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…
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…
