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10th July ⚡H2 2025 Alert: Why Dutch Startups Must Pivot Beyond Seed⚡ As we are halfway through 2025, we took some time to evaluate the market and create a new edition which really hits home!

4th April What's Your USP? Standing Out From the Startup Crowd 🎯 At OH Nederland, we absolutely love seeing startups flourish, and we passionately believe your brand message—your USP—is your ultimate competitive edge.

10th March Salary Transparency: The Game-Changer for Your Startup? 💡 Did you know salary transparency can boost trust, attract top talent, and improve retention rates—all while giving your startup a competitive edge?

5th February Thriving in a Rapidly Shifting Market: Why Retention Matters More Than Ever In today’s rapidly changing startup landscape, top talent can hop between opportunities faster than ever, making it a real challenge to keep your best people aboard.

3rd January 2025: A Fresh Start for Talent, Hiring, and Ambitious Growth! Here’s a look at what to expect in the year ahead—and how we can help you scale efficiently without sacrificing quality.

13th December Talent Trends Report 2024: Unlocking the Future of Recruitment Whether you're navigating labour shortages or capitalising on AI, here's a preview of what you need to know to stay ahead of the competition.

15th November Manchester Tech Festival 2024: Team Highlights We were immensely proud to have been a key sponsor of this year’s Manchester Tech Festival, an event designed by the tech community for the tech community. Here's a few of our favourite bits

15th November The Dutch Founders Journal: How to Build a Rockstar Startup Team Without Breaking the Bank Building a rockstar team can be challenging when budgets are tight. Here’s how to attract top talent and build a strong, cohesive team—without blowing your entire budget.

4th October Startup Survival Guide: How to Thrive in Uncertain Economic Times Whether you’re dealing with a shaky economy, rising costs, or market instability, here’s a survival guide for keeping your startup not just alive—but thriving.

1st September The Dutch Founders Journal - September 2024 If you want your startup to thrive, building a brand is non-negotiable. So, let’s dive into why branding is crucial and how you can create a message that resonates

1st August The Dutch Founders Journal - August 2024 Read our latest edition of The Dutch Founders Journal to find out how you can secure funding from a variety of sources.

4th July The Dutch Founders Journal - July 2024 Read our first instalment of The Dutch Founders Journal to find out what's happening in the Dutch start-up ecosystem.

2nd July The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 6: Safe Spaces, Compassion and the Power of Creativity with Alexandros Popis In episode six of the Inclusive Code Podcast we were joined by LGBTQ+ activist Alexandros Popis to discuss everything DEI.

27th June The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 5: Starting Off Strong, Getting Curious and the Call-Out Culture with Savier Osorio In episode five of the Inclusive Code Podcast we were joined by Savier Osorio, a fantastic HR advisor and DEI advocate

27th March The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 4: Continental Cultures, Women in Leadership and the Power of Speaking Up For episode four we were joined by the brilliant Angeley Mullins, who's the Chief Commercial Officer at Resourcify

25th March The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 3: Women in Tech, Authentic Allyship and Unmuting It with Ellen Schwartau In this instalment of the Inclusive Code Podcast, ⁠we're joined by Senior Software Engineer and ⁠Unmuting It⁠ host ⁠Ellen Schwartau⁠.

14th March The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 2: Inclusive Hiring, Neurodiversity & Empathy with Amy Weidner Career Advisor Amy Weidner joins the Inclusive Code Podcast to talk about inclusive hiring and the power of the DEI community.

19th February DDE: A Safe Space for Work Stories By Oakwell Hampton

1st February The Inclusive Code Podcast - Episode 1: What to expect from the series Join us for for an overview of how the Inclusive Code Podcast will look and what you can expect from the series.

17th January Inclusive Code Live - Coming Soon By Oakwell Hampton

14th June Supporting LGBTQ+ Communities Through Inclusive Recruitment An outline on how businesses can make recruitment more inclusive to LGBTQ+ Communities

7th June Create Innovative Products with Design Thinking by Kat Usop, MSHI

15th February Why We Need Inclusivity in Technology An outline on why being inclusive is beneficial to tech companies.

31st August The Transition from Start-up to Scale-up: How Recruitment Consultants Can Help An outline of how outsourcing your recruitment process can help ease your transition from a start-up to a scale-up.

25th May How to Hire Your Next DevOps Engineer A guide on identifying and hiring your next DevOps Engineer.

29th April What's New at Oakwell Hampton? There's a lot to talk about. We've launched a new website, expanded into the USA, and one of our consultants has won an award!

4th April Kayley's Story in Recruitment Chatting with our award-winning Senior Consultant Kayley about her recruitment career so far

8th February AI & Gamification: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly by Kat Usop, MSHI

8th February AI & Gamification: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly by Kat Usop, MSHI

8th February Seminar Social Advertising, Social Media Marketing, B2B-Netzwerke by IVM (Institut für Verkauf und Marketing)

26th January The Complete Guide to Growing Startups with Growth Tribe's David Arnoux – Starting to Scale Ep. 5 David covers how to find a customer base, why investors look for traction, how to find product/market fit, utilising data, why focus is crucial, and much, much more.

6th January Diversity & Inclusion in Startups with Semra Çelebi, Iffat Rose Gill & Dieuwke van Buren – Starting to Scale Ep.4 Will sat down with three influential women that are making an impact on the Amsterdam startup scene and beyond.

9th December Running a Successful Startup & Learning to Fail with Startup Coach Kees van Nunen – Starting to Scale Ep.3 Kees discusses failure, the importance of vulnerability, how to develop as a leader, what success looks like, and much more.

25th November Startup Challenges, Diversity & Inclusion, and Attracting Investment with Christina Caljé – Starting to Scale Ep.2 Will digs into Christina's background to understand the journey that she's been on to get to where she is today.

11th November Exploring the Amsterdam Startup Ecosystem with StartupAmsterdam – Starting to Scale Ep. 1 Why Amsterdam attracts so many entrepreneurs, why mentors are a vital lifeline for founders, and the importance of getting the right investor.

11th August Sustainable Startups Combatting Climate Change in 2021 The IPCC report on climate change is set to have a huge impact on our approach to global warming.

18th June 5 UX/UI Design Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2021 What’s the most important factor if you want to give your users a positive first impression? You guessed it, design, so you need to get it right.

30th May The Berlin Start-up Scene Explained Startups are growing faster than any job sector in Berlin, employing around 80,000 people

21st April Innovative Tech Emerging from Amsterdam What emerging technologies coming out of the city are we buzzing about right now?

17th February Collaboration Between Paid and Organic Search Teams We're taking a closer look at the relationship between paid and organic and how to tackle cannibalisation head on.

22nd January It’s Time to Join the Oakwell Hampton Team! We have big plans for 2021, and we’re delighted to share that we’re growing the team!

14th December Out of the Box Ways to Get an Employer’s Attention With so much fierce competition out there at the moment, grabbing the attention of businesses and employers is an absolute must.