SME Competitors

KVK biedt informatie, voorlichting en ondersteuning aan ondernemers bij de belangrijke thema's op ondernemersgebied. Onze wettelijke taken zijn gericht op het registreren, informeren en adviseren van ondernemers.

FME is de ondernemersorganisatie voor de technologische industrie. De 2.200 aangesloten bedrijven zijn met 220.000 medewerkers actief in productie, handel, automatisering en onderhoud in de sectoren metaal, elektronica, elektrotechniek en kunststof. De gezamenlijke omzet van de FME-leden bedraagt € 70 miljard, hun toegevoegde waarde is ruim € 20 miljard en zij exporteren voor € 37 miljard. Daarmee realiseren de FME-leden een zesde van wat Nederland in totaal met export verdient. FME behartigt de belangen van haar leden in Den Haag, in Brussel en wereldwijd. En FME ondersteunt haar lidbedrijven bij alle aspecten van de bedrijfsvoering, van arbeidsrechtelijke zaken tot milieukwesties en van innovatietrajecten tot exportbevordering. Daarnaast maakt FME zich hard voor de belangen van de 80 aangesloten brancheorganisaties.

The Confederation of Netherlands Industry and Employers (known as VNO-NCW) is the largest employers' organisation in the Netherlands. VNO-NCW represents the common interests of Dutch business, both at home and abroad and provides a variety of services for its members. Over 160 (branch) associations are members, representing more than 185.000 enterprises. They cover almost all sectors of the economy, including more than 80% of all medium-sized companies in the Netherlands and nearly all of the larger, corporate institutions.VNO-NCW represents the interests of Dutch business and industry and provides a range of services to its members. VNO-NCW strives to represent its members' interests by promoting a high quality business environment and investment climate in the Netherlands, with a view to boosting the competitiveness of Dutch industry. VNO-NCW's involvement extends to matters relating to education, infrastructure, public finances, taxation, the environment and social security. VNO-NCW's role in representing its members is reflected in its active ongoing contacts with the government, politicians, public authorities, trade unions and non-governmental bodies. As such VNO-NCW helps to define the socio-economic climate in the Netherlands; it also contributes to the drafting of new laws and regulations and has a say in government decisions which may affect the business sector. As the voice of Dutch business, VNO-NCW sits on numerous government advisory and consultative committees. The most important of these are the Social and Economic Council (SER), one of the Dutch government's key advisory panels, and the Labour Foundation, the official central consultative forum for employers' and trade union representatives. VNO-NCW also consults with the government regularly on behalf of Dutch industry.