Thanks to its central location, Apeldoorn is an ideal place to set up your business. What is less well known about Apeldoorn is that it is also an entrepreneurial city and a key driver of employment in the region.
A favourable business climate
In addition to “just popping over to Apeldoorn” to visit Centraal Beheer Achmea, there are several regional and national headquarters, such as the Tax and Customs Administration, the Land Registry and Remeha. Furthermore, Apeldoorn has a highly diverse economy, with clusters in the fields of healthcare, IT, tourism, logistics, engineering and a high-quality manufacturing sector comprising large and medium-sized companies as well as self-employed professionals. These businesses are vital to Apeldoorn, and the city is committed to supporting their development.
Close cooperation
The level of organisation and cooperation between businesses, the government and institutions is good. Examples of such cooperation include the Centre for Security and Digitalisation and NewTechPark.
Through close collaboration between the business community, the public sector and knowledge institutions, active efforts are being made, for example, to retain highly educated young people or attract them to the region. Apeldoorn has a very broad economic base comprising high-quality companies across various sectors, where knowledge, reliability and craftsmanship are paramount. The application of knowledge and innovation is central to this. Apeldoorn also has several locations that are highly suitable for business conferences and meetings.
City marketing
City marketing is provided by Apeldoorn Partners, in order to boost the local economy in Apeldoorn.