You don’t need an entrepreneurship degree to start a business.
Still, as an entrepreneur, you might have to meet specific professional requirements or arrange permits.
To follow the rules in hospitality, the transport sector…
the financial services industry, or marketplace and street trading, for example.
Municipal permits are required if you want to remodel your business premises…
Or, for example, if you want to put up an advertising sign.
If you start a business from home, check whether that fits your municipality's zoning plan.
This depends on the type of business.
For example, whether you receive customers or work with machines.
These entrepreneurs share about what they had to take into account.
For a zoning plan at the municipality.
The business had to be a good fit in the street and the neighbourhood.
It all had to fit together.
For each showroom we have the right zoning at that location.
So you have to be able to sell furniture there. For the factory, the same applies.
In this place, you have to be able to conduct heavy industry...
because otherwise we are not allowed to use any machinery...
we cannot allow trucks to load and unload.
So the right zoning at the location is very important.
We have no legal requirements and no permits.
No, we are digital nomads. -Yes, we can work anywhere.
We can work anywhere as long as we have a laptop and a phone.
It was actually a coincidence, because my home is in this street.
So I also always ride my bike to work.
And this space was vacant, so I thought: I want to start something, why not here?
And I know the neighbourhood, I know the people.
So it was really nice to start at this location.
And now it is time for action.
Find out if any special permits or legal requirements apply to your industry.
If you are starting a business from home, check the zoning plan with your municipality.
Are you starting from a business premises? Check the zoning plan…
and find out whether you need an all-in-one permit for physical aspects.
And do you work with personal data? Make sure your company is GDPR-proof.
Want to know more?
Visit KVK.nl/en/starting.