EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands)

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.

EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) hosted yesterday pitching sessions with Florida Secretary of the Agency for Health Care Administration, Jason Weida, and 5 very promising Dutch 🇳🇱 life science companies.    We learned how implementing new technologies developed around A.I. facilitate access to healthcare in aging populations, improves quality of medical treatments and reduces inefficiencies and cost 💶 .    Thank you for these inspiring presentations 🙏 . We wish all the companies a successful business expansion, e.g. (further) into the U.S. market 🇺🇸 .    In case you are curious about these future unicorns, please check:  👉 FibriCheck: CEO & Co-Founder Lars Grieten 👉 Healthplus.ai: CEO & Founder Bart Geerts 👉 Incision: CEO Ritsaart van Montfrans 👉 NewDawn Robotics: CEO & Founder Jos Bel, Customer Success Manager Marcel Funke  👉 Pacmed: CEO Wouter Kroese & Business Developer Steven Jonis Vincent Bettonville, Selma Baouch, Tanja Buist-Huybregts, Cees Jorissen, Marc Dunnewijk, TJ Villamil, Lisette den Breems, Esther van Geloven, Sieb Hoogstra, SelectFlorida.

EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) hosted a 2-day delegation from EACC Greater Cincinnati (European American Chamber of Commerce) on fostering business development, building new relationships and being inspired by innovations in advanced logistics & manufacturing and agritech. We welcomed from Cincinnati (Ohio): -> Altix Consulting (Anne Cappel) -> Holland Roofing (Johannes (Hans) Philippo) -> Miller Valentine Construction (Hank Betts) -> VEGA Americas, Inc. (Heather Jackson) -> Deceuninck North America Commercial (Joren Knockaert) -> Frost Brown Todd (Kai Bitter) -> HUB International (Dominic Franchini) -> REDI Cincinnati (Gina Rittinger & Cierra Clymer) The trip started at Taylor Wessing Benelux in A’dam. They hosted a lively round table with the exceptional U.S. Consul General Kate Nanavatty 🙏 on Dutch-American relations and shared values, including a personal note from U.S. Ambassador Shefali Razdan Duggal❤️, who was traveling with the Royal delegation in the U.S. On to R’dam, where the delegation was plugged in by Rotterdam Partners (Alexandra Patsa - 潘爱丽 & Zheng Yang 杨正), Port of Rotterdam (Kenzo van Maris) and RDM Innovation Dock (Peter Blokdijk) on the investment climate in the region, the function of the port in Europe and the choices made for a sustainable business environment in the future. Finally, we concluded the first day with a reception🥂 overlooking the city at AKD's stellar office (Vincent Bettonville & Renate Punt-Huizer). The 2nd day of the trip we enjoyed presentations by LIOF (Carin Stroeken & Valentina Marjanovic) and Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo (Sophie van de Plas & Britt van Belkom) on the transition of the Venlo region, not only being a logistical hub towards the main European markets but also boosting the development of cutting edge technologies for transitions in health, energy, digitalization and circularity 👏 . We were very much impressed by Inther Group International (Paul Hermsen and Mike Strijbos) for showcasing their high-end innovations in system integration solutions. Finally, the cherry on the cake was visiting the Kipster 🐓 farm where Ruud Zanders inspired us with his revolutionary story on how he turned upside down the thinking process on the sustainable and animal friendly production of eggs 🥚 🥚 . A big thank you to all the above mentioned EACC members and partners, who worked with us on delivering such a very successful program. The EACC is where Europeans🇪🇺 & Americans🇱🇷 connect to do business!🤝

What a welcome! EACC Netherlands 🇾🇪 hosted a ‘Meet & Greet’ with all the Executive Directors from the transatlantic network. They were warmly welcomed by our members 👏 .   This weekend we will have our bi-annual directors’ meeting, with multiple rounds of strategic conversations.   Hence, a big thank you to Archipel Tax Advice for being such a wonderful host for our reception, as well as to the Honorary Consul of Kingdom of The Netherlands, Johannes (Hans) Philippo, for treating us on a nice dinner afterwards 🙏 . Also, a huge shoutout to Briddge Legal & Finance for offering us their wonderful workspace 💻 .   The EACC is Where Europeans & Americans Connect to do Business. Yvonne Bendinger, Katherine Prewitt, Sandrine Perreault, Erin McKelvey, Christina Sleszynska, Fernanda Sieverling, Nicole Fenyo, Myrthe Görtzen, Daniel Klein Velderman, Cees Jorissen, Max Regtuit, Vincent Bettonville, Selma Baouch, Bart Brinkman, Jurren de Groot, Marc Dunnewijk, James Rosener, Guillaume Martinez, Arjan Fundter, Roel Fluit, Rachida el Johari, Madeleine Molster, Nihat Kurt, Dominique Coenen, Remco Buurman, Jeroen van den Berg, Howard Daniel, Ruth Baron, Alan Sutin, Nelly Bonniol, Nathalie Berliet, Nicholette Ross, Diederik Moreu, Tessa Giltay, Lise Hordijk, Hilde Cevaal, Joris Philippo,

