Netherlands heads European fast-growing companies league

The Netherlands’ private sector scores well above the European average for fast-growing companies, according to the ScaleUp Dashboard report published by Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) and the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE). The ScaleUp Dashboard is a new annual study that focuses on fast-growing companies in the Netherlands, with research led by Justin Jansen, RSM’s Professor of Corporate Entrepreneurship. But the rate of growth has dropped off alarmingly, and Professor Jansen is calling for ambitious government policies to help fast-growing Dutch companies over the next three years.

“Research results show that fast-growing companies in the Netherlands have created 70,000 new jobs in three years – they form the backbone of our economy. To be clear, all of these new jobs are created by a segment that makes up less than 0.5% of the Dutch private sector,” Jansen emphasised.

But despite a strong starting position, the percentage of fast-growing companies in the Netherlands has fallen dramatically. “To maintain our lead, we will need to focus more on encouraging and facilitating fast-growing companies,” said Jansen.

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