Starting a business

Starting a Company

Dutch law recognizes various legal forms of companies, including a one-person business, a private limited company, and various partnerships (general, limited, and professional).

The Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel) offers detailed information and advice in English on how to begin a company in the Netherlands. In addition, the Dutch government has developed an on-demand webinar on starting a business in the Netherlands.

Starting a business in the Netherlands is an attractive option for foreign entrepreneurs; especially for EU entrepreneurs, free movement and free trade make the move to the Netherlands an attractive and smooth one.

Please see the pages below for information about starting a business in the Northern Netherlands: