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for Dutch enterpreneursLimburg, your way into Europe
Our central position between Rotterdam, Antwerp, and the European hinterland makes Limburg a top logistics hotspot. The main cargo airports of Cologne, Liège, and Brussels are just a stone’s throw away. And Maastricht Aachen Airport ensures safe transport of your cargo. From the terminal in Venlo you have a direct connection to the rail network to China and foreign companies can reach Rotterdam, our national seaport, in no time through this terminal.
The European market is not about to be ignored. Its 244 million consumers make it one of the world’s largest markets.
Where knowledge makes a difference
Limburg offers your company a wide range of knowledge and research institutes, turning out a well-educated population ready and willing to help you sell your products and services. Academia, industry, and government create a steady flow of new ideas, innovations, jobs, and investments.
Brightlands is an international open innovation community in Limburg. Every day 30,000 entrepreneurs, researchers, and students work on breakthroughs in the fields of sustainability, health, and digitization. There are four campuses in Limburg with their own focus areas.
We speak your language
Limburg’s labor force is multilingual by nature. We have the world’s languages at our doorstep. Within just a few minutes, you’ll find yourself in the midst of Flemish, Francophone, German, or Anglophone Europe. And we speak it all.
Limburg has an international business climate:
- an open culture with an international mindset;
- a vibrant cosmopolitan community combining business and creativity;
- an excellent quality of life and relatively low cost of living.
Talent
Limburg offers you a multilingual and highly skilled workforce, and due to our location we have the world’s languages on our doorstep. Within just a few minutes, you’ll find yourself in the midst of Dutch-Flemish, Francophone, German, or Anglophone Europe. Since the Netherlands is part of the European Union, companies based in the Netherlands can hire talent from all other member states.
A wide range of knowledge and research institutes turn out a well-educated population ready and willing to help you sell your products and services; this talent in the Netherlands is a huge draw for foreign companies. We call it ‘fit for the future.’
Dutch and therefore Limburg participation in life-long learning is very high. This means that the Dutch continue to develop workplace skills even after completion of formal education.
Way of life
Limburg is a unique part of the Netherlands. In addition to its unique, three-countries setting with Belgium and Germany, it also differs greatly in its natural landscape and urban areas to the rest of the Netherlands, with the Maastricht region being the top destination for Dutch and international companies.
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