KVK OnderNemerS­plein Amsterdam

Events, meetings with KVK and partners. Whether you are starting, growing, or ending as a business, the KVK OnderNemerSplein Amsterdam helps you take the next step and answers all your business questions.

The advantages

All your business matters under the same roof

The KVK OnderNemerSplein office is located inside the KVK office. You can register your business, get information, and network with other entrepre

Answers to your business questions

On working days, you are welcome with your business questions. Combine your registration, or make an appointment to talk to one of our KVK advisers or partners.

All regional events in one place

Take part in various events on the KVK OnderNemerSplein office. All tailored to help you build or grow your business. Apply free of charge.

Sharing and learning with other entrepreneurs

Sharing and learning with other entrepreneurs

As a (starting) entrepreneur, you need to deal with all sorts of challenges: financing, staff, marketing, and acquisition. KVK organises meetings where you can share your experiences and get tips from other entrepreneurs.
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Boost your knowledge with advice and information

These organisations are partners of the KVK OnderNemerSplein Amsterdam.

Consultations and appointments

Register

Would you like to register a new eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship), maatschap (professional partnership), vof (general partnership) or CV (limited partnership)? Then go to KVK.nl/en/registration/. Go through the steps and make an appointment at a KVK office to finalise your registration.

Consultations

Do you still have questions about entrepreneurship or the next step with your business after registration? Then consult a KVK adviser. Often the KVK advisers are present on location. If not, you can always talk to a KVK Adviser by phone via 088 - 585 22 22.

Contact by phone

Do you have a question about growing, taking over a business or ending your business? Check KVK.nl/en, filter by subject and find all information on the subject you want to know more about. Prefer personal contact with a KVK adviser? Then call 088 - 585 22 22. The KVK Advice Team is ready to answer all your questions on working days between 08.30 and 17.00.

BOIP is the official body for the registration of trademarks, designs and the registration of an idea. Do you offer products or services? Do you want to market an elaborate idea or concept? Then you can protect your creations against misuse or counterfeiting through Intellectual Property (IP). BOIP also answers first-line questions about patents.

Consultations

You can make an appointment on every Tuesday in the odd-numbered week between 08.30 - 17.00. Make an appointment (in Dutch).

Entrepreneurs Soundboard offers support to entrepreneurs from small and medium-sized enterprises. This can be advice to start-ups, or guidance to entrepreneurs who want to grow, innovate, reorganise or transfer. In addition, we assist entrepreneurs who are at risk of bankruptcy. Our advisers volunteer their help and have worked in a variety of sectors and industries and know the challenges of entrepreneurship better than anyone else.

Consultation hours

The fortnightly consultation hour, at the KVK Amsterdam entrepreneurs' square, is held on Wednesdays from 14.00 hours. You are welcome for an introductory meeting. You can sign up by sending an e-mail to: team-amsterdam@ondernemersklankbord.nl. There are no costs involved.

The appointment will be confirmed by e-mail. All digital information about Entrepreneurs Soundboard OKB and contact details can be found at www.ondernemersklankbord.nl/en/home/.

STOA Starters Advice provides advice and guidance on starting your business. Walk-in consulting hour: every Thursday from 13.00 to 17.00 an advisor of STOA Starters Advice is available at the KVK OnderNemerSplein Amsterdam to answer your questions.

Consultation hours

On Thursdays from 13:00 to 17:00.

Location and opening hours

KVK office Amsterdam can be found at De Ruijterkade 5, 1013 AA, Amsterdam. We are open Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 17:00. An appointment is required to register your business. We are closed on weekends. There is limited parking space behind the building near the office. Paid parking applies in the immediate vicinity.

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Frequently Asked Questions

There are several possibilities for financing, for example, a bank, crowdfunding, or venture capital. Another possibility is a loan via Qredits, an independent and private lender. Qredits helps starting and existing entrepreneurs start or invest in their business. They do this by offering entrepreneurial tools, coaching as well as providing business loans of up to €250,000.

The Entrepreneurs Soundboard (OKB) offers support to entrepreneurs from small and medium-sized enterprises. This can be advice to start-ups, or guidance to entrepreneurs who want to grow, innovate, reorganise or transfer. In addition, OKB assists entrepreneurs who are at risk of bankruptcy. Our advisers have worked in a variety of sectors and industries and know the challenges of entrepreneurship like no other.

Do you want to get started as a self-employed professional, a zzp’er? Then there are a number of points to consider. KVK has listed the 7 most important steps for you.

What rules should you consider when doing business in India? What is the Indian market like and where are the opportunities? The Netherlands Enterprise Agency, RVO (in Dutch) helps you with information on the market, contacting business partners and finding the right (financial) assistance.

Within 2 weeks after registration at KVK, you will receive a letter from the Netherlands Tax Administration. This will state whether you are an entrepreneur for VAT purposes and how and when you must submit your VAT return. This is usually every quarter. In addition to VAT returns, you file an annual return on your income: the profit from your business. If you have a eenmanszaak (sole proprietorship), maatschap (professional partnership), or vof (general partnership), the profit from your business is taxed in box 1. This is also where other income from work is taxed, such as salary from (part-time) employment. Do you have a BV (private limited company)? Then you pay corporate income tax on your profits. As a manager director of the BV, you do pay income tax on your salary.

Read more about filing your VAT return (pdf, in Dutch. From page 27 information is in English)

Independent entrepreneurs who temporarily do not earn enough to support themselves can apply for a BBZ benefit. This BBZ benefit supplements the (family) income up to the social security standard applicable to you. Do you want to know whether you are eligible?  Do the BBZ-Check (in Dutch).

You can protect a company name and/or logo by registering it as a trademark. A trademark is the name, logo, shape, image or sound you use to distinguish your products or services from those of your competitor. Registering your trademark gives you the exclusive right to use it for all products and services for which you have applied for the trademark right. Want to know more about registering your trademark? Check out BOIP's website.