Commerciële Club Leeuwarden

What Commerciële Club Leeuwarden does

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden (CCL), founded in 1949 and headquartered at Het Var 12 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, is a non-profit regional business networking association (ondernemersvereniging) and self-described largest business club in Friesland, with approximately 300 member companies and entrepreneurs. The organization operates a community-led model, organizing roughly 20 in-person events per year — company visits, lunch meetings with speakers, workshops, breakfast sessions (e.g., EU CSRD with Alfa Accountants), social gatherings, and a summer joint event with the Municipality of Leeuwarden — and offers a free trial event as a top-of-funnel conversion mechanism. Its only digital asset is a Drupal-based member platform at cclweb.nl providing login, member profiles, event registration, and newsletter functionality.

CCL monetizes solely through annual subscription memberships: €245 per year for individuals (non-transferable) and €495 per year for company memberships covering up to three linked persons from one organization. Cancellation must be submitted in writing before December 31st. The organization is governed by an elected volunteer board under chairman Herman Schreuder, the 11th chairman, appointed September 2, 2025 after Diana Scheer's departure. Member acquisition relies on personal referrals, word-of-mouth, the LinkedIn company page, and website self-service registration. Member composition spans hospitality, banking, energy systems, accounting, and government (UWV), reflecting the horizontal, cross-sector nature of the regional business community CCL serves.

Name

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden

Legal name

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden

Website

https://cclweb.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden is a non-profit business networking association founded in 1949 in Leeuwarden, Friesland, serving approximately 300 regional entrepreneurs and companies through roughly 20 in-person events per year and annual subscription memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Networking Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Membership Clubs (Category-Focused) (CRAEADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & Local Membership Warehouse Clubs (CRAEADAH)

Keywords

• Business networking club
• Professional networking events
• Entrepreneur membership association
• Regional business community
• Corporate networking membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Leeuwarden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: CCL generates revenue through annual membership fees. Individual memberships are priced at €245.00 per year and are non-transferable. Company memberships are €495.00 per year, allowing up to 3 persons from one company to be linked to the membership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden is a non-profit business networking association that sells annual memberships (individual at €245/year and company at €495/year for up to 3 linked persons) granting access to approximately 20 organized events per year in the Leeuwarden and Friesland region. Events include company visits (bedrijfsbezoeken), lunch meetings with guest speakers, breakfast sessions (e.g., on EU CSRD), workshops, summer gatherings, New Year receptions, and year-end closures.

Product overview

Commerciële Club Leeuwarden operates as a business networking organization rather than a technology product company. Its primary digital offering consists of a Drupal-based member platform that facilitates member management, event registrations, newsletter distribution, and member profiles. The organization does not offer a multi-module platform or distinct product portfolio—it provides a single website portal for its approximately 300 members to access networking activities and club information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Individual Membership

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 300 members from diverse business sectors
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, core and minor.

• VNO-NCW FrieslandmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 September 2025President Herman Schreuder is a member of the Friesland board of VNO-NCW and aims to build bridges between CCL and other networks through this connection.
• Municipality of LeeuwardencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2025The Municipality of Leeuwarden collaborates with CCL on joint events such as the summer gathering. This partnership was evident in the 2025 summer meeting organized together at Bouwurk.
• Bureau Zelfstandigen Fryslân (BZF)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 March 2020BZF was mentioned as executing the TOZO (Tijdelijke Overbruggingsregeling Zelfstandige Ondernemers) regulation for the Municipality of Leeuwarden during the COVID-19 crisis support measures.
• Studio ipsicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudio ipsi from Leeuwarden handles the design of the CCL website and communications materials. Contact person is Jurjen Hofstra.
• Cinnamon InteractivecoreTechnology or IntegrationCinnamon Interactive from Leeuwarden is responsible for technical realization, maintenance, and security of the CCL website. Contact person is Peter Dekker.
• Alfa Accountants en AdviseursminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CCL for an EU CSRD breakfast session, providing expertise on EU sustainability reporting directives.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• VNO-NCW: Largest Dutch employers' and entrepreneurs' confederation. Comparable as a membership-based business association serving Dutch entrepreneurs, with which CCL has an explicit board linkage via its chairman.
• Kamer van Koophandel (KvK): Dutch Chamber of Commerce serving businesses regionally. Comparable as a regional Dutch business-services organization supporting entrepreneurs and companies, though statutory rather than member-driven.

Emerging players

• JCI Nederland (Junior Chamber International): Dutch chapter of JCI, a global young-professionals' networking and leadership organization. Comparable in offering paid memberships, regular networking events, and professional development programming.
• Lions Clubs International: Global service-oriented membership club with local chapters including in Leeuwarden. Comparable in operating a regional chapter model with annual dues, regular meetings, and member-driven programming.
• Rotary International: International professional/service membership organization with regional clubs across the Netherlands. Comparable in annual dues, regular member meetings, and community/professional networking structure.

Direct peers

• BNI (Business Network International): Global business referral/networking membership franchise with local chapters. Closely comparable to CCL in offering paid annual memberships in exchange for structured networking events, referrals, and chapter meetings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/commerci-le-club-leeuwarden
• Xx.com/CCL058

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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