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Law changes 2019: Entrepreneurs

Dec 28 '18 17:00
BusinessPolitics

The Dutch government is implementing a number of law changes on January 1st. Below find a summary of changes made in the category Entrepreneurs. 

The 30% ruling for expats to shelter some of their pay as income tax-free is now available for a five year period instead of eight years.

Dutch companies can now settle international trade disputes in English or Dutch at the Netherlands Commercial Court.

Employees will now get one week of paid leave if their wife or girlfriend gives birth. Longer unpaid leave will be available starting in 2020.

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Entrepreneurs want compensation after Alphen bridge accident

Jul 27 '17 14:30
Business

Entrepreneurs who were affected when two cranes collapsed while trying to place a new deck on the in Alphen aan den Rijn in August 2015, are demanding compensation from the municipality and contractors involved, a spokesperson for the Alphen municipality confirmed to NU.nl on Thursday.

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Euronext Amsterdam falls 9 percent in Brexit's wake

Jun 24 '16 10:23
Business

The United Kingdom's decision to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum on Thursday, resulted in a dark day for the global financial markets on Friday. The Amsterdam stock exchange (AEX) plummeted 9 percent from 449.86 to 410.66 points, the Volkskrant reports.

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New buyers unfairly blocked from getting mortgages: expert

Jun 16 '16 10:09
Business

About 30 percent of young starters are unfairly denied a mortgage, according to mortgage expert Hypotheekshop's own research

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Entrepreneurs upbeat as Dutch small businesses recover from crisis

May 17 '16 12:35
Business

The mood among Dutch entrepreneurs was upbeat and positive at the start of the second season. Businesses in the Netherlands continue to recover from the financial crisis, including small- and medium sized enterprises.

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Syrian, Iraqi businesses growing fast in Netherlands

Jan 20 '16 11:34
Business

The number of Syrian businesses in the Netherlands grew by 23 percent to 947 last year. The number of Iraqi businesses grew by 20 percent to 3,356, the Kamer van Koophandel, the Dutch chamber of Commerce

Economy

Netherlands economy ticks up, more jobs open up

Nov 13 '15 13:25
Business

The Dutch economy saw a very slight improvement in the third quarter, growing by 0.1 percent compared to the second quarter. Compared to the third quarter of 2014, the economy crew by 1.9 percent. The number of jobs and vacancies also picked up in the third quarter 2015.

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Luxury goods festival to be biggest ever

Oct 22 '15 15:30
Business

The fifteenth edition of the Masters of LXRY, the stock market for luxury products, is tipped to be the biggest of its kind yet. Between December 10 -14, the RAI in Amsterdam will be hosting 400 entrepreneurs displaying and demonstrating their latest and most exclusive products, on over 30,000 square meters of floor space.

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Amsterdam taps startup community for urban development

Aug 18 '15 12:34
Business

The municipality of Amsterdam has launched a new program in which young entrepreneurs and startup companies are invited to work with the municipality to find solutions to urban issues in the fields of mobility, sustainability and health.

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Entrepreneurs ill-prepared for illness

Jul 10 '14 13:43
Business

According to insurer Univé, 43 percent of entrepreneurs do not opt for sufficient coverage because they have a working partner, become ill unexpectedly, or have savings.

Market

Big push for market vendors to use PIN passes over cash

May 20 '14 09:19

In an effort to increase safety at markets, for vendors as well as customers, the ministry of Security and Justice, the Central Association for Itinerant Trade (CVAH) and the Center for Criminality Prevention (CCV) have banded together to urge market vendors to use PIN machines for transactions, instead of using cash.

Crowdfunding

Kickstarter opens to Dutch projects

Apr 28 '14 15:51
Business

The biggest crowd-funding platform in the world has existed for five years, and has now opened its doors to the Netherlands. Kickstarter has already got the first Dutch-made products in waiting for funding.

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First Gay Care center opens in A'dam

Apr 9 '14 14:11
Health

The first care center catered to homosexuals will open its doors tomorrow in Amsterdam. The center was started by four gay entrepreneurs, and Gay Care Amsterdam will be the first home care organization aimed at gay men, lesbians bisexuals and transgenders. It hopes to be an institution without discrimination, a safe place for LGBTs.

PvdA jobs plan: fill 100k vacancies

Mar 7 '14 13:54

The PvdA in a new action plan wants to combat unemployment in the Netherlands with manufacturing jobs, support for job seekers with starting a business, and filling the 100,000 open vacancies.

No bailout for Aldel

Jan 23 '14 04:33
Business

Minister Kamp from Economic Affairs has made it clear he will not be able to carry out the plan some Groningen businesses came up with to bail out the bankrupt Aldel, due to strict European regulations.

Entrepreneurs disappointed with Rutte government

Jan 16 '14 15:32
BusinessPolitics

Dutch entrepreneurs are not happy with the government policies and believe that the Prime Minister Mark Rutte cabinet is doing little to address the economic crisis.

Supermarket Tax Fraud

Apr 18 '13 17:02
Crime

At least 27 supermarket owners confessed to the Dutch tax authorities, de Belastingdienst, that they committed fraud. They pretended that revenues were lower to pay less tax. A documentary of the Dutch television program Nieuwsuur showed that on Thursday.

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