Video checklist: Getting started with your business
- 13 November 2025
- Edited 27 March 2026
- 1 min
- Starting
- Laura van Dijk
You have registered with KVK and are ready to start doing business. But have you thought of everything? With this video checklist, you will discover what you need to sort out step by step. Business owners and experts share their experiences.
What do you need to arrange when starting a business?
Answer the questions on Business.gov.nl and see the steps that are important in your situation.
1. Finding and keeping clients
Acquisition: find clients
A business needs customers. Through customer acquisition, you aim to reach potential customers, arrange a meeting, or secure contracts.
#10 Find your customers
Market research and strategy
Find out whether there is a demand for your product or service. In this video, entrepreneurs explain how they identified their market and target audience. They also talk about who their customers are and what their strategy is.
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#2 Do market research and determine your strategy
Loyal customers
If you have customers, you want to keep them. Make sure you have loyal, happy customers who return to you instead of going to the competition.
How to get loyal customers
How do I set my hourly rate?
Video: How to calculate your hourly rate
Financing
Do you need extra money? Find out which type of financing suits your needs.
Video: Financing your business
Video: Make a financial plan: investment and financial budgets
Video: Make a financial plan
Quotations and invoices
Find out how to draw up a good price quotation. And what your invoice should look like.
How do I make a quotation?
How do I make an invoice?
Part-time business
You do not have to start full-time straight away. Find out more about running a business part-time.
Part-time entrepreneur, how do you do that?
3. Administration
Set up your bookkeeping and make sure you keep track of your hours. You must keep your personal and business expenses separate. A business bank account can be a good solution.
6 tips to increase your financial insight
Video: Determine the viability of your business
#6 Manage your business records and learn about taxes
How do I choose an accounting solution?
4. Taxes
As a start-up, you will have to set up your tax administration. Even if you have not generated any turnover yet, you will still need to file a tax return.
How do I file my tax return?
5. Rules and laws
Insurance
Find out about essential insurance policies for those starting out. What options do you have if you become unable to work? Disability insurance (AOV) helps you avoid problems.
Disability | Managing business risks
Liability insurance | Managing business risks
Pension
As an employee, you usually build up a pension. As a business owner, you have to arrange your own pension.
Pension | Managing business risks
General terms and conditions
Avoid any confusion with your general terms and conditions. That way, both you and your customer know exactly where you stand.
Video: General terms and conditions | Managing business risks
Fraud
Business owners are often targeted by fraudsters. Make sure you minimise unwanted approaches.
A victim of payment fraud: Yin's story
6. KVK Starters programme
Sign up for the KVK Starters . In this email series, you receive up to 15 helpful emails over 100 days on important topics such as taxes, finding customers, and keeping your records up to date.
Just started? KVK helps you set up your business
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