Inside the Life of a Dutch Entrepreneur
GUEST BLOGGER
Corney Versteden, LLM
Senior Tax Partner
HLB Van Daal & Partners
NV in Waalwijk, The Netherlands
While I was flying to Hong Kong last week, I realized that Dutch entrepreneurs no longer sail the oceans in big ships. They now fly around the world in fast planes. Some of them in the relatively comfort of business class and some in economy class. Those entrepreneurs, however, all have something in common: They see opportunities where other people don’t see them. The good entrepreneurs not only see them, they are bold enough to seize those opportunities and make something happen. They travel around the world and miss out on things that many people find very normal, like a family life.
I’m lucky to have many of those entrepreneurs as my clients. They don’t consider failure as an option and they radiate success. These entrepreneurs make other people believe in the good outcome of their new adventures. The best entrepreneurs make it even seem as it is not a real adventure. For them, it is simply a low hanging fruit that no one noticed before. They only have to grab it.
I admire these people. They form a strong basis for the Dutch export and are also responsible for a lot of employment in The Netherlands. I feel that sometimes they only miss out on the respect of the ones who stay behind.
