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Entrepreneurship as a student self-employed (VLAIO).

Last updated: 22 May 2026

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What is this page?

This is a VLAIO hub page that guides you to the right information step by step if you want to run a business during your studies. It bundles:

  • checklists and explanations about the student self-employed status
  • practical topics (financing, admin, VAT/bookkeeping, insurance)
  • what to do after starting and after graduating
  • links to support, inspiration, figures, events and FAQs

What can you find there? (main sections)

1) Are you ready?

2) Where to find support?

3) What is the status and how to start?

4) Financing your start

5) You’ve started—what now?

6) What after graduation?

7) International students

8) Inspiration, figures and FAQs

Practical tip

Use this page as a table of contents and click through to the chapter that matches your stage (idea → start → running → graduation).

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