Information Centers & Business Clubs

Information centers and business clubs can be a huge asset to expats living in the Netherlands. Starting work in a new country is a big challenge! If you have come to Holland to pursue your career, you may well have very minimal resources. You are likely to have few contacts, limited knowledge about the Dutch employment market and perhaps even less about Dutch culture. Luckily there are numerous sources of help and support on offer to you in NL. The information centers listed below can provide you with priceless, practical advice on doing business here. Be sure to take a look at the international clubs we have mentioned too. Being part of a group of like minded people is an invaluable means of learning, networking and amassing colleagues. You can be supported further by the Dutch chambers of commerce, as well as those of your national country, in the Netherlands. Find details about these at the bottom of this page.

International Information Desks in NL

IN Amsterdam
WTC Amsterdam, I-tower first Floor
Strawinskylaan 1767, 1077 XW Amsterdam
Tel: 020 254 79 99
www.iamsterdam.com/en/in-amsterdam

Amsterdam Airport Area
P.O. Box 75700, 1118 ZT Schiphol Airport
Tel.: 020 405 47 77
www.aaarea.nl

The Hague Business Agency
Prinses Margrietplantsoen 25, 2595 AM The Hague
Tel.: 070 311 55 55
www.businessagency.thehague.com

The Hague International Centre
The Hague City Hall, Atrium
Spui 70, 2511 BT The Hague
Tel.: 070 353 50 43
Open Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 17.00 hours.
www.thehague.com

Rotterdam Info Expatdesk
Korte Hoogstraat 31, 3011 GK Rotterdam
Tel.: 010 790 01 40
https://rotterdamexpatcentre.nl

Expat Center Leiden
Stationsweg 41, 2312 AT Leiden
Tel.: 071 516 60 05
www.expatcentreleiden.nl

Leiden Bio Science Park
Poortgebouw Noord
Rijnsburgerweg 10, 2333 AA Leiden
Tel.: 071 524 75 53
www.leidenbiosciencepark.nl

Province of Utrecht – Foreign Investment Office
P.O. Box 80300, 3508 TH Utrecht
Tel.: 030 258 23 96
www.investinutrecht.com

Expat Center Utrecht
Utrecht City Hall
Stadsplateau 1, 3521 AZ Utrecht
Tel.: 030 286 58 20
www.utrecht.nl/english/expatcenter

BOM Foreign Investments
Goirleseweg 15, 5026 PB Tilburg
Tel.: 088 831 11 20
www.foreigninvestments.eu

Brainport Development
Emmasingel 11, 5611 AZ Eindhoven
Tel.: 040 751 24 24
www.brainport.nl

High Tech Campus Eindhoven
www.hightechcampus.com

Ontwikkelings Maatschappij Oost Nederland NV
Meander 601, 8625 ME Arnhem
Tel.: 026 384 42 22
Hengelosestraat 585, 7521 AG Enschede
Tel.: 053 851 68 51

Limburgse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (LIOF)
Boschstraat 766211 AX Maastricht
Tel.: 043 328 02 80
www.liof.com

Invest in Holland
Prinses Beatrixlaan 2, 2595 AL The Hague
Tel.: 088 602 80 60
https://investinholland.com

International Business Clubs in NL

THE AMSTERDAM AMERICAN BUSINESS CLUB
A professional networking organization for Dutch and American companies around Amsterdam
Keizersgracht 62-64, 1015 CS Amsterdam
Tel.: 020 520 75 34
www.aabc.nl

CLUB OF AMSTERDAM
An independent, international, future-oriented think tank involved in channeling preferred futures
www.clubofamsterdam.com

COMMERCIAL ANGLO DUTCH SOCIETY
Provides an informal meeting point for Dutch and British professionals
http://cads-amsterdam.org

WTC The Hague International Business Club
Prinses Margrietplantsoen 33, 2595 AM The Hague
Tel.: 070 304 36 65
www.wtcthehague.com

CONNECTING WOMEN (THE HAGUE)
A network of professional internationally aware women.
Juliana van Stolberglaan 154, 2595 CL The Hague.
www.connectingwomen.nl

WOMEN’S BUSINESS INITIATIVE INTERNATIONAL
A community of entrepeneurial women.
Laan Copus van Cattenburch 86, 2585 GE The Hague
Tel.: 070 358 85 57
www.womensbusinessinitiative.net

WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (WIN)
The international networking association for professional women in the Netherlands
www.winconference.net

Chambers of Commerce in NL

DUTCH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE: www.kvk.nl

KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce
De Ruyterkade 5, 1013 AA Amsterdam
Tel.: 020 531 40 00
Team International Trade Information
Tel.: 020 531 44 39
www.kvk.nl

KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL ROTTERDAM
Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce
Blaak 40, 3000 AL Rotterdam
Tel.: 010 402 77 77
www.rotterdam.kvk.nl
International Business Department
Blaak 40, 3000 AL Rotterdam
Tel.: 010 402 78 90
www.kvk.nl

KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL DEN HAAG
The Hague Chamber of Commerce
Koninginnegracht 13, 2514 AA The Hague
Tel.: 088 585 15 85
www.kvk.nl

KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL UTRECHT
Utrecht Chamber of Commerce
Kroonstraat 50, 3511 RC Utrecht
Tel.: 030 236 32 11
www.kvk.nl

INT. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (ICC)
www.iccwbo.org

AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Scheveningseweg 58, 2517 KW The Hague
Tel.: 070 365 98 08
www.amcham.nl

BELGISCH-LUXEMBURGSE KAMER VAN KOOPHANDEL
Groenmarkt 17, 3311 BD Dordrecht
Tel.: 078 635 19 90
www.nkvk.be

ITALIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
De Ruyterkade 5, 1013 AA Amsterdam
Tel.: 020 751 33 63
www.italianchamber.nl

JAPANESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
World Trade Center 8-9, Strawinskylaan 935, 1077 XX Amsterdam
Tel.: 020 662 14 57
www.jcc-holland.nl

NETHERLANDS BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 328, 1012 RW Amsterdam
Tel.: 020 421 70 40
www.nbcc.co.uk

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