i am a british citizen and will be visiting netherlands for a month in october, can I get a business visa in the Netherlands?

For citizens of schengen-states, provide original passport remaining to be valid for at least six months from the date of application and with sufficient blank visa pages. For citizens of other countries, resident permit or local visa is needed.

U.K. is not one of Schengen states, so you need to provide Dutch visa to prove your legal status in the Netherlands.