Our research reveals that 36% of leaders in younger companies from the Netherlands point to a lack of capital to invest as their main problem. Having sufficient capital is essential for growth and product development, which makes the trend worrying for Dutch startups and scaleups. In related data from Golden Egg Check, last year saw a whopping 27% drop in investments in young companies when compared to 2022.
Interestingly, none of the SME and enterprise leaders who responded to the C-level Insights survey even mentioned the lack of capital for investments as a current challenge. This accentuates that established companies have stable revenue streams and access to more diverse funding sources.
On the other hand, labor shortages have hit larger companies from the Netherlands harder. Almost half (47%) of all SME and enterprise executives have indicated that their main struggle is finding personnel. Meanwhile, within startups and scaleups, labor shortage was named as the second most common problem (24%).
About the research
Klippa’s C-Level Insights survey was answered by a diverse group of executives. The majority of respondents are CEOs (60%), followed by CTOs (11%), CFOs (9%), and other C-suite executives. They operate in 18 different sectors, in organizations of all sizes – from small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises with annual turnovers of more than $1 billion.
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