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Odoo in Belgium: what an SME should check before signing

z80, Sebastien Schmets

Odoo in Belgium: what an SME should check before signing

People call me just before they sign. An Odoo Online quote, a Gold partner on the directory, sometimes an integrator in Liège or Namur. The question is not “Odoo or not”. It is whether you asked the r...

Sep 18, 2026

Pomodoro for SME owners: keeping 25 minutes when the phone (and WhatsApp) never stop

z80, Sebastien Schmets

Pomodoro for SME owners: keeping 25 minutes when the phone (and WhatsApp) never stop

You blocked an hour for the quote. At 9:12 a client pings WhatsApp. At 9:18 someone walks over with “just a minute” in the open office. At 9:25 the accountant. By 10:00 the quote has not moved a line....

Sep 15, 2026

Backups, accounts and updates: what an SME can lock down this week without buying a cybersecurity suite

z80, Sebastien Schmets

Backups, accounts and updates: what an SME can lock down this week without buying a cybersecurity suite

People ask me which suite to buy. A name from a trade fair, a security operations centre, a shiny dashboard. For a fifteen-person firm, I start somewhere else. Three concrete moves this week — ones yo...

Sep 10, 2026

If you do it twice, automate it: where an SME actually starts (invoices and reminders, not an RPA project)

z80, Sebastien Schmets

If you do it twice, automate it: where an SME actually starts (invoices and reminders, not an RPA project)

The person who runs the office already has a tool. Odoo, WinBooks, Billit, sometimes still a workbook. They still copy-paste. Invoices go out. Peppol has handled that, since January 2026, between Belg...

Sep 4, 2026

Still invoicing from Excel: what actually breaks for a Belgian SME (and how to leave it without throwing everything away)

z80, Sebastien Schmets

Still invoicing from Excel: what actually breaks for a Belgian SME (and how to leave it without throwing everything away)

Plenty of invoices around Liège still come out of Excel. One file for invoices, another for stock “because the first one is never current”, reminders in Outlook, and on the 5th someone copies the lot ...

Sep 2, 2026