List of professional federations

What is a professional federation?

A professional federation is an organization that brings together individuals or companies working in the same profession or sector. Its purpose is to defend the interests of its members, to represent them to public authorities, and to promote best practices within the profession.

List of professional federations

All sectors

• The Union of Self-Employed and SMEs (SDI) is a national interprofessional federation that provides broad legal and promotional support to its self-employed members and business leaders.
• The Neutral Syndicate for Independent Entrepreneurs (SNI) is the politically independent organization defending the interests of self-employed workers, SMEs, and liberal professions.
• The Union of Intermediaries in Business Transfer (UPIC) aims to represent and defend the interests of those primarily practicing in Belgium as intermediaries in business transfers.
• UCM is an interprofessional employers' organization that represents and defends French-speaking self-employed individuals and SMEs.
• UNIZO (Union of Independent Entrepreneurs) is an organization bringing together independent entrepreneurs from Flanders and Brussels.
• BECI (Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry) is an independent organization representing Brussels-based companies.

ICC sector

• Arib (Architecture in Brussels) is an open, multicultural, and multilingual professional association that supports architects and promotes architecture in the Brussels-Capital Region.
• Court-Circuit is a federation of live music venues, concert, and festival organizations supporting artistic discovery and emerging talent.
• La RAC (The Network for Choreographic Arts) is the professional federation for the choreographic sector in the French Community of Belgium.
• Games.brussels is the sectoral association for the video game industry in the Brussels-Capital Region.
• Brussels By Night Federation (BBNF) is a federation that represents, supports, and promotes the nightlife and entertainment sector in Brussels.
• The Dance Federation supports and assists over 130 dance schools in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation. It pools resources, meets, creates, communicates, and develops to enable the sector and its stakeholders to thrive.

Non-profit sector

• UNESSA is the multi-sector federation of organizations active in reception, support, assistance, and care for people in the non-profit sector.

Construction sector

• Embuild.Brussels supports all companies active in construction in Brussels.