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…
Dewi van de Waeter- The Lekker Company
“We could make a lot of money very quickly, but I first want to have a clear idea of the direction in which we’re growing, and what this means for us as a team.” Dewi’s story about the origin of The Lekker Company sounds like some kind of start-up fairy tale: finding recipes for your cosmetic…
Alina – Visual artist
“Art should be accessible: everybody should be able to understand it and have a piece of it.” Alina creates a nice, safe place for women with her art, design and illustration studio Pansy. We spoke to her about the importance of this. If you could be a colour, what colour would it be and why?“I don’t…
When can you call an expense an investment? And what does that exactly mean?
Your business is running smoothly! So it’s time to really invest in it. Of course you put in your time and you may be doing a course to become even better at what you do or you might buy the latest MacBook. But what exactly is an investment? And are there any pros or cons…
The work-related costs scheme (WKR) explained
As an employer, you have the option to pay out tax-free allowances to your employees. This means that you don’t have to pay tax over them, as is the case with wage. You can decide for yourself what you want to reimburse, provide or grant, but of course there are certain things that you have…
Help, I have business trip planned!
Are you planning a business trip? A business trip equals business expenses. However, not all costs for a business trip are seen as deductible items. So make sure you prepare for your trip! There’s a lot to consider when going on a business trip. It involves making a lot of costs in a short period…
Tax interest
Your income tax return has been submitted and three months later you will receive a tax assessment. The amounts to be paid on that assessment all correspond to what was stated in the tax return, except that there may be an extra amount, which you cannot place directly: tax interest… What is tax interest?Tax interest…
Catharina Gerritsen – photographer
“If you make something that’s beautiful enough, people will look at it and this helps you spread your message.” If you were only allowed to photograph one subject for the rest of your life, what would it be?“My neighbourhood. Because I would always be able to move to a new place and keep documenting my…
