How we can help you setup or expand your business in Rotterdam

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As official Investment Promotion Agency, Rotterdam Partners is your entry point into Rotterdam. We help you with your international business expansion and investments. How? We provide you with all the information you need, connect you to our ecosystem, we help you find and select the business location or office space and we support you in setting up and expanding your business in our city.

Whether you are considering Rotterdam as an investment destination, or looking for ways to grow and expand your existing international business or joint venture, our experts are happy to provide the assistance you need. Our services are free confidential, impartial and free of charge.

Investor Relations Program

As part of the Dutch Invest in Holland network we provide support for companies coming to our city, but also to existing foreign investors that already have one or more operations in the Netherlands. Our Investor Relations Program aims to make it easier for businesses to grow and thrive. Services for existing foreign investors include providing up-to-date information; connecting to local and regional partners; jumpstarting  your network; introductions to public-private partnerships; support for business development.

Also check the Invest in Holland website

Rotterdam International Center services

We know how challenging it is to set up or expand business in a foreign country. Our Rotterdam International Center (RIC) supports companies settle in our city and helps your employees and families to find their feet. RIC’s services include simplifying formal registration procedures, providing a ‘soft landing’ for expats and international workers and connecting to local expat service providers. They also advise and assist with residence permit and work visa procedures.

Check the Rotterdam International Center website for more information

Join our ecosystem

Rotterdam is a front-running smart city, internationally acclaimed for its achievements relating to resilience and urban planning. Here, companies, knowledge institutions and local authorities actively collaborate on designing, developing and delivering local innovations and solutions for global challenges such as the energy transition, developing a circular society and digitization. We highly value and gladly welcome entrepreneurs and companies who can add to our ecosystem and join us in these transitional efforts. If you feel you and your company can play a role, we will happily go the extra mile for you!

5 reasons to consider Rotterdam for your next foreign direct investment

Red Carpet Treatment

We are happy to roll out the red carpet for new business that come to Rotterdam to contribute to the local ecosystem. Every year Rotterdam Partners organizes the exclusive Red Carpet Dinner for newly arrived companies, as a token of appreciation to everyone who, like us, has decided to embrace our city. The Red Carpet Dinner is one of the largest network meetings in the Rotterdam business community.

More information about the Red Carpet Dinner is available here.

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