Gemeente Maastricht Gemeente Maastricht

Improve the entrepreneurial landscape for starting entrepreneurs in the Municipality of Maastricht

We are looking for:
Students with an interest in or affinity for entrepreneurship
Status
Running
Registration deadline
2 Oct 2025
Sprintday
9 Oct 2025
Location
Mosae Forum 10, 6211 DW Maastricht, Netherlands, Onsite
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1. Description of the challenge

As a starting entrepreneur, you dive into the world of available services for SMEs, regardless of the sector: from the local bakery to the tech startup. When you're considering starting your own business, all kinds of questions come into play: Where can you find information about the laws and regulations that apply to your startup? How can you find an affordable location for your business, or are you allowed to work from home? How do you actually create a business plan, what investments do you need to make, and are there subsidies and/or funds available that you may be eligible for? Help is available, but it is fragmented and not always easy for starting SME entrepreneurs to find.

The Municipality of Maastricht wants to support new SME entrepreneurs in the city. How do you navigate the maze of websites, support organizations, (subsidy) schemes, and legislation? The Municipality of Maastricht invites you to step into the shoes of a starting entrepreneur in Maastricht and share your experiences and solutions, so we can improve Maastricht’s entrepreneurial landscape.

About Gemeente Maastricht

Maastricht is the capital of the province of Limburg and has a population of over 123,000 residents. It is the birthplace of the European Union and the euro. Maastricht's location on the border encourages people in this region to think and act across borders, connecting and building bridges. From this unique international position and rich historical background, Maastricht can also be called the cradle of Europe. The municipality collaborates with the province, the university, and other partners on Europe: 'Working on Europe'.

Maastricht is a social and cohesive city that is increasingly developing and positioning itself as an international university city. We collectively further develop our rich productive and cultural heritage in a healthy, sustainable, prosperous, safer, accessible, innovative, and creative city. With this, Maastricht promises a top-quality living, working, and staying environment of European stature to all its residents, visitors, and businesses.

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