Starting your business

Rules and regulations for all entrepreneurs

Coming to the Netherlands (6 regulations)Registering your business (5 regulations)Taking over an existing business (3 regulations)Various starting points (4 regulations)

Certificate of conduct for legal entities (VOG RP)

In the Netherlands you can use a certificate of conduct for legal entities (Verklaring omtrent het gedrag rechtspersonen, VOG RP, in Dutch) to demonstrate to government agencies, partners, and other...

Choosing your company name (trade name)

If you set up a company in the Netherlands, you must choose a company name (trade name). The company name must meet the conditions of the Trade Name Act (Handelsnaamwet). This basically means that you...

Provision of services: 'cross-border' versus 'establishment'

If you are a resident from one of the countries within the European Economic Area EEA (Europese Economische Ruimte, EER) or from Switzerland, you are free to offer your services in the Netherlands...

Registration telecom and mail delivery companies

Do you have a telecom company or are you a postal operator? Mail delivery and telecom companies must register with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (Autoriteit Consument en Markt,...

UBO register for ultimate beneficial owner

Companies and legal entities must register 1 or more UBOs. UBOs (Ultimate Beneficial Owners) are the owners or the persons who are in charge of a company. The UBO register helps to prevent financial...

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