With support of Rotterdam Partners, MKB Rotterdam Rijnmond, NLinBusiness.com, we completed another successful EACC NL program on 'Unlocking Business Opportunities in the U.S.'. Thank you Jorn Douwstra, Alexandra Patsa - 潘爱丽 and Dirk De Bie Key insights were shared on: > Entering the U.S. market, SelectUSA Investment Summit and access to federal funding programs (Philip Hammerstein and Andrew Moffat from the US Embassy The Hague) > Choice of State and site selection (Nicholette Ross - Global Location Strategies) and Ohio (Vick Verhaeghe - JobsOhio) and Florida (Sieb Hoogstra - SelectFlorida) > Organizing your backoffice (Willem Wolfs - TABS Inc.) > Legal aspects when doing business in the U.S. (Jan Joosten - Pierson Ferdinand LLP) > Dutch tax considerations (Max Regtuit - Archipel Tax Advice) > International insurance risk (Robert Havekotte - Internationaal verzekeren.nl) > International payments, FX risk, trade finance (Duco Royaards - Ebury) > Visa application strategies (Hilde Cevaal - VisaVersa) Alina Harastasanu, Cees Jorissen, Kenzo van Maris, Gijs Bouws, Yvette Huijsmans-Van Schie, Jacob Willemsen, Lise Hordijk, TJ Villamil, Tanja Buist-Huybregts, Daniel Klein Velderman, Diederik Moreu and Lisette den Breems.

Van 23 tot 27 juni organiseert EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) een reis naar de Verenigde Staten, met een delegatie van bedrijven en de Amerikaanse ambassade. Dit is dé kans voor bedrijven die hun mogelijkheden op de Amerikaanse markt willen verkennen en in contact willen komen met investeerders, bedrijven, economische ontwikkelingsorganisaties en diverse experts uit de industrie. Kijk op https://lnkd.in/gGXkqTfk voor meer informatie!

Op 23 mei organiseert EACC NL (European American Chamber of Commerce Netherlands) een bijeenkomst in De Doelen over kansen, uitdagingen en ervaringen rondom investeringen en het zaken doen met en in de Verenigde Staten. Deze middag is kosteloos toegankelijk voor onze leden en kan zeer interessant zijn voor ondernemers die meer willen weten over de Amerikaanse markt. Meer informatie en het aanmeldformulier vind je via https://lnkd.in/eGSy7EK3.

Join us on May 23 in R'dam (De Doelen) for a seminar on "Unlocking Business Expansion in the U.S." Together with Rotterdam Partners and MKB Rotterdam Rijnmond. 2.30pm: Walk-in visitors 3.30pm: Start of program Insights from the US Embassy The Hague: - SelectUSA Investment Summit (Philip Hammerstein) - The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Opportunities for Dutch companies (Andrew Moffat) Panel on site selection: “What do U.S. states such as Florida and Ohio offer to Dutch companies when doing business in their market?” - Tanja Buist-Huybregts - SelectFlorida Benelux - Vick Verhaeghe - JobsOhio Benelux - Nicholette Ross - Global Location Strategies (Moderator) Experts on the challenges and solutions when expanding into the U.S.: Willem Wolfs, TABS Inc., Inc. ‘Organizing your backoffice when expanding into the U.S. market’? Jan Joosten, Pierson Ferdinand LLP ‘Legal Aspects of Doing Business in the U.S.: Poodles, Microwaves and Hot Coffee’ Daniel Klein Velderman, Archipel Tax Advice ‘Dutch tax considerations to expand to the U.S. successfully’ Florence Van den Bergh, VDB Executive Search, LLC Search ‘How to build a team in te U.S.: Do’s and Don’ts.’ Duco Royaards, Ebury ‘Foreign Exchange Risk Management, International Payments, Trade Finance’ Hilde Cevaal, VisaVersa ‘Visa Application Strategies’ 5.15pm: Networking reception Diederik Moreu, Sieb Hoogstra, Jacob Willemsen, Max Regtuit, Cees Jorissen, Jorn Douwstra, Alexandra Patsa - 潘爱丽, Yvette Huijsmans-Van Schie, Robert Havekotte, TJ Villamil, Lise Hordijk, Lisette den Breems, Esther van Geloven, Dirk De Bie, Alina Harastasanu See more here: https://lnkd.in/eGSy7EK3

We thank our members & partners for an impressive series of programs over the last weeks: The Hague, 26/3: CEO-Roundtable on building a 'Whole of Society' coalition - NATO & Deloitte. The Hague, 28/3: 'Build your bridge to the US' - US Embassy The Hague & U.S. Commercial Service A'dam, 8/4: Delegation 'Mississippi in the Benelux' - Mississippi Development Authority & Exportia France SAS H'lem, 10/4: 'Unlocking Business Opportunities in the U.S.' - NLinBusiness.com, ROM InWest & PIM - Provincie Noord-Holland. A'dam, 11/4: 'Trends in Export' - Atradius & evofenedex R'dam 12/4: 'The Netherlands-America Connection' - Port of Rotterdam & US Embassy The Hague Naaldwijk 17/4: 'Unlocking Business Opportunities in the U.S.' - AVAG GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY CENTER & NLinBusiness.com U.S. Roundtrip - April 22-26: Preparing for EACC delegations - Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Miami, Consulate General of the Netherlands in Atlanta, Agency NL - NFIA, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Department of Economic Development, Alan B. Levan | NSU Broward Center of Innovation, Miami-Dade Beacon Council, Heliox and various EACC NL members There is much more to come in May & June, check our calendar and/or newsletters (www.eaccnl.eu). Boudewijn Siemons, Kenzo van Maris, Esther van Geloven, Lisette den Breems, Jacob (Jaap) Veerman, Jaap Donath, Ph.D., TJ Villamil, Z. Joe Kulenovic, Michael HoShue, MBA, Tim Katsburg, Tim Buitenhuis, Arjan Fundter, Michiel Schul, Abdullahi HASHI & Seamus McGrath John W. Woodward & Stefan Harrigan.