UNIZO is a Belgian organization of Self-Employed and Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SME); it is mainly situated in the Flemish region of the Kingdom of Belgium. UNIZO wants to give SMEs a voice from the local up to the European

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

 level. The organization provides information and advice to its members and stimulates networking both within Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 as with foreign companies. Unizo helps the SME from the start up over the internationalization and to the take-over of the company. Flor Joosen

Flor Joosen

Flor Joosen is a Belgian businessman, who became well known for his caviar business. Since 1 July 2007, he is also president of UNIZO.-Education:...

 is currently the president of UNIZO; he succeeded Rik Jaeken

Rik Jaeken

Baron Rik Jaeken is a Belgian businessman who lives in Zonhoven. He was formerly president of UNIZO and was succeeded in 2007 by Flor Joosen....

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See also

• Agoria
  Agoria
  Agoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...
  
  
• Economy of Belgium
  Economy of Belgium
  The modern, private enterprise economy of Belgium has capitalised on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base...
  
  
• European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (UEAPME)
• Federation of Belgian Enterprises
  Federation of Belgian Enterprises
  The Federation of Enterprises in Belgium is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. Its members, the different Belgian sectorial employers' organizations, represent companies in key industrial and service sectors. All in all, it represents...
  
  
• Flemish Quality Management Center
  Flemish Quality Management Center
  The Flemish Quality Management Center is a Flemish non-profit organization, which was founded on 28 September 1985. The organization wants to inspire and support Flemish companies to work and develop their capabilities in a competitive and efficient way, and inspired by the principles of total...
  
  
• National Federation of Independent Business
  National Federation of Independent Business
  The National Federation of Independent Business is a lobbying organization with its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee and offices in Washington, D.C. USA, and in all 50 state capitals...
  
   (USA)
• VKW
  League of Christian Employers
  The League of Christian Employers is a Flemish Christian employers organization. Guido Beazar is the president of the organization.-Notable members:* Léon Bekaert , Bekaert...
  
  
• VOKA
  Voka
  Voka is a small borough in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
  
  
• Walloon Union of Companies