10 reasons to rent a German mailing address through Dexport
If you want to expand your business horizons into the German market, it is essential to consider opening a German branch. However, setting up a physical location is quite an investment due to additional costs such as personnel and rent. Fortunately, renting a German postal address offers an economical solution. Renting a single post office box is [...]
Apply for German VAT number, do you have to?
When you are operating in both the Netherlands and Germany, you have to deal with different VAT rates and the legislation that goes with it. Now the legislation of one country is already difficult, but when you have to take into account two countries, it is useful to know when you are an entrepreneur on the German market [....]
Reach millions of German B2B leads through Xing and LinkedIn
With more than 5 million companies, the German market offers you tremendous growth opportunities. Not only are there five times as many companies in Germany, but they are often much larger in size. What is a small family business with 250 employees in Germany is quickly seen as a leading medium-sized company in the Netherlands. But how do you best reach this type of interesting German business buyer?
I am starting my webshop in Germany and I am taking ...
I want to start in Germany but where should I start? That is the most frequently asked question we get from entrepreneurs and marketers who want to start Germany. The multitude of online marketing opportunities and website optimization techniques doesn't make it any easier either. We have already done (your) homework. Count your time savings ;-). In this article [...]
Establishing a GmbH in Germany
The German GmbH In Germany, as in the Netherlands, a distinction is made between a limited liability company (AG or "Aktiengesellschaft") and a private limited company (GmbH or "Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung"). In addition, since 2008 there has been the possibility of establishing a light variant of the German GmbH, the so-called Unternehmergesellschaft (haftungsbeschränkt, UG). The capital you [...]
DNHK: multichannel Germany? Prepare well!
Johan Spijksma is an export consultant with the DNHK (Dutch-German Chamber of Commerce). The German market offers a lot of potential for exporting companies. For Dutch companies with a webshop, the German market is an interesting export destination because of the number of purchasing power of consumers and the available infrastructure. However, research shows that German consumers mainly deal with web shops based in Germany. For [...]
