Olivier Vandenabeele

Adviser - Economy & Professions, UCM

Always in contact with self-employed individuals and SMEs, Olivier Vandenabeele joined UCM in 2016. Since then, he has been involved in digitalizing UCM's infrastructure and its relationships with both self-employed individuals and authorities. Since 2023, he serves as a policy advisor, guiding public policies to favor self-employed individuals and SMEs, the core of our country's economic engine. Specifically, he offers his expertise in administrative simplification and the digitalization of administration and businesses.

UCM - Secrétariat Social

UCM represents and supports self-employed individuals and SMEs in the French-speaking region of Belgium, assisting them at every stage of their projects to ensure business success. As a neutral and independent organization, UCM has been working for nearly a century to create a favorable environment for SMEs and self-employed individuals. Our focus is on entrepreneurship, growth, and improving the status of self-employed people. With 1,000 experts, UCM supports entrepreneurs through key business stages, offering daily expertise and energy. Additionally, UCM acts as a representative for self-employed individuals and SMEs with public authorities and in various representative bodies. Key figures include 46 affiliated professional federations, 130,000 self-employed individuals, and 30,000 companies. UCM is trusted by many for its daily support and shared values.

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