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Start-up Visa Program, Netherlands

https://business.gov.nl/coming-to-the-netherlands/permits-and-visa/startup-visa

If you wish to work in the Netherlands as a start-up entrepreneur, uou need a residence permit for this. A residence permit as 'start-up' gives ambitious starters a year to start an innovative company in the Netherlands. One condition in this regard is that they are supervised by a reliable supervisor (facilitator) in the Netherlands. The facilitator is a business mentor that is working together with you. This cooperation must be laid down in a (signed) agreement between the start-up entrepreneur and the facilitator. The facilitator provides the start-up entrepreneur with a tailor-made package of support depending on the specific needs of the start-up entrepreneur. The facilitator may, for example, help with operational management, marketing, research and investing acquisition for setting up an innovative business.
There are certain conditions that apply to every start-up: 1) Collaboration with a reliable and experienced facilitator; 2) The product or the service is innovative; 3) The start-up entrepreneur has a (step-by-step) plan in order to move from idea to business; 4) The start-up entrepreneur and the facilitator are both registered in the Trade Register of the Chamber of Commerce; 5)There are sufficient financial means (resources) to be able to reside and live in the Netherlands. Start-ups receive a great deal of support in the Netherlands to develop into successful enterprises.

More information here: https://ind.nl/en/work/working_in_the_Netherlands/Pages/Start-up.aspx