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14 02, 2023

How different are family businesses from corporates?
How different are family businesses from corporates?

How different are family businesses from corporates?

February 14th, 2023|To The Point|

How different are family businesses from corporates? Experts Hans Wilmots and Pursey Heugens share their insights Are family businesses less formally organised than the so-called corporates? What can corporates learn from entrepreneurial families? And are family businesses more resistant to crises? Jan Oosterlinck, Partner Family Business Advisory at BDO Belgium, asked Professor Pursey Heugens (Rotterdam School of Management) and Drs. Hans Wilmots (UHasselt, former CEO of BDO Belgium and CEO of BioRICS). Jan: [...]

The future is today

May 12th, 2021|To The Point|

The future is today. At the beginning of April 2021, BDO and the Antwerp accountancy firm ‘Beirens & Wellens’ joined forces. A very conscious and strategically complementary choice. The customers and employees of both players benefit, continuity is assured, the pool of experience and multidisciplinary expertise expands, and penetration in – and proximity to – the Belgian market is strengthened.

Revised Companies and Associations Code

October 27th, 2020|To The Point|

Revised Companies and Associations Code It is common knowledge that, on 1 January 2020, the Belgian Companies and Associations Code (CAC) went into effect for all Belgian legal entities. Before the Code had even entered into force, the Chamber had already received a proposal for the revision of various provisions. That proposal has now been accepted. So, what are the most relevant corrections? Author: Ruben Ruysbergh, Senior Consultant BDO Legal The proposed revisions were already submitted [...]