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Starting your business: what new entrepreneurs have to say

In recent years, the number of new business owners has increased significantly in Belgium, with an absolute record of 120,000 new entrepreneurs in 2021. As a bank, we want to support these early-stage entrepreneurs in the best possible way. And we have the right expertise to do so, perfectly tailored to their specific needs, for both main and secondary independent entrepreneurs, freelancers, medical and liberal professions.

BNP Paribas Fortis is the financial partner of excellence for startup founders. That's why the Easy Starters Team was created in January 2023. This team of experts is specialised and entirely dedicated to supporting and informing new business owners. For example, when opening a professional bank account, choosing the right payment solution, building a complementary pension, or customised insurance... Our expert advisers from the Easy Starters Team are always by their side!

Good ideas need good advice At BNP Paribas Fortis

we are convinced that good ideas need good advice. As a new entrepreneur, you can count on us to support you at every stage of your journey as an independent entrepreneur. From the business plan to administration, including insurance and mobility: our approach includes all the necessary solutions and services to launch a business and make it work.

A tailored offer and advice 

Free banking services for a year, adapted solutions, expert advice, exclusive discounts, and many more: our offer for new business owners is designed for our clients and future clients who open their first professional account with BNP Paribas and have been active for less than three years.

The Easy Starters Team, always by your side 

The Easy Starters Team is the central point of contact for those who want to launch or develop an independent activity. Via the direct phone number 02 433 42 86, an expert quickly and efficiently answers your questions as a new entrepreneur about launching your professional activity. Since its creation, this team has already supported nearly 2,000 new business owners.

Lucas is one of the experts from the Easy Starters Team. His passion? Helping and advising startup founders who want to launch a professional activity.

"Working for the Easy Starters Team means being in contact with clients who are writing a new chapter in their professional career. By listening to them, supporting each stage of their entrepreneurial project, and informing them clearly and simply about our bank's solutions. For example, when we talk to them about our products for building a complementary pension. And I find it essential, because our clients are generally not informed about everything that exists for them. Explaining everything clearly and simply: I get a lot of satisfaction from it."

The Easy Starters Team is at your service via email, phone, and video call. 

Contact the Starters line at 02 433 42 86, from Monday to Friday from 8 to 20 hours and on Saturday from 9 to 17 hours. Contact the Easy Starters Team

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Want to discover how the Easy Starters Team can help you? Here's what these new entrepreneurs have to say.

Barbara, Lawyer 
"I was positively surprised! I was able to open my professional bank account very simply and securely via a phone call. And in just a few days, everything was operational!"

Stéphane, Florist 
"I mentioned that I needed an electronic payment system. And the next day, I was contacted by an expert from Axepta BNP Paribas. Everything went very smoothly. And a few weeks later, I could already accept my first payments in my shop via my new payment terminal."

Pascal, Ceramist 
"My BNP Paribas Fortis adviser made me aware of the importance of covering the specific risks related to my professional activity and the interest of being covered by civil liability insurance."

Loris, Video Game Developer 
"I didn't know much about complementary pensions. But the Easy Starters Team clearly explained the stakes for my pension, as well as protecting myself in case of illness or disability. I wouldn't have thought of it without them."

Christoph, Consultant
"When I inquired about a car loan, I was immediately put in contact with an expert. The speed at which I received an offer gave me confidence in the interest of a long-term relationship with the Easy Starters Team."

Karlien, Communication Agency 
"When I was an employee, I didn't worry about my pension. It was my adviser who drew my attention to the fact that my independent pension would be much lower. He told me about the PLCI, which allows me to save each month while benefiting from a tax advantage."