Networking FOR ENTREPRENEURS

The Almere City FC Businessclub is an active and thriving business community. Besides attending Almere City FC's home matches, the club organises weekly activities for its members. These activities are aimed at creating fun, encouraging business interactions and getting to know other members of the business club.

Almere City Marketing is an independent foundation that, in close cooperation with the municipality and market players, aims to increase preference for the city of Almere. They have a large network and organise a partner meeting twice a year where you have the chance to network.

Monthly, entrepreneurs come together to talk about new technology and all things digital at Almere Tech Meetup! Speakers talk about their technology, project or business, and there is an opportunity to talk to each other in an informal setting. Stop by for a drink and snack and share your experiences and inspiration!

The Entrepreneur in the City community is a source of valuable connections and inspiration. During the events, experts share their expertise and you build impactful relationships that can help you move forward.

This female-only community stands for connection and networking. Through events, you meet like-minded entrepreneurial women and employed female professionals. It's all about empowering each other and making genuine connections.

Flevocampus Almere is the scientific gathering place for innovations in urban food issues for the future. In the Flevo Campus, Almere brings together students, researchers and businesses to research and test how we can change and innovate food supply in growing cities.

The network Flevoland Businesswomen forms a connecting link between women entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial women at the strategic level in Flevoland. It provides a platform for knowledge exchange, networking opportunities and support to promote individual growth and business development in the region.

Want to have something in your calendar to look forward to every month? The Art of Networking makes it possible! Each month at a unique location, in an inspiring setting, and often with an engaging speaker.

To connect as many entrepreneurs in the leisure sector as possible, several meetings are organised by a group of leisure entrepreneurs. This group, Leisure Belang Almere, encourages entrepreneurs to work together and develop inspiring arrangements for visitors. In addition, the municipality of Almere is an important discussion partner.

OVSA is the entrepreneurs' association Stadscentrum Almere. The association acts as an advocate for entrepreneurs in Almere Centrum.

The VBA (Vereniging Bedrijfskring Almere) is the entrepreneurs' association in Almere, where local businesses come together. With various activities and a large network, it offers opportunities for entrepreneurs to meet, work together and grow. The VBA also acts as an important discussion partner for governments and other stakeholders in the region.

VNO-NCW Midden is the regional entrepreneurs' network of the national entrepreneurs' association VNO-NCW. The Midden division is active in Flevoland, Gelderland, Overijssel and Utrecht.

The VMCA (Vrijwilligers en mantelzorg centrale Almere) focuses on informing, advising and involving volunteers, informal carers and organisations and on preventing loneliness, among other things.
As a company, you can work together with the VMCA to mean something to others. For instance, by renovating a schoolyard as a team outing, cooking together with elderly people or giving sick children a special day.

WTC Almere Community is the networking hub of the Amsterdam metropolitan region and aims to put entrepreneurial Almere on the map for local, national and international business. At the WTC Almere Community, enterprising colleagues exchange ideas or gain new inspiration through entrepreneurial breakfasts, networking drinks and knowledge sessions by experts by experience, among other things.

The Cultuurfonds Almere offers creators and organisations various forms of support. More than just financial help. They like to think along with you in other ways, give workshops and are involved in Almere cultural initiatives that can help you further. You can contact them during the monthly walk-in consultancy hour or request a telephone, digital or personal consultation.

UPALMERE! is a program of the Municipality of Almere that aims to bring together the public and private sectors to promote innovation power in the city. This is a valuable network for startups and scale-ups.