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​THE ULTIMATE GUIDE 2025

In these pages you will find everything you need to open your company, to expand it, to merge with other companies or if you want to boost your business.

We provide you with all the information on EU funds (European grants and loans) , European tenders rulesand how to participate. You will learn about tax regulations in the Member States, product rules, intellectual and product protection and staff policies.
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Brussels Wants a Bureaucracy-Free Single Market. Will the Capitals Follow?​

Brussels is urging Europe to shed its layers of red tape and become a true Single Market—one where ideas can be financed and turned into world-class success stories. But isn’t the Commission partly responsible for the very thicket of costly, nit-picking rules that still binds the economy? And will the EU’s 27 governments move quickly enough to break the logjam? Continue reading...

The Ultimate Guide 2024-2025 - Doing Business in Europe

Unlock the secrets to thriving in the European market with our comprehensive guide, "Your Business in Europe." Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to expand, a business professional seeking deeper insights, or someone assisting companies and entrepreneurs, this guide provides all the information you need to open and manage a company in the EU and sell products in Europe. Learn about tax regulations, product rules, intellectual property protection, staff policies, and how to access EU funds and other financial opportunities.

Subscribe now to gain exclusive access to expert advice, practical tips, and valuable resources that will help you navigate and succeed in the European business landscape.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to enhance your business prospects in Europe. Subscribe today!

Open or Expand your Company

  • Open a Start-up in Europe
  • Setting-up an european company
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mergers with Foreign Companies
  • Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs
  • EMAS Registration
  • Data storing

Finance & Funding your Company

  • Accounting
  • Making & receive payments
  • Getting EU Funding

Taxation

  • VAT - Rules & Rates
  • Cross border VAT
  • Check a VAT number
  • Excise duties​
  • Parent Co. & their Subsidiaries
  • VAT refund
  • Company tax
  • VAT for Digital Services

Selling abroad

  • Selling products in the EU
  • Providing services abroad
  • E-commerce, distance and off-premises selling​
  • Payments & Contracts
  • Competition Rules
  • Consumer Guarantees & Defective Products

Supporting SMEs

  • Enterprise Europe Network
  • EU microfinance support
  • EISMEA: EU Agency
  • Expanding outside the EU
  • Access to finance for SMEs
  • SME Associations

Staff Policy

  • Employment Contracts
  • Working hours
  • Posting abroad
  • Redundancies
  • Social security
  • Health and safety
  • Equal treatment
  • Parental leave

Find a Company - Business Registers

  • VAT Validation - VIES
  • Bankruptcy, Insolvency registers
  • insolvent debtors
  • Land Registers
  • National Business Registers
  • BORIS (Beneficial Ownership Registers)
  • Business Registers

Product requirements

  • Standards in Europe
  • European standards
  • CE marking
  • CE mark in Europe
  • Mutual recognition principle
  • Mutual recognition regulations
  • Eco-design

Dealing with Customers

  • Contracts & guarantees
  • Disputes with customers
  • Rules for Data protection​

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Do you and your team want to know how to Manage and Grow a Company in Europe?

For C-levels or experienced General Managers with years in business management and with at least 5 years in general management
The EU Advanced Management Program is a comprehensive general management course program designed to help C-Suite leaders build exceptional levels of strategic, high-performance and self-conscious leadership skills.

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​The new opportunities offered by the EU for old and new businesses that want to grow will be explained, illustrating how to be part of the European Plans and the new tools that will be developed.​

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September 2025

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Locations
Brussels
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October 2025

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2 days (16 hours)

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Brussels
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November 2025

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For senior functional directors or new general managers with 3 years of experience in internal management or leaders of their own business.​
Transition to EU General Management is about the preparation to higher managerial functions, suitable for those who want to open new  activities or to improve them in a post-Coronavirus European environment, even within a Corporations.

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Gaps in knowledge of the EU's business environment will be filled to accelerate your projects. More in-depth sessions will be proposed to  the participants in the next future, or on request.
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Upcoming Sessions
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September 2025

Length
2 days (16 hours)

Locations
Brussels
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October 2025
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2 days (16 hours)

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Brussels
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November 2025
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2 days (16 hours)

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Brussels
For individual contributors who aspire to – or have recently gained – management responsibilities
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The EU Management Acceleration Program improves your ability to manage competently and lead with purpose in the European environment. Develop skills to work effectively across functions and cultures, expand your business expertise and strengthen your knowledge.

​The EU is opening new opportunities for revitalizing the European economy and this is the first opportunity to become involved.
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Upcoming Sessions
Start
September 2025

Length
2 days (16 hours)

Locations
Brussels
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October 2025
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2 days (16 hours)

Locations
Brussels
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November 2025
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2 days (16 hours)

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Brussels