Hi there, pleasure having you on my profile!
Who am I? Bas Jorissen, founder at Archipel Tax Advice and a Tax Advisor mainly to Startup & Scaleup companies, teams and Founders that combine high growth and innovation with a desire to do some good and share the pie. With more than a decade of experience in this niche neck of the woods, I am proud to now advise to game changing clients as well as policy makers who push for better Startup & Innovation ecosystems.
Why do I love what I do? I am a political junkie, I like to think I have some instincts for macro and micro-economic reasoning, and I enjoy the ‘legal work’ that is building a case. Tax Law is an organic combination, and I enjoy following how new legislation is conceived, understanding what goals it aims to achieve, envisaging how it seeks to do so in an individual case, arguing if it should apply and quarterbacking how it interacts with a broader business strategy.
What about me personally? Proud dad to two girls, mom is my Leiden University sweetheart. We have two dogs, Frank and Dieter. They come to the office with me. We live in The Hague, which is also where I was born and where I largely grew up. But I also spent time abroad; lived in the United States with the family for 3 years as a teen. That was fun and formative. Love the US still. Am a proud European though.
Big brother in a family of four. We are tight and our ‘sunday roasts’ remain consistent and non negotiable. Dutch-Indonesian descent plays a role there; that cuisine is bomb. I love rugby, but only play the touch version; I am somewhat quick, not at all big. I love cafes and not clubs. I play the drums. Love music and always have it on at the office. Prefer any song with a shuffle feel. Love politics. Vote Party for the Animals. Because I find them green yet pro-business. And I love the outdoors as well as doing business. Hence the dogs. And Archipel. Cheers!
