Starting (and closing) your business
Starting your own business naturally begins with a good idea, the discovery of a niche in the market or because you wish to be completely autonomous. But what are the practical things you need to arrange before starting a business? And what do you have to take into account when you want to close it?…
Payments to private individuals
As an entrepreneur, you might find yourself in a situation that requires having to make a payment to a private person. Because that person doesn’t have a registered business, or is employed by you, you may wonder how the billing process works in this case. First and foremost, it speaks for itself that any services…
Delivering products within the EU – these are the new VAT-rules
July 1st a lot will change for entrepreneurs delivering products to consumers (or entrepreneurs without VAT number) across the border but within the EU. Do you have a webshop in jewellery, ceramics or clothing for instance? Whatever you’re selling, keep in mind that as of July 1 there are different rules for declaring VAT in…
Vitor Freire – Imagination of Things
Vitor Freire designs stories with a cultural impact with his creative studio Imagination of Things. He does this with the help of technology, such as artificial intelligence. He manoeuvres between both the commercial and the cultural sector: in Vitor’s eyes the distinction between commercial and non-commercial is irrelevant, as the output is often not that…
Combining entrepreneurship and employment
Perhaps your company did not get off the ground completely and that is why you choose to look for a (side) job in employment. Or maybe you have been employed for a long time and you have the ambition to become a freelancer. There can be various reasons for combining entrepreneurship with an employment contract….
Matea Bakula – visual artist
“It can even be in just everyday activities; that can already be enough to inspire me.” We were in Utrecht! Visiting visual artist Matea Bakula. Her fascination for materials is inspiring and we wanted to know everything about it. If you could be a material, what would you be and why?“It’s not so much a…
Are promotional gifts deductible for my company?
You want to thank the people you often work with by sending them a bottle of champagne. You’re sending your clients, or better yet, potential clients a spectacular mug with your logo on it in hopes of a future collaboration. These are two examples of promotional gifts you can send to promote your company. Totally…
Dagmar Geerlings – Dagger Coffee
“Coffee is the ultimate experience: you have experience, stories, taste, smell, feel. There is actually everything in coffee.” The two coffee bars owned by Dagmar Geerlings can be found in all brunch-related hotspot lists in Utrecht. But Dagger Coffee is so much more than just coffee shops: it’s the name of a coffee empire in its infancy….
Tim van den Hoed – The Utrecht Book Bar
“The thing I like most is that you have all the freedom to do what you want. I really like that freedom.” We went to visit Tim van den Hoed of De Utrechtse Boekenbar. We ask him all about his inspiring store and his experiences as an entrepreneur. If you were allowed to read only…
