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This article analyses how highly skilled refugees experience barriers and enablers to entrepreneurship in the Netherlands. Using the welcoming talent model, the article claims that material and procedural norms as well as the governance of support for refugee entrepreneurship in the Netherlands needs a new design. Through socio‐legal research on the experiences of highly skilled Syrian refugees, private support structures and municipalities with migration, integration and welfare policies and practices, we reveal that financial independence through entrepreneurship requires not just entrepreneurial skills but meeting the right people and not running into municipalities propagating work first. Policies and practices need to be developed in which welcoming entrepreneurial (highly skilled) refugees is key. Welcoming policies and practices are to offer refugees nationwide, equally accessible, transparent support structures, and access to finance instead of barriers towards financial indep...

Many people dream of starting up their own business. And as start-up capital of Europe, Amsterdam is a great place to do it. However, navigating the various rules and regulations of tax and business law in the Netherlands can be tricky for international residents – especially if you don’t speak the language. With that in mind, the Kamer van Koophandel (KvK, Chamber of Commerce) and IN Amsterdam have teamed up to offer a FREE informational session in English about starting a business in the Netherlands. The afternoon event will feature talks from IN Amsterdam and KvK representatives about the issues you need to be aware of when starting your own company - including information about different business types , taxes, international businesses, visa issues and services available to help you achieve your goals. There will also be ample opportunity for you to ask questions, and meet other international residents here in Amsterdam. To allow enough time for questions and disc...