Workshops

Welcome to the AHK Starterscafé

The world is at your feet. Whether you are looking for a job, trying to acquire assignments/commissions or seeking to bring your project to life, the question is how do you find your way?

Which steps should you take, how should you present yourself, how do you organise your finances and what do you need to watch out for? You’ll find out how in the AHK Starterscafé. We dive into a topic every week. If you have the basis in order, you can focus fully on your creativity!

AHK Starterscafé is an early evening pop-up café at AHK Culture Club that’s packed with extra-curricular workshops. First grab a drink and get to know the current and former students from a wide range of fields. After that, your inspiring trainer will teach you all the ins and outs of running a business. Are you joining us?

Free workshops
The workshops are free for current students and recent graduates (after 2021) and €12.50 for AHK alumni who graduated before 2021 and external visitors.

Free Drinks and Meal
At the end of the day, you're bound to be thirsty and hungry. We've got you covered. Before the workshops, we're pleased to offer you a delicious, vegetarian meal. And the drinks are on us too.

The workshops in this block are conducted in Dutch. Feel free to ask questions in English. The English-language workshops will take place in January 2025.

When: every Monday evening from 17:30 till 20:30
Where: AHK Culture Club at the Marineterrein

Keynote by Eva Eikhout | Kick-off of the AHK Starterscafé @Hermance Photography

Isa Tozer prepares a delicious meal every Monday.

Inspiring spoken word performance by Elisa Costa.

Programme January 2025

# The expat entrepreneur| in English
Ever wonder how to be an expat entrepreneur in the Netherlands? How to prepare for freelancing? How the Dutch tax system works? How to get paid and how to find money for your projects? At AHK Starterscafé you will find out how. AHK Starterscafé is an early evening pop-up café at AHK Culture Club that’s packed with extra-curricular workshops and training. You are welcome to join us, register now! The language of choice for these workshops is English.

13-1 | Knowing the basics of Dutch taxes

20-1 | Financing your project in the Netherlands

January - February - March 2025:

#The go-getter | The training course Convincing Presentation Skills
Do you want to pitch your project with enthusiasm? Do you want to know how to make a strong pitch? How to structure your story and how to present it with confidence and with that convince your audience? Join the training Convincing Presentation Skills training course.

The training course Convincing Presentation Skills consists of five sessions on a Tuesday evening. This training course is an exclusive training course, which means you are invited to participate in all five sessions in a small, fixed group. Sign up quickly because there are limited places available. The language of choice for this training course is Dutch.

Attention: the training is from 18:00 to 21:30

27-01 | start: Convincing Presentation Skills training course - 5 Monday evenings

March 2025:

# The creator | Want to turn your idea into reality? This is how you do it!
Have you ever wondered how to translate an idea into a concept? How to draw up a project plan that you can use to apply for money from a fund? How to find the funds that that would support your project?

10-03 | Finding funds for your project
17-03 | Create your project plan  
24-03 | Translate your idea into a clear concept

Meet us, the project Entrepreneurship executing team!

Our team is a potpourri of students and alumni of the AHK. What unites us is that we all think it is important that more attention is paid to entrepreneurship education. Get to know the whole team here.