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Here you can read about SMEs, Dutch small and medium-sized enterprises, called SMEs in Belgium, small and medium-sized enterprises. A practical difference is that SMEs indicate the sector, not for a company. You do not speak of an SME, but you do speak of an SME company. SMEs are the sector of companies with up to 250 employees. Only 3% of the companies in the Netherlands are not SMEs.

Marketing subsidy for the Northern Netherlands: SNN's VIA scheme for innovation

March 30, 2020Editor BloeiseBusiness and entrepreneurship, Financial, SMEs and self-employed, Advertise onlineMarketing GrantNo Comments

Most independent entrepreneurs are now aware that innovation is an important theme in just about every sector. However, it is mainly the large enterprises that are innovating fully and many SMEs are lagging behind. This is not because of a lack of motivation or because it is not considered important; most entrepreneurs are eager to innovate and understand the importance of it. Often the barriers are of a financial nature or are caused by a lack of knowledge. For entrepreneurs in the northern provinces of the Netherlands, to mitigate these obstacles, there are many beautiful ...

A absence-care insurance for SMEs, is that really necessary?

February 25, 2020Editor BloeiseBusiness and entrepreneurship, Financial, SMEs and self-employed, Online recruitmentNo Comments

Since January 1, 2020 there is a new possibility for you as an SME entrepreneur to insure you against sickness absence of your employees. Unfortunately some entrepreneurs often experience employees becoming ill or (temporarily) unable to work, but fortunately most entrepreneurs rarely come across this. This also has a disadvantage: if it happens, they often do not know how to deal with it and what needs to be arranged. That is where the new SME absenteeism insurance policy comes into the picture. But is that really necessary, such extra insurance?

REVIEW: Myfinance, accounting tool for starters and self-employed

September 30, 2019Editor BloeiseBusiness and entrepreneurship, Financial, SMEs and self-employedNo Comments

For many entrepreneurs, accounting is still an eyesore. Accounting takes quite a lot of time unnoticed - time that you cannot spend on doing your job - and it can sometimes be quite complicated. Of course you can hire an accountant, but it certainly does not work for free and that is not the first option for starting entrepreneurs, self-employed people and small SMEs. Myfinance is a self-employed bookkeeping program that promises the solution to all these problems: you can do your bookkeeping through a simple program, your receipts quickly and easily accessible ...

This is what the perfect job for young people looks like

September 20, 2019Extension TreeGuest blog, HR, SMEs and self-employed, Online recruitmentNo Comments

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Star chef Ron Blaauw was unable to maintain his service level due to a lack of staff, so he closed two of his restaurants in the summer of 2018. And he is not the only entrepreneur with the same problem. At the end of June 2019, the number of vacancies had risen to a new record position of 284 thousand. It is therefore important that your vacancy fits in well with the target group. Clearly, concretely and visually are the three requirements that a vacancy according to experts from YoungCapital must meet.

Working in the cloud: what should you pay attention to?

August 5, 2019Editor BloeiseBusiness and entrepreneurship, IT & software, Office, SMEs and self-employedNo Comments

An entrepreneur who has moved with the times, nowadays works in the cloud. Understandable, because working in the cloud brings a lot of benefits. But the choice for the right cloud service and configuration was not made just like that, because the options are numerous and the technical knowledge of the modal starter is often limited. What should you actually pay attention to if you want to start working in the cloud?

Why is a CRM system important? 3 crucial arguments

July 30, 2019Editor BloeiseBusiness and entrepreneurship, IT & software, Office, SMEs and self-employedNo Comments

Every entrepreneur discovers at a certain moment the importance of good Customer Relationship Management, or CRM. With a CRM system you maintain customer contact, you record important matters in that customer contact and you build a stable future for your company. Yet there are many starters who are initially reluctant to use a CRM system. Because does such a CRM system not only cost time and money, without you actually getting anything in return?