EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands)

International businesses 🏭 are a key-driver for the Dutch 🇳🇱 economy, as they contribute strongly to job creation and R&D investments. Therefore, Oost NL organised together with EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) on February 6, two strategic roundtables with the regional branches of a dozen US companies 🇺🇸 in Overijssel. 📍We visited the Enschede region (Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente) and the Zwolle region (Polymer Science Park). ✅ Together with EACC-members Roos Seesing (Taylor Wessing Benelux), Daniel Klein Velderman (Archipel Tax Advice), Nihat Kurt (Expat Management Group) and Bart Brinkman (Briddge Legal & Finance), we discussed among others the challenges of local leadership, communicational issues, cultural differences, talent retention and the transatlantic relationship. Thank you 🙏 Susan van Boxtel, Leonie Agten - van Rossem, Randy Benjamins, Hilco Beeks and our venue-hosts Tom Loran and Peter van Barneveld for delivering a successful program 💫 Follow EACC NL on LinkedIn👀: Stay connected and you'll know more💡 Melita D'Souza, Rob Eijsink, Hans Alferink, Arjen Leenstra, Roderik Erens, Stef Beltman, Cecylia Szewczyk, Herrold Pronk, Gerben Ensing, Edgar Visscher

On Wednesday Feb. 19, EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) hosts a networking-lunch 🥪 together with Miller Valentine Construction (MVC)🇺🇸. Live from Washington: Bart van Bolhuis, Head Economic Department, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the USA will join us for a discussion on our economic ties with the US🗽 amid a shifting political landscape, the anticipated impact on Dutch🇳🇱 businesses, and the embassy's priorities👆 for 2025’. In addition: ✅ Greg Fox, VP Lean Construction, MVC ✅ Meet & Greet of new and existing members ✅ Upcoming EACC NL Agenda Interested? Check here: https://lnkd.in/ey--zyWk Follow 👀 EACC NL on LinkedIn: 'Stay connected and you'll know more💡'. Myrthe Görtzen, Vincent Bettonville, Roel Fluit, Arjan Fundter, Sieb Hoogstra, Dave Dickerson, Hilde Cevaal, Menno Schrok, Ruth Schipper, Jacob Willemsen, Robert Havekotte, Max Regtuit, Daniel Klein Velderman, Nihat Kurt, Rachida el Johari, Yvonne Bendinger-Rothschild, Erin McKelvey, Katherine Prewitt, Jan Joosten, Sandrine Perreault, Fernanda Ceva (Sieverling), Christina Sleszynska, Nicole Fenyo, Alina Harastasanu, Ellen Kraft, Sérgio Domingues, Christoph Doerr, Lucas Lambrechtse, Duco Royaards, Joris Philippo, Nino Nelissen, Carl van der Zandt, Nicholette Ross, Martin De Groot, Bryan Soudrain

Please check our latest transatlantic news update📍: https://lnkd.in/giz2-Wj7 If you haven't already, sign up for our mailinglist at www.eaccnl.eu Notable highlights 💫 : 👉 Feb. 13: 'U.S. Expansion Playbook: tax & legal essentials for Dutch companies' at Archipel Tax Advice, with Jill Boland and Jan Joosten. 👉 Feb. 20: 'Building Bridges to the USA 2025' an FDI event of SelectUSA in Eindhoven, with oa. Philip Hammerstein 👉 A special from Royal de Gruijter & Co. on 'essentials for your international relocation', with thanks to Jeroen van den Berg and his colleagues 👉 EU President Ursula von der Leyen's address at the World Economic Forum on Jan. 21. Furthermore 👀: program updates, member insights, webinars, network agenda and transatlantic news. 🙏 to: Myrthe Görtzen, Selma Baouch, Vincent Bettonville, Arjan Fundter, Roel Fluit, Daniel Klein Velderman, Lucas Lambrechtse, Bart Brinkman, Willem Wolfs, Sieb Hoogstra, Hilde Cevaal, Robert Havekotte, Sérgio Domingues, Ellen Kraft, Christine Dahl, Esq., Carl van der Zandt, Marc van Beuge, Madeleine Molster, Duco Royaards, Christoph Doerr, Nino Nelissen, Nihat Kurt, Nicholette Ross, Susan Donkers Franklin, Martin De Groot, Shai Kuttner, Florence Van den Bergh, Dave Dickerson

EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) and Deloitte organised a roundtable y'day with the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency on the Dutch investment climate titled: "How a new Dutch government, low unemployment and shortages in energy drive investment decisions". Thank you NFIA-director Hans Kuijpers 👏 for sharing your valuable insights and for leading an engaging discussion, while being warmly hosted 🙏 by Deloitte's Niels van der Linden and Sandra Wijnen at their office in A'dam📍. Finally, our seasoned expert members👇 provided us with great feedback 📬  for continuing this conversation. New program ideas ✨ for 2025 are already in the works 👌. Myrthe Görtzen (Chair EACC NL), Vincent Van Der Lans & Jonneke Dijkstra (Loyens & Loeff), Cees Jorissen & Max Regtuit (Archipel Tax Advice), Nihat Kurt (Expat Management Group), Bart Hunnekens & Lucas Lambrechtse (Taylor Wessing Benelux), Samantha Nell-Wulf (EACC NL), Madeleine Molster (SAGIURE LEGAL B.V.), Hilde Cevaal (VisaVersa), Sieb Hoogstra (Colors Inc.), Dexter Rinkel (Ebury), Nicholette Ross (Global Location Strategies), Shai Kuttner (Synergy Business Lawyers B.V.), Bart Brinkman & Jurren de Groot (Briddge Legal & Finance), Nino Nelissen (EMG - Executive Mobility Group), Sten Könst (Spliethoff Group), Jeroen van den Berg (Royal de Gruijter & Co.) and Damion Schwarzkachel (Certhon).

We were please to host such a wonderful group of professionals from Made in Alabama - Alabama Department of Commerce 🙏 ! Looking forward to future cooperation 🤝.

This week EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands), Maastricht University - Faculty of Science and Engineering and Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) co-hosted a delegation from Made in Alabama - Alabama Department of Commerce 🇺🇸 . 👌 Day 1: Dean Thomas Cleij and Bas Lemmens welcomed the group at ETpathfinder, followed by a wonderful dinner featuring as special guests regional minister of the Province of Limburg Elianne Demollin-Schneiders, VP of MU Jan-Tjitte Meindersma and the Dutch deputy consul general in Atlanta Abdullahi HASHI 👌 Day 2: Focus on peers, pitching sessions and knowledge exchange in life science and health at Brightlands Chemelot Campus, the Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences and the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Maastricht University. 👌 Day 3: Seminar 'Unlocking business opportunities in the U.S.' and a roundtable for Alabama LSH companies in Eindhoven, followed by a presentation at Port of Rotterdam. 👉 Thank you 🙏 to our expert speakers Mike Houtkamp, Peter van de Griend, Christina Stimpson, Philip Hammerstein, Nicholette Ross, Sieb Hoogstra, Sérgio Domingues, Veronica Crock, Kevin Taylor, Christoph Doerr, Carl van der Zandt, Willem Wolfs, Max Regtuit, Gijs Bouws, Hilde Cevaal, Bart Brinkman, Matthew van Zijl, Kenzo van Maris and Roos Seesing Joseph Garner, Chris Seibert, MBA, Ruben Martinez-Raposo M.E., MSHA, Robert Martinez, Dan Blakley, Samantha Nell-Wulf, Alex Cate, Arndt Siepmann, Amendi Stephens and John Sweatman.

Join us in Eindhoven on Friday morning Nov. 15, when we co-organize together with Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM) a networking seminar with lunch on doing business in the world's largest market. We welcome speakers from different U.S. states, among which specialists of a life science & health trade & invest delegation of Made in Alabama - Alabama Department of Commerce and representatives of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, SelectFlorida and the South Carolina Department of Commerce. Topics: - Assistance & business networks on doing business the U.S. - Site selection and differences between states/regions - Legal & tax aspects, onboarding, FX, international payments and visa strategies Agenda & registration: https://lnkd.in/ehGiBwn5 Christina Stimpson, David Sides, Christoph Doerr, Mike Houtkamp & Peter van de Griend (Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM)), Daniel Klein Velderman & Max Regtuit (Archipel Tax Advice), Hilde Cevaal (VisaVersa), Willem Wolfs (TABS Inc.), Duco Royaards (Ebury), Carl van der Zandt (Wuersch & Gering LLP),Abdullahi HASHI, Vick Verhaeghe, Sieb Hoogstra, Philip Hammerstein (US Embassy The Hague), Ellen Kraft (Georgia Department of Economic Development) and Sérgio Domingues (South Carolina Department of Commerce).

On Oct 8&9, EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) hosted a member delegation to Atlanta (GA) 🇺🇸 focused on fostering foreign direct investments. The agenda included among others: 👉 Participation at 'Springboard to Europe' co-organized by Metro Atlanta Chamber, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP and Frazier & Deeter 👉 Roundtable discussion at Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs 👉 Introduction to trade & invest ecosystem of Atlanta 👉 Networking reception at the offices of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Atlanta and Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency A warm thank you 🙏 to Consul General Jacob (Jaap) Veerman, John W. Woodward, Tim Katsburg, Tim Buitenhuis, Tycho Stahl, Michael Whitacre, Miyori Verheij, Esraa Muhammad and all their colleagues for hosting us. Finally a shoutout to our committed and enthusiastic delegates 👏: Vincent Bettonville & Ivo Vreman (AKD), Nino Nelissen (EMG - Executive Mobility Group), Karin Rancuret (HIDC - Holland International Distribution Council, Selma Baouch (Squire Patton Boggs), Daniel Klein Velderman & Max Regtuit (Archipel Tax Advice), Susan Donkers Franklin (Strata Platforms), Lissa Culbertson Boxy (Briddge Legal & Finance)

