Forward·Inc

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Forward · Inc is an Amsterdam-based, internationally operating organization devoted to helping newcomers pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

Our network of experts, investors, students, and coaches from various industries serve as a bridge between both business and societal cultures. Forward’s programs assist aspiring entrepreneurs with everything from concept development and becoming pitch-ready to implementing marketing strategies and scaling their businesses. Our Programs:

DEP = Digital Entrepreneurship Program
FI = Forward Incubator
GP = Growth Program
FA = Forward Accelerator

Stay Tuned for our new website: NewcomersForward.com

12/10/2026

Not an internship. Not a case study. A real business to consult on. 💼

Forward·Inc Student Consultants work with a founder and a Business Coach on strategy, market research and pitch for a startup in the Netherlands.

- 8 hours a week
- January to June 2027
- In-person kick-off in Amsterdam or Rotterdam

⏳ Applications close 1 November. Apply now, link in bio.
Know a student who’d be a great fit? Tag them below 👇

28/09/2026

No toy told Hilena’s kids where they came from. So she stopped waiting and built one. 🧩

A puzzle, a battle from 1896, and six-year-old critics. Swipe to see how it came together, and read the full interview on the Forward·Inc blog.

Want to hear it from her? Hilena joins the DEP info session this Wednesday 30 September at 12 PM. Bring your questions, and that idea you’ve been saving for later.

Read her story and save your spot. Both links are in bio 🔗

23/09/2026

Your experience could help a founder build their business in the Netherlands.
Register Your Business (RYB) is looking for experienced professionals to become business coaches for newcomer entrepreneurs.

What it takes:
📅1 to 2 hours a week
⏳ 4 months
🤝1 founder, matched with you

You bring the know-how and a sounding board. They bring the ideas, the drive and the ambition. Together, you turn plans into next steps.

Ready to coach? Apply now via the link in our bio.

16/09/2026

Building a business from scratch isn’t easy, especially when you’re starting somewhere new 🌍

The Digital Entrepreneurship Program (DEP), delivered in the Netherlands, equips forcibly displaced entrepreneurs with the practical skills, tools and support to turn an idea into a real, lasting business, free of charge.

This isn’t just another online course:

🏆 Ranked among the best learning experiences worldwide by the Global E-learning Community, proof that DEP’s design competes with the top programs on the market.

✅ Independently verified against a rigorous international standard for content, methodology and impact, so participants train on a credential-grade program, not just another course.

🎓 At the end of it all, you’ll graduate with a diploma to show for it.

Applications close on 1 October. Swipe through to see what’s inside, and apply through the link in bio!

07/09/2026

This community want to turn ideas into real businesses!
Skills. Ideas. Ambition. 🚀

This is what it looks like when a community builds alongside you, with knowledge, with capital, with people who know what it takes.
Because when you build, we all grow 💙

21/08/2026

You know the people. We know the paths. Let’s put them in the same room! 🤝

Partners Meet & Greet
📅 26 August · 16:00–18:00
📍 Forward·Inc, Amsterdam
One afternoon. Real conversations. New connections that actually go somewhere.

✅ Hear where Forward·Inc stands today + a framework you can take back and use
✅ Speed networking: say what you need, find who already has the answer
✅ Armenian bites, drinks by matély and time to actually talk

Joining: Blue Road Academy , VluchtelingenWerk Nederland , People for People Foundation Thuis in Nederland, Olivscent , Gemeente Hilversum and IKEA for Business Nederland

Work with status holders or newcomers? RLO, NGO, or doing this on the ground? This room is for you.

🔗 Spots are limited. Sign up by Monday 25 August, 17:00 — link in bio.

29/07/2026

From data engineer to olive oil founder 🫒
Tasnim Jemli grew up around her family’s olive farm in Tunisia and barely gave it a second thought, until questions about health and purpose pulled her toward something new. Jemly’s is the result: single-origin, cold-pressed olive oil from her family’s groves, brought to the Dutch and German market with a Tunisian name and story attached.
It hasn’t been simple. Over a thousand emails to retailers. Countless follow-ups. A weekly newsletter that documents the whole process, uncertainty included.
Her way through it: keep showing up.
Full story via the link in our bio.

19/06/2026

🎉 That’s a Wrap on Forward·Inc Festival 2026!

What an evening. This year’s theme, Where Ambition Meets Access- couldn’t have been more alive in that room. Nine years in, and the energy keeps growing.

🎓 Congratulations to all the entrepreneurs who graduated from the Forward Incubator (FI), your dedication and ambition remind us exactly why we do this!

Thank you to every single person who showed up, filled the room with energy, and made this event what it was. You are what makes Forward·Inc possible. 🚀

✨ A huge shoutout to the 5 IR entrepreneurs (and winners
🏆 ) who pitched with heart:

Noor Akroush | Nabati Eatery . Falafel & Hummus
Bashar Alshaibani | VLUG APP
Anna Ponomarenko | beercrackers
Yasmeen Jabri | Amphi Botanicals
Mahmoud El Wakil | Homemade

Thank you to the incredible jury, who brought their expertise, challenge, and warmth to the stage:

Willemijn Verloop | Impact investor and co-founder of Rubio Impact Ventures and Social Enterprise NL
Hemmo Bosscher | SVP and Co-Head of Global Commercial Strategy at Adyen
Rahel Boon-Dejene | Social entrepreneur and founder of RBD and R&D Group
Anas Khadem Aljamie | Founder of Matély and Forward·Inc Festival 2024 Challenger

💙 This festival would not have been possible without our amazing partners:

Adyen
WMF - We Make Future
Ams Tech Week
Wing Invest UA
A Beautiful Mess
We Go Cine - Video Production/ Photography
Dimitri Photography

Nine years of Forward·Inc. Nine years of proving that when access is real, ambition has no limits. Here’s to many more. ✨

17/06/2026

The team is ready. The stage is set. The pitches have been practiced. 🎤

Tomorrow is the day 🙌 we can’t wait to have you in the room!

Forward•Inc Festival | Where Ambition Meets Access

Adres

Science Park 608
Amsterdam
1098XH

Telefoon

+31627157257

Website

https://www.newcomersforward.com/

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