What we can do for you

Advice and support

For all this, you can count on amsterdam inbusiness, a co-operation between the foreign investment agencies of the city of Amsterdam, Almere, Amstelveen and Haarlemmermeer. We are there to provide active support and independent advice to any organisation with plans to invest or to settle in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA). And it's all free, strictly confidential, and without any hidden agenda.

Customised solutions

Whether you approach us directly, or via the Dutch Embassy-affiliated Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency branch in your own country, our first action is to make a customised information pack for you. Of course, this suggests suitable locations, their accessibility, and what investments they involve. But we also go deeper into the opportunities and challenges of the specific sector in which your company is active (in the Netherlands and in the rest of Europe), outlining the strengths and composition of the cluster of relevant companies and knowledge institutions with a local presence, and indicating the legal and fiscal possibilities, given the specific situation of your company.

The next step

If these facts convince you to take the next step, we will organise a fact-finding mission for you. One of our team members will accompany you and your colleagues to visit possible locations, meet relevant contacts in the production and distribution chain, and make connections in the widespread network of business and creative service providers and research institutes. We can also help you get started in finding the right employees, and ensure that you have an overview of the administrative, legal and fiscal implications of relocating or opening new premises.  

A key aspect of our service is provided by the Expatcenter, a one-stop shop to help your relocating employees and their families deal with all relevant permits. Our commitment doesn't end the minute you open your new office. We'll also be there to provide a long-term service, and to help during your company's next phase of development in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area.

In short

• A single contact point to help international companies get started, and keep growing, in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area

• A wide range of useful contacts in both private and public sectors

• A support network of civic partners in the region and around the world

• Full programmes for fact-finding visits to evaluate and select locations, services and professional advisors

• Advice for company staff and their families

• All services free, confidential and without obligation