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It is expected that the Almere municipality will have an estimated population of 350,000 inhabitants in the future. This means that the city’s economic foundations would have to be built on that assumption. Almere and the surrounding region offer an extremely attractive business environment ...

The municipality of Amersfoort stimulates and facilitates the creative industry in the broadest sense of the word. Amersfoort’s ambition is to occupy a trendsetting position in the creative industry: Primarily within the 'Design and Consultation’ cluster and secondarily within the 'Media and ...

Creativity is the most distinctive and binding aspect of the city of Amsterdam. It is the engine of the city’s attractive and dynamic strengths. Amsterdam provides the kind of spatial and mental environment in which creativity can be nurtured and in which it can also flourish. Creativity can ...

The municipality of Haarlem has a robust creative industry and the ambition to secure growth in the number of creative enterprises operating in the region. The municipality wishes to coordinate and harmonize its activities with other regional municipalities.

Centrally located in the Netherlands, 30 kilometres east of Amsterdam and the international airport of Schiphol, Hilversum is the main city in the “Gooi en Vecht” area that is also known as the backyard of Amsterdam. Hilversum is a dynamic economic hub and the broadcast capital of the ...

Utrecht is in the process of building a robust infrastructure for the creative industry. Both the city and the region already have a solid foundation on which to build.

The creative industry has been growing spectacularly in the Zaanstreek region in recent years, and continues to do so. Situated only 10 minutes from the city centre of Amsterdam, the region has always played a vital role in the economic development of the Amsterdam Area.

The Province of Flevoland is dedicated to creating opportunities for the creative industry and other businesses. By creating opportunities for cross-fertilization between different sectors, it is possible to stimulate product renewal and innovation.

The Province of Noord-Holland (North Holland) wishes to build bridges to create synergies. It does this by acting as an independent networker and director. Experience has proven that close collaboration between parties operating in close proximity yields direct added value. The added value is ...

The Province of Utrecht is working on a balanced and varied portfolio of arts, high-quality information provision via the media and libraries, and through the active participation of the entire local population in art and culture. The province also invests effort and resources in the ...

The Chamber of Commerce of Amsterdam, the regional representative organisation for the private business sector, is the country's largest Chamber with over 200,000 companies on its register. The Chamber takes all steps within its power to maintain and stimulate the robust economic health of the ...

The Chamber of Commerce of the Gooi-, Eem- en Flevoland region is committed to advancing the growth and prosperity of local commerce and industry. Successful enterprise primarily demands a business-friendly climate. In addition, such a climate also entails a consistent demand for the ...

The Amsterdam area is internationally renowned for its openness, creativity and enterprising character; Amsterdam’s local and regional economies are multifaceted. The knowledge network is well developed, thanks to a number of prominent universities, colleges and research institutes. The ...

The main goal of the Flevoland Development Agency is to stimulate economic activity in Flevoland. The agency is a small and active organisation that serves as a broker between local and regional authorities and the business network.

The Task Force Innovation (TFI) in the Utrecht Region of the Netherlands aims to encourage and help entrepreneurs to renew their products, services, knowledge or processes, and to improve their competitiveness and profitability by means of innovation. The Utrecht Region comprises the area of the ...

Culture and creativity are extremely important for the Dutch economy. The creative sectors (including art, media, entertainment, design, architecture, computer games and advertising) in the Netherlands are doing well.