Company bike, easy to arrange

Buying a company bike when you’re a sole proprietor or when you’re in a partnership can be beneficial and is easy to arrange. What’s the advantage? All costs, like costs for purchase, repair or replacing parts, can be declared as business expenses. What are the disadvantages? You have to record it accurately in your administration…

Rob Malasch – “I earned the most on what I didn’t sell.”

The cheery Rob Malasch (72) has lived his life to the fullest and is still doing so. After more than twenty years as a gallery owner (Serieuze Zaken), he is now using all his experience and knowledge as an art advisor. His beautiful office can be found in a well-hidden courtyard on the Lauriergracht. His…

Public Pie – Fresh pie with warm buttocks

Public Pie is a mobile kitchen, designed by love couple Maaike and Jadidja. They’re passionate about beautiful products, like cleverly baked apple pies you can eat with one hand. You can find them at different Dutch festivals like Into the Great Wide Open and Here Comes the Summer. Their search for a location for Public…

Mortgage interest deduction: how does it work when you’re self-employed?

A welcome guest to your mortgage advice party is the mortgage interest deduction. A wonderful way of lowering your mortgage costs. But what exactly is mortgage interest deduction? And how does it work when you’re self-employed? What is mortgage interest deduction?Simply put, a mortgage is a loan at the bank to buy a house. And…

Eva Bartels – Actrice, theatre producer and artist

Every few weeks we interview an inspiring entrepreneur or artist chosen from our online network, Profiles. This week: Eva Bartels Producing theatre, creating visual art and acting, Eva Bartels (34) does it all. “The funny thing is, people are always looking for a common denominator. I do what I was booked for at that moment…

Devon Suriya: “I remember, like for most girls, it started with ballet.”

Every few weeks we interview an inspiring entrepreneur or artist chosen from our online network, Profiles. This week: Devon Suriya. One day she’s side by side with Dua Lipa on a huge stage, the next she’s watching her students develop in her dancing classes, being a model or in an office inventing a communication strategy….

A ‘vof’ starts with a good concept and even better agreements

You and your friends have this genius concept. Or you’re doing some commissions with someone and it’s starting to evolve in a steady collaboration. When these things get more serious, there’s a big chance you’ll found a partnership ‘vennootschap onder firma’(vof). A vof is a legal status for a company when there are two or…

London Loy: “Chefs and poets are alike.”

Every few weeks we interview an inspiring entrepreneur or artist chosen from our online network, Profiles. This week: London Loy. London Loy lives in Rotterdam, works as a chef for Ballroom in Witte de Withstraat and recently published his first cookbook titled: Mijn recepten – van appeltaart tot saotosoep (My recipes – from apple pie…