EACC Netherlands partnered with its members in a Dutch delegation lead by US Embassy The Hague visiting 🛫 the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC🇺🇸 from June 23-26. The networking at this event is in a league of its own, as some of the best conversations simply happen with the people around you 😃 . All attendees share the same mindset: We are here to do business 💼 . Some highlights 💎: 👉 A mix of great topical sessions on expanding your business to the U.S. with top speakers from the Biden-Harris Administration, such as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo 👉 A dinner hosted by EACC Carolinas - European American Chamber of Commerce - Carolinas members Miller Valentine Construction and Altix Consulting. Thank you Dave Dickerson and Anne Cappel for your hospitality👏 👉 A reception hosted by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the USA and Rabobank Wholesale Banking North America, where Flora Bergshoeff and Emiel Raven of TABS Inc. presented the www.businessguide.us. Thank you Ambassador Birgitta Tazelaar and Rob Derikx OLY for this excellent networking opportunity 🙏 👉 A Meet & Greet 🤝 with Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, Diane Farrell, arranged by Philip Hammerstein and Stephanie Rothman. 👉 A networking reception 🍻 🍔 organized by Texas Economic Development Corporation, with among others Dale A. Robertson 👉 Running into numerous EACC members, friends and business partners: TJ Villamil, Brian Taylor, Caitlin Champion, Christina Stimpson, Jop Fellinger, Bert Willemsen, Christoph Doerr, Frederick Van Den Abbeel, ASBC®, Wayne Mansfield, Carl van der Zandt, Nick Triska, Elise Buchen, Caleb Rhodes, Susan Donkers Franklin, Andrew H Gross, Laurence Reszetar, Alina Harastasanu, Deborah van den Brande, Chad Champine, Lars Kool, Bart van Bolhuis, Shirley Agudelo Temple and many more.

📣 **Aankondiging: De Zakengids voor de Verenigde Staten** 📣 We zijn verheugd om de lancering van "De Zakengids voor de V.S." aan te kondigen! Deze uitgebreide gids, ontwikkeld door een consortium van 15 Nederlandse adviseurs en dienstverleners samen met de Netherlands Enterprise Agency , de Nederlandse en Amerikaanse ambassades en EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands), biedt cruciale informatie en advies voor Nederlandse bedrijven die naar de VS willen uitbreiden. Vanuit EACC Netherlands hebben we mede onze kennis over handel gedeeld om deze gids te realiseren. Bereid je voor op succes in de VS met inzichten over cultuur, wetgeving, belastingen en meer. Wij bedanken TABS Inc. voor het initiatief, om de zakengids te ontwikkelen. Beschikbaar vanaf nu via: www.zakengids.us! 📅     📣 **Announcement: The Business Guide to the United States** 📣   We are excited to announce the launch of “The Business Guide to the U.S.”! This comprehensive guide, developed by a consortium of 15 Dutch consultants and service providers together with Netherlands Enterprise Agency , the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the USA, US Embassy The Hague and EACC Netherlands, provides crucial information and advice for Dutch companies looking to expand into the US.   From EACC Netherlands we, among others, have shared our knowledge about trade to create this guide. Prepare for success in the US with insights on culture, law, taxes and more.   We thank TABS Inc. for taking the lead to develop this guide.   Available (in Dutch only) from now on via: www.zakengids.us! 📅 #ZakelijkeGids #Zakengids #VS #InternationaleHandel #Expansie #NederlandseOndernemers #BusinessGuide #USA #DutchBusiness #EconomicGrowth #Expansion #USMarket #DutchEntrepreneurs #BusinessSuccess Roel Fluit, Vincent Bettonville, Myrthe Görtzen, Arjan Fundter, Jeroen van den Berg, Robert Havekotte, Ricardo Minnaard, Hilde Cevaal, Cees Jorissen, Daniel Klein Velderman, Max Regtuit, Willem Wolfs, Jacob Willemsen, Duco Royaards, Sieb Hoogstra, Tanja Buist-Huybregts, Vick Verhaeghe, Jan Joosten, Carl van der Zandt, Florence Van den Bergh, Nicholette Ross, Lise Hordijk, Dirk De Bie, Jaap Donath, Ph.D., Jacob (Jaap) Veerman, Lisette den Breems, Philip Hammerstein, Diederik Moreu, Menno Schrok, Annette van der Feltz.