyone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Biermarkt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31868\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Biermarkt.jpg 500w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Biermarkt-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The balance sheets of sixty Belgian breweries examined. The beer market is shrinking, but not for everyone.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Belgian beer market The balance sheets of sixty Belgian breweries examined. The beer market is shrinking, but not for everyone. What company data reveals about the Belgian beer market What do annual accounts tell us about a Belgian beer market that has been shrinking for years?Trends Business Information provided the financial company data for this [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/09\/21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 21, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-31031 post-31031 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/the-dynamism-of-entrepreneurs-is-not-slowing-down-but\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Ondernemen.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31014\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The dynamism of entrepreneurs is not slowing down, but \u2026<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Entrepreneurship The dynamism of entrepreneurs is not slowing down, but \u2026 We have just passed the halfway point of the year, which gives us an opportunity to assess the country\u2019s capacity to create new businesses and, more importantly, keep them running. New businesses The first observation is that the willingness to start businesses is not [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/07\/08\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>July 8, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-30593 post-30593 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2 category-blog-en\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en\/business-start-ups-and-closures-in-q1-2026-a-look-at-the-sectors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"390\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-1024x499.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11368\" alt=\"Kansen na COVID\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-1024x499.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-1536x749.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-2048x998.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tyler-franta-iusJ25iYu1c-unsplash-1-scaled-e1623320677412-700x341.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business start-ups and closures in Q1 2026 \u2013 A look at the sectors<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Belgian businesses Business start-ups and closures in Q1 2026 \u2013 A look at the sectors In our previous article, we discussed how the Belgian business sector continues to face pressure and how the number of business closures in Flanders actually exceeded the number of new business start-ups. We will now look at how the situation [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/05\/05\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>May 5, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-30541 post-30541 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/belgian-business-population-under-increasing-pressure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tbi_opleiding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8906\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tbi_opleiding.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tbi_opleiding-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tbi_opleiding-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/tbi_opleiding-700x490.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Belgian business population under increasing pressure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Belgian businesses Belgian business population under increasing pressure Despite a record number of bankruptcies and business closures, and a slowdown in new company formations, the total Belgian business population still grew by 1% in 2025. However, this growth was significantly lower compared to previous years. As a result, we approached the first quarter of 2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/04\/23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>April 23, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-29577 post-29577 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/1-6-million-peppol-ids-but-registration-is-not-yet-uniform\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29569\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/closeup-female-typing-laptop-keyboard-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1.6 million Peppol IDs, but registration is not yet uniform<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>E-invoicing 2026 1.6 million Peppol IDs, but registration is not yet uniform Since January 1, 2026, all Belgian VAT-registered companies are required to send and receive their B2B invoices electronically via the Peppol network. While the regulation is now in effect, the government allows a three-month grace period during which no sanctions are applied, provided [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/01\/19\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 19, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-29527 post-29527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/business-information-agencies-their-role-in-data-driven-decision-making\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29519\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/pexels-leeloothefirst-5428830-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Information Agencies: their role in data-driven decision-making<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Business Information Business Information Agencies: their role in data-driven decision-making In today\u2019s fast-changing market, access to reliable information is crucial for businesses. SMEs and self-employed professionals in particular often struggle to obtain up-to-date data that provide insight into creditworthiness, commercial risks and market developments. Business information agencies play a key role in this area. Business [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2026\/01\/14\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 14, 2026<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-28409 post-28409 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en-2\/even-in-the-business-world-things-can-get-spooky-beware-of-these-ghouls\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12218\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/tandem-x-visuals-B9uvQJgPeVI-unsplash-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Creeps in the corporate world Even in the business world, things can get spooky. Beware of these ghouls! It\u2019s not only in dark alleys or old castles that ghosts appear \u2014 the Belgian business world is increasingly haunted too. Not real ghosts, but ghost companies: empty corporations without activity that nonetheless rack up debts and [&hellip;]<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fc530 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36fc530\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f70f0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2f70f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-0d76573 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/2025\/10\/31\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M12 192h424c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v260c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V204c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12zm436-44v-36c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48h-48V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H160V12c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v52H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v36c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h424c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>October 31, 2025<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"26933\" class=\"elementor elementor-26933 e-loop-item e-loop-item-7473 post-7473 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-blog-en category-blog-en-2\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0efca50 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0efca50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" href=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/en\/blog-en\/vat-number-active-or-not\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f67cdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f67cdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6066\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/trends-business-information.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/market-analysis-700x467.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9218ef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Validity check of a VAT number<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f74491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"1f74491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is not always clear whether a company is active or not. Can you find a website? Are they present on social media? Do they have a physical establishment? These questions often pop up with companies of which we lack certainty of activity. How to find this information? Read more in the text below. 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