For more than thirty years the Dutch Rabobank offers access to brief but terse analysis of Dutch trade and industry. Rabobank Group is comprised of independent local Rabobanks plus Rabobank Nederland, their central organization, and its (internationally based) subsidiaries. The 161 independent local Rabobanks, which have a staff base of nearly 29,000 people, form the densest [...]

Virtually every sector and line of business within the economy of the Netherlands, is organized. One particular “Dutch” regulatory structure is the so-called commodity or industrial board. These  boards are also known as “publiekrechtelijke beroepsorganisaties” (the Dutch abbreviation is PBO), and is similar to a public law corporation organization. In the Netherlands there are 17 commodity [...]

The (Dutch only) retail trade yearbook (published by HBD, Hoofdbedrijfschap Detailhandel) is an important printed information source. It provides detailed descriptions about some 40 retail sectors. The directory contains information  about turnover, price level, number of companies and outlets and basic characteristics for the retail trade as a whole. For each sector the following topics [...]

This website contains PDF-versions of more than 200 reports on SMEs and Entrepreneurship, written in English. Including General Reports (also available in print) and Research Reports (electronic working papers). It also gives you online entry to a number of datasets. http://www.entrepreneurship-sme.eu/

The most important source of statistical information in the Netherlands is the Central Bureau for Statistics, also known by the abbreviation CBS. The CBS yearly issues monthly, quarterly and yearly statistics, among which there are many important statistics for business analysts. The most recent results are released in the “Statistisch Bulletin”, which appears weekly. Beside [...]

This central portal of Dutch government websites provides a selection of interesting websites on subjects such as tourism, trade and culture. The site also contains information on how Dutch government services are organized (check under ‘About the Dutch government’). The Dutch version of Overheid.nl is the central access point to all information about government organizations [...]

Answers for business makes information from the Dutch government more accessible to entrepreneurs. On their website you will find for almost any line of business, an overview of the requirements, what is permitted and what the possibilities are (think of permits and rules, laws and regulations, and taxes and subsidies). You can find information on the [...]