The Swedish Chamber of Commerce has the pleasure to invite “ZZP-ers”, entrepreneurs, freelancers and small companies of the Swe-Cham to an

Interactive Workshop on Entrepreneurship

Moderator: Mrs. Josette de Goede MSc, MCM
Executive Director of Executive Education and Organisational Development,
Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University

Monday February 6, 2012
     12.00-14.00

Swedish Chamber of Commerce
De Ruyterkade (5th floor)
1013 AA Amsterdam

Participation fee: Euro 25.00 (including Dutch lunch)
JCC members: Euro 20.00 (including Dutch lunch)

Organised for the entrepreneurs, freelancers (or “ZZP-ers”) and small companies of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, this interactive 2-hour workshop aims to give more insights into entrepreneurship: what are the mindset and skills of an entrepreneur and how to keep developing your business in turbulent times?

• What is your focus in turbulent times?
• What are the key points to your business approach?
• What back-up/support do you have and how/when do you use them?

This workshop is the first in a series of knowledge sharing sessions, exclusively designed for the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce. During the year we will continue to offer workshops and seminars for different target groups with various topics.

You are welcome to participate, get inspired and share your experiences with fellow members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce!
 

About Josette de Goede:
Josette is a dynamic senior education executive with an outstanding record of achievement, especially in the areas of personal and organisational development. Her areas of specialism are change management, renewed leadership, organisational interventions and internationalisation. She has extensive experience as both a consultant and an executive coach.

After a distinguished career and with over 30 years experience in the educational arena she joined Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) from De Baak Management Centre where she held a combined role of faculty member and Director of International Business Affairs.

Continually seeking to identify with the business community and understanding the issues at play, Josette holds positions within the commercial sphere such as Board member of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Ambassador for the Share People Foundation and has numerous articles published in management guides and books. With an extensive list of qualifications she most recently acquired a Master of Science in Coaching and Consulting for Change from Said Business School/Oxford and HEC/Paris.

The Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Loyens & Loeff cordially invites the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, The Danish Dutch Business Club and The Finnish Dutch Trade Guild  to

A Tax Seminar by Loyens & Loeff 

The Tax Seminar offers an update on fiscal and corporate law developments for Management (CEO, CFO, Directors) and those responsible for finance, legal and tax at multinational member enterprises of the Swedish Chamber, The Danish Dutch Business Club and the Finnish Dutch Trade Guild 

Wednesday February 15, 2012
16.00 – 19.00

Venue:  Loyens & Loeff
Fred. Roeskestraat 100
1076 ED  Amsterdam

Host: Harmen van Dam 
Tax lawyer
Partner

Program:
16.00 Registration and Coffee
16.30 – 18.00 Presentations and discussions
18.00 – 19.00 Drinks

Topics:

New tax incentives for innovation
Recently, the research and development (“R&D”) deduction was introduced, which could reduce your tax liability. This new measure is an addition to the already existing “innovation box” and R&D wage tax incentive. It could apply in many situations. We will discuss the opportunities arising from the R&D deduction, as well as the already existing incentives.

Recent tax developments
Avoid unexpected surprises and use opportunities. There have been various recent developments in tax legislation and case law, such as the introduction of a new limitation on interest deduction for acquisition holdings, new case law on interest deduction on group loans, and the introduction of a new exemption method to avoid double taxation on foreign profits. We will give a summary of the new challenges and opportunities arising from these developments.

Corporate governance - developments on management board's tasks and conflict of interest rules
We see that businesses are being stripped to the bone within multinational groups. This creates certain risks. During the seminar, we will provide assistance in reducing these risks.

Changes in the expat regime (30%-ruling)
The Dutch expat regime in the wage tax (the so called“30%-ruling”) can substantially lower tax expenses for expats. The 30%-ruling allows employees who work outside their home countries to receive 30% of their employment income free of tax. Recently, a number of restrictions to the 30% ruling were introduced. During the seminar, we will look at these changes in detail.

Presentations by:
Harmen van Dam Tax lawyer and Partner Loyens & Loeff
Jurjen Mos Deputy civil law notary Senior associate   Loyens & Loeff
Alexander Bosman Tax lawyer Senior associate Loyens & Loeff

About Loyens & Loeff
Loyens & Loeff offers top-level legal and tax advice for international businesses, financial institutions and government bodies. With about 1600 employees worldwide, consisting of about 400 tax experts and about the same number of legal experts, Loyens & Loeff is capable of effectively structuring and supervising both domestic and international matters. Loyens & Loeff provides services from six Benelux offices and from eleven branches based in the world's major financial centers.

About Harmen van Dam
Harmen van Dam (1967), tax lawyer, is a member of the Tax practice group. He advises clients on Dutch corporate tax and dividend tax, particularly in respect to transfer pricing (advance pricing agreements, general audits, corresponding adjustments, mutual consultation procedures, etc.), mergers and acquisitions, and international corporate structuring. He teaches regularly at the International Tax Center (ITC) in Leiden and the IBFD. Harmen is a member of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (Nederlandse Orde van Belastingadviseurs), the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the Association for Tax Research (Vereniging voor Belastingwetenschap) and the International Bar Association (IBA).

Welcome to register!
This Program is offered to you by Loyens & Loeff and free of charge.

Handelsbanken invites the members of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce to a Economy Seminar.

Keynote Speaker: Mr. Jan Häggström, Chief Economist at Handelsbanken. 

Global Macro Oulook.
Speical focus: Eurozone

Time: 16.00 - 18.30

Venue: Hotel Sheraton Schiphol Airport
Universe 1 (Ground floor)