Sources of Financing

There are several ways to finance a new company in the Netherlands, such as business support organisations, investors, or traditional finance. 

If you are an entrepreneur and would like to utilise the Start Up permit, you have to have some funding possibilities when you apply.

Start-up facilitators such Inqubator (Leeuwarden) or Founded can provide information on potential funding sources.

There are also organisations that provide financing for innovative entrepreneurs and SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises).

One of these is the NOM, the authority for FDI (foreign direct investment) in the Northern Netherlands. The NOM focuses on  funding, finding the perfect business location for your business and helping to make your ideas investor-ready. NOM helps you also to collaborate with other entrepreneurs in innovative clusters.

You can also always approach traditional business financing partners, including Dutch banks Rabobank, ING Bank and ABN AMRO Bank (the latter two are IWCN service providers). Their websites are good resources for trustworthy information as well.

For general information about starting a company in the Netherlands, please see the pages in our Starting a Business section.