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Business Investment Zone (BIZ) / BIZ Eindhoven Centrum
Netherlands · Eindhoven · See the Netherlands profile · See the Eindhoven profile
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2,100 entrepreneurs and real estate owners in Eindhoven Center invest €800,000 annually for 5 years. For entrepreneurs, the BIZ replaces the annual advertising tax. The BIZ Eindhoven Center is not only unique because of its size - the largest in the Netherlands - it is also the f
2,100
Entrepreneurs and real estate owners participating in the BIZ
800,000 EUR
Annual investment by BIZ members (per year)
4,000,000+ EUR, excl. VAT
Total invested in the city centre, 2017-2021 (2017-2021)
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- 2,100 entrepreneurs and real estate owners in Eindhoven Center, Eindhoven Municipality
- Period
- 2017-2021, current BIZ period 2022-2026
- Region (NUTS)
NL41- Keywords
- Taxes, investment, aesthetic improvements, business development
Context
The Business Investment Zone (BIZ) Eindhoven Centrum is a scheme in which entrepreneurs and real estate owners in Eindhoven's city centre jointly invest an annual levy, collected via municipal assessment and replacing the former advertising tax for entrepreneurs, in order to strengthen the attractiveness of the city centre. It is the largest BIZ in the Netherlands and the first in which all entrepreneurs and real estate owners across a large central area participate jointly. It is governed by a voluntary board accountable to contributors and the municipality of Eindhoven, and has been supported by the Eindhoven Entrepreneurs Fund Foundation (SOEC) since 2011.
Results
2,100 entrepreneurs and real estate owners in Eindhoven Centre invest €800,000 annually, across two successive five-year periods (2017-2021 and 2022-2026). Between 2017 and 2021, more than €4,000,000 (excluding VAT) was invested in the city centre. The BIZ became a sponsor and partner of events including Dutch Design Week, GLOW, King's Day Foundation Eindhoven and Liberation040, and was involved in restarting the Binnenstad Eindhoven Foundation.
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Data sources
Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- C-NAPSE City Innovation Library research — accessed 2026-08-14
- current BIZ period 2022-2026 — accessed 2026-08-14
- GLOW Eindhoven — accessed 2026-08-14
- “Eindhoven: From an Entrepreneurial Led to Organised Innovative Region” journal — accessed 2026-08-14
- The City as a Living Lab: Eindhoven, Eurocities webinar notes — accessed 2026-08-14
- Smart City Continuous Innovation Process (SCCIP) — accessed 2026-08-14
- BIZ Regulations — accessed 2026-08-14
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