The way Boston welcomes entrepreneurs and start-ups keeps surprising me. And I thought Amsterdam was a hub…. Here in Boston, a wide variety of organizations provide office space, advice and create environments for them to thrive faster. Some are initiated by the city of Boston, others are 100% private. On Thursday, the 27th of October, I [...]
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Networking on the Red Line with start-ups and incubators
Posted in Boston, entrepreneurs, In English, ondernemers, tagged Boston, BWP, events, incubators, innovatie, innovation, networking, ondernemen on 28/10/2011 | 1 Comment »
Why MA-businesses choose for the Netherlands
Posted in Boston, In English, tagged emigration, entrepreneurs, export, innovatie, Netherlands, ondernemen on 23/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
A few months ago, I interviewed Katja Berkhout, Area Director of Boston for the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA). We talked for almost two hours. About her decision to move to Boston with her husband and daughter, cultural differences, her objectives as an Area Director and lots of other things. But what really impressed me, [...]
Mixed identities
Posted in Boston, In English, life as an expat, tagged Boston, emigration, expat, job hunt, Netherlands, solliciteren on 10/06/2011 | Leave a Comment »
As you may have noticed, I’ve been away for a while. In the first two weeks of May I flew back to the Netherlands, since my family was expanded by two new, little creatures which I wanted to visit. It was wonderful: the weather was great, it felt good to be close to my family [...]
Employment Authorization Document is in the bag!
Posted in In English, life as an expat, tagged emigration, expat on 22/04/2011 | 1 Comment »
On the 4th of April I received a long awaited document. My employment authorization document arrived 76 days after I applied. A few days later, I went to the Field Office to apply for my Social Security Number, which was delivered one week later. In total, it took me a little less than 3 months [...]
