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Met een holding bv kun je risico's spreiden. Maar een holding levert ook extra administratie op. Dit zijn de voor- en nadelen.

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The lean startup method is often used by startups to grow fast. Read more about the lean startup method and find out if it is for you.

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If you are thinking about setting up a general partnership (vof), but are short on capital or need a financial backer, then a limited partnership (commanditaire vennootschap, cv) might be the legal structure for you.

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A ‘besloten vennootschap’ or bv is a Dutch legal structure for a business. It is equivalent to the private limited company. Learn more about the Dutch bv.

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A Dutch eenmanszaak is a legal structure without legal personality. Many starting entrepreneurs choose a sole proprietorship. Find out more.

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In a professional partnership, you practise your profession alongside your partners under a shared name. No starting capital is required. Each partner is privately liable for an equal part of possible debts.

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Make an appointment at KVK to transfer your bv to an eenmanszaak or to change your business structure from bv to eenmanszaak.

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The civil-law notary will register a new bv or nv for you, or report that an existing company will be continued as a bv or nv.

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Find out how to register the conversion of your eenmanszaak to a bv or nv yourself and make an appointment at KVK.

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Which compensation is the most advantageous for your company and partner? Choose 1 of the 5 options here, such as co-working partner's deduction.

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You can arrange the transfer of a general partnership (vof) to a sole proprietorship, or change the legal form of a vof to an eenmanszaak. Find out what forms you need and what to do.

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Define your social mission and learn which legal strucutre best suits your company. And find out how to show how your company makes the world a better place.

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A vereniging is a legal form that allows people to work together to achieve a common goal. Find out everything you need to know about the vereniging.

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Do you need a lot of capital for your business? Then choose to set up a limited liability company (nv). By issuing shares you provide capital for the company. Find out more.

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Have you teamed up with others to pursue a social, idealistic, or societal goal without profit as an objective? Then a stichting is a suitable legal form for you.

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Taxes, you cannot escape them. KVK gives an overview of relevant info for starters. Contains an income tax calculation example for a sole proprietorship.

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New businesses in the Netherlands have to make a choice from a number of legal structures or forms. Are you a self-employed professional? You have to choose a 'rechtsvorm' too.

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If you want to start a business with other self-employed individuals, one option is to set up a general or commercial partnership, or as it is known in Dutch a 'vennootschap onder firma' (vof).

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