No customers yet: should you register with KVK? Preparing to start your business
Your first customer does not have to mark the start of your business. Discover how to prepare your activities, business address and administration.
Your business is changing: are your KVK details still correct?
A new service, employee or location? Check that your registered details still reflect your business and avoid unnecessary confusion.
More founders are choosing a private limited company
The private limited company (bv) is rapidly gaining popularity among new entrepreneurs in the Netherlands. Where many previously started as sole traders, more founders now choose a bv immediately. This…
The Netherlands has more and more young entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship runs in Dutch people's blood. The trading spirit celebrated in previous centuries remains alive and sometimes emerges at a young…
The Netherlands has 2.3 million businesses
In early 2024, Statistics Netherlands announced that Dutch business numbers had passed 2.3 million. This substantial increase, representing growth of…
Compliance with the Wwft
As business transactions increasingly take place digitally, companies such as Zakelijkhuren24 play an important role in facilitating business activities in the Netherlands. For businesses operating from…
Culture and sport slowly recover from the coronavirus downturn
KVK's Business Dynamics report for the first quarter of 2023 shows that Dutch business numbers continue to grow. Compared with the first…
Privacy protection for higher-risk professions
Malicious individuals do not hesitate to intimidate or threaten people in certain professions, or worse. The murder of lawyer Derk Wiersum was a tragic low point…
Almost 6 per cent more businesses in the Netherlands in 2023
KVK researches Dutch business numbers every year. At the end of 2023, there were 2.3 million, around 100,000 more than on 1 January of that…
What is a virtual office?
More businesses are choosing a virtual office. But what is it? What are the benefits? Some no longer have a physical office at all. All employees…
What can I do if I can no longer afford the rent on my business premises?
Being unable to pay the rent on your company's office can cause considerable worry and stress. If you have a…
Self-employed people's home addresses may soon no longer be accessible through KVK
Economic Affairs Minister Micky Adriaansens wants self-employed professionals to be able to fully shield their business address in the KVK Business Register. Their…
No more unwanted contact at your business address through KVK
Businesses obtaining addresses and telephone numbers from KVK to pester entrepreneurs with 'lucrative offers', or sometimes…
Will I still be able to afford my office rent?
Inflation in the Netherlands is breaking record after record. The aftermath of the coronavirus crisis, especially the war in Ukraine and sharply increased energy costs, are responsible…
Address details in the KVK register remain public, according to the State Secretary
When an entrepreneur registers with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, the company must be registered at an address. Anyone can then request these details…
A business mailing address gives you more options for your company
Small business owners, sole traders and self-employed professionals often work from home. This makes sense when they need little space: it avoids commuting and…
It is possible to work as a self-employed professional from abroad
Society is becoming increasingly borderless. Goods, information and people move around the world so quickly that almost every product and service…
What is ergonomic working and why is it important?
Working ergonomically increases your productivity and helps prevent your work from causing physical or mental problems in…
The benefits of virtual office space
More people work from home, or even from a tropical beach holiday home. With almost everything in business now handled online…
Ministries are reluctant to shield KVK and Land Registry data
The Dutch Data Protection Authority reports that public business owners' details can easily be used to intimidate people, often at home. These…