Eindhoven Entrepreneurs

After a layoff, even experienced professionals can feel overwhelmed and uncertain. This workshop reveals why capable people struggle during transition — and how to move from paralysis to structured action without repeating costly mistakes.

Common patterns emerge in the face of career uncertainty:

• Too many ideas, no prioritization
• Fear of repeating past mistakes
• Loss of professional identity
• Isolation and lack of peer support
• Confusion about Dutch compliance and structure

This workshop addresses the hidden psychological and financial traps of career disruption.

You will evaluate:

• Your readiness for self-employment
• Your structural preparedness
• Your timing assumptions
• Your current risk exposure

By the end, you will understand whether entrepreneurship is your responsible next move, or whether strengthening employability first protects your position.

Learning Outcomes

• Recognize transition-related blind spots
• Reduce overwhelm through prioritization
• Understand Dutch-specific structural basics
• Restore confidence through evidence
• Clarify business vs. employment pathway

Who Should Attend

• Recently laid-off knowledge workers
• Professionals after failed startup attempts
• Expats navigating Dutch employment uncertainty
• Engineers reconsidering career direction

Agenda

1. Psychological Impact of Layoff
2. Financial & Structural Blind Spots
3. Dutch Compliance & Practical Realities
4. Transition Mapping Exercise
5. Q&A + Path Forward

Reserve your seat and bring clarity to your next career decision — before making a costly move.

After job loss or failed business attempts, urgency can lead to rushed decisions. This lab is designed to replace chaos with structure.

This 4-hour working lab helps professionals turn uncertainty into a structured income strategy. You will calculate your break-even point, validate demand early, and design a realistic roadmap grounded in Dutch regulations.

About expert:
Dr. Anna Ezerskiy is a Physicist, Executive MBA, and Founder of Apex Foundry in the Netherlands. She has led multi-million-euro innovation programs at Philips, ASML, and other high-tech companies — bringing complex technologies from research to market under real financial accountability.

Over four hours, you will:

• Build your personal break-even model
• Map a realistic income-replacement timeline
• Validate your value proposition before investing
• Understand Dutch VAT, pricing, and compliance basics
• Design a responsible Go / Pivot / Stop decision

By the end, you will have:

1. A tested value proposition
2. A realistic next-step roadmap
3. Renewed confidence grounded in evidence
4. A clearer professional narrative
5. A sustainable direction aligned with Dutch reality

Who Should Attend

• Recently laid-off knowledge workers
• Professionals after failed startup attempts
• Expats navigating Dutch employment uncertainty
• Engineers reconsidering career direction

This is not a motivational event. It is a structured working session for professionals who want evidence before risk.

🎟️ Tickets
Early Bird: €149 (till 15 March)
Regular: €199 (till 18 March)
Last minute: €249 (till 20 March)

👉 The Lab seats are limited to 12 participants. Reserve your spot and make your next move based on clarity, not urgency.

Are you questionning whether your business idea is good enough? Do you keep most of your ideas in head? Do you feel mostly on your own with your dream? Focusing on the limitations and criticism?

Join Josette Pijnenborg for a friendly informal coffee meetup, this spring time ONLY FOR WOMEN (sorry fellow male friends :) and see you next month).

Who should Attend

• Women entrepreneurs (with room for a few men)
• Early-stage and more experienced entrepreneurs
• Change makers, visionaries, and doubters

What to expect:
🤝 Meet fellow entrepreneurs and idea starters in your city
💬 Share your story, challenges, and ideas
✨ Topic of the day facilitated discussion
🌱 Build real connections in a casual setting
✨ No pitches, no pressure — just honest conversations over great coffee
Let’s create a local circle of support, inspiration, and opportunity — one cup at a time.

🎟️ Ticket
€4,50 commitment fee (will be used to order your 1 drink, Tikkie you will receive after registration).

Everyone is welcome. Bring your curiosity, business cards, and good vibes. ☕