Frequently Asked Questions

Veldhoven Verbindt is a collective of all Veldhoven service clubs, networking clubs & entrepreneurial associations. Veldhoven Verbindt was created to meet, learn from and inspire each other. This leads to sustainable connections.

Veldhoven Verbindt ensures that enterprising Veldhoven knows how to find and strengthen each other. By meeting each other, learning from each other and inspiring each other, close connections arise. Veldhoven Verbindt initiated two board meetings, to which the boards of all clubs were invited in order to connect with each other. Together we know and can do more.

Veldhoven Verbindt organizes every second Thursday of September the Business Event of Veldhoven. Within Veldhoven Verbindt we invite member clubs to participate in each other's public events.

In 2025, 17 associations and clubs are affiliated with Veldhoven Verbindt. For an up-to-date overview, please visit affiliated clubs

No, Veldhoven Verbindt is a foundation and is run by committed volunteers who always come from one of the member clubs.

You can join Veldhoven Verbindt by signing up with one of the affiliates.

Everything Veldhoven Verbindt does is financed from the sponsors and ticket sales of the business event. No financial contribution is requested from the clubs.

This is always on the second Thursday in September

The event will again be held this year at Theater de Schalm on the Meiveld in Veldhoven.

The program begins at 8 p.m., walk-in is from 7:30 p.m.

After the infotainment program is over, there will be plenty of opportunity to network over drinks. So it may be late 😉

Tickets cost €25.00 and are available online at Theater the Schalm. If you want a table in the hall, you can purchase a sponsorship package. The prices can be found under the tab tickets

• How do I qualify for a free ticket?

Veldhoven Verbindt supports starting entrepreneurs. For starting entrepreneurs there is a possibility to apply for a free ticket. You can apply for a free ticket if you have registered your company at the CoC less than 3 years ago, you live in Veldhoven or have established your company in Veldhoven. Send this information in a mail to info@veldhovenverbindt.nl. You can request 1 free ticket per email address. Among the applicants, 20 tickets will be raffled off.

Information about the sponsorship packages can be found in the sponsorship brochure and on the page Sponsors Business Event

Send an email to sponsor@veldhovenverbindt.nl with your requirements and we'll take care of the rest. Please also send along a logo directly in .eps format or a high resolution .jpg or .png. Depending on the chosen sponsorship package, this logo will be placed on our website, socials and/or the sponsor wall during the event.

The possibilities are endless, just let us know your needs and we will arrange it for you.

In principle, everyone attending the Veldhoven Verbindt Business Event agrees to the use of photos by the organization to promote the event. The images will not be used or offered commercially. If you see that you are photographed, but prefer not to be seen on our website or socials, please let the photographer know. If the photo has already been published, please contact the Veldhoven Verbindt board by email at info@veldhovenverbindt.nl. No rights can be derived from it.

Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year is an entrepreneurial award for an entrepreneur who excels in personal entrepreneurship, has successfully led a Veldhoven-based company for a number of years, has demonstrable socioeconomic and social connection to Veldhoven and an unquestionable reputation.

Promising Entrepreneur of the Year is an entrepreneurial award for an entrepreneur who excels in personal entrepreneurship, has been active within his/her company for at least two and a maximum of ten years, is innovative and/or acts in new market segments, is eager to develop and learn, preferably has socio-economic and social ties with Veldhoven and an unquestionable reputation.

You can do this during the annual nomination period through the appropriate form on the Veldhoven Verbindt website. Through the press and social media of Veldhoven Verbindt, the nomination period will be announced.

You cannot vote for the Veldhoven Entrepreneur of the Year; it is chosen by an expert jury with representatives from various walks of life.

The Golden Ticket is a prize that we raffle off among the starting entrepreneurs who have won a free ticket for the Bussiness Event of Veldhoven Verbindt and are also present during the evening. The prize will be awarded during the Business Event.

The jury rules can be found on the page entrepreneurial awards on the Veldhoven Verbindt website.