Useful Links for Creative Freelancers

"You don't have to do it alone."

In this chapter you'll find websites, tools and organizations that can help you with entrepreneurship, administration, legal questions and protecting your work.

General business support

• KVK (Chamber of Commerce) – everything about registration, legal forms, and business questions
  kvk.nl
• Tax Authority – Entrepreneurs
  belastingdienst.nl/zakelijk
• RVO – Schemes for the self-employed (such as KOR, subsidies, export)
  rvo.nl
• Qredits – Microcredit for starting entrepreneurs
  qredits.nl

Model contracts & legal tools

• KVK sample contracts and general terms
  kvk.nl/voorbeelden
• Kunstenbond – model contracts for artists, designers, freelancers
  kunstenbond.nl
• DuPho (photographers) – Model licenses and contract generator
  dupho.nl
• BNO (Professional Organization of Dutch Designers) – useful templates and legal support
  bno.nl/kennis
• Firm24 – Online contracts and legal help (paid)
  firm24.com
• Legal Services Counter – free help with business disputes
  juridischloket.nl

Bookkeeping & finance

• Moneybird – popular accounting package for freelancers
  moneybird.nl
• e-Boekhouden.nl – simple for starters (free first 15 months)
  e-boekhouden.nl
• Jortt – modern bookkeeping with AI and bank integration
  jortt.nl
• Calculate your hourly rate – KVK tool
  kvk.nl/advies-en-informatie/financiering/uurtarief-berekenen
• ZZP Nederland – information and calculation tools
  zzp-nederland.nl

Copyright & protection of work

• BOIP – Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (register trademarks & designs)
  boip.int
• Stichting BREIN – protection against infringement/copyright
  stichtingbrein.nl
• Creative Commons – create licenses for your work
  creativecommons.org/choose
• Berne Convention (international copyright)
  wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne

Tools for your practice

• Canva – easy design (business cards, presentations, posts)
  canva.com
• Notion – project planning & administration for creatives
  notion.so
• Asana or Trello – plan tasks and collaborate
  asana.com / trello.com
• Google Workspace – professional email and document sharing
  workspace.google.com

Network, coaching & collectives

• Kunstenaars&CO – business coaching for creative makers
  kunstenaarsenco.nl
• Cultuur+Ondernemen – training, knowledge base and loans for the cultural sector
  cultuur-ondernemen.nl
• Broodfonds – alternative to disability insurance with other freelancers
  broodfonds.nl