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Starting your own business as a sole proprietorship is quick and inexpensive to arrange, but legally you run more risk than many start-ups think. The key point: a sole proprietorship has no legal personality, so you...

Yes, buying a second-hand machine can be a wise investment for entrepreneurs, provided you handle the legal aspects properly. The most important difference compared to a private purchase: if you buy the machine for business purposes,...

A self-employed professional who in practice works as a regular employee runs the risk of being classified as a bogus self-employed person. The Tax and Customs Administration can then retroactively classify the collaboration as an employment relationship, with...

Always put the job description in writing. A verbal agreement is legally valid in the Netherlands, but as soon as a dispute arises about exactly what was agreed, you are left empty-handed....

No, the annual indexation of the rent for commercial premises is not an automatic process that you can simply forget – but if you forget it as a landlord, then you forfeit your right...

Bookkeepers and accountants are experts in numbers, not in law. Nevertheless, they regularly provide entrepreneurs with contracts, general terms and conditions, or GDPR provisions. This often works well for simple matters such as payment terms,...