Why Headstart?

• When you are setting up or running business activities in a new country you come across many issues such as legal, regulatory and cultural differences, which may lead to unexpected cost or delays.
   
  
• The Headstart service is designed to prevent you incurring unnecessary costs, to reduce your risk and to enable you to concentrate on your core business.
   

What we offer

SUPPORT IN SETTING UP YOUR BUSINESS

• Information
  Laws and regulations, market information, employment conditions, social, legal and political developments of interest to your company.
   
  
• Research
  
   
  • Human Resources
    Best practice in recruitment of local staff, employment conditions, legislation on health and safety and working conditions, dismissal legislation, working times, workers participation, registration and reporting requirements, relevant cultural differences.
     
  • Business Location
    The European Monetary Union provides an excellent opportunity to choose the location which is most suitable for you, since cost comparisons are no longer invalidated by currency movements. Headstart helps you make these comparisons.
     
  • Marketing
    Local market size and growth, swot-analysis for the local market.

• Implementation
  Project management, interim management.

SUPPORT IN RUNNING YOUR OPERATIONS

• Information and advice on  local practice in employment conditions and other Human Resources issues
   
• Outsourcing of your Human Resources Management
   
• Interim management and project management
   
• Troubleshooting / problem-solving

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Resolving disagreements with business associates or staff: Henk Jochims, Headstart´s owner-director, is a chartered mediator. Mediation is a successful and cost-effective tool for parties in a dispute to find a mutually satisfactory solution. Read more about mediation:
   
  http://www.nmb.gov
  http://www.mediationuk.org.uk
  http://www.nmi-mediation.nl/en/index.htm