Introduction by Klaas Molenaar and Margot Lobbezoo about the diversity of entrepeneurs. Every day we meet entrepreneurs; when we visit the deli at the corner, order a taxi, have a cup of tea in the bar on the other side of the street or go to a hairdresser. They are everywhere and they have many faces. …

Why is it that we know and still act as if we do not know? SMEs are considered engines of job creation and therefore growth and generation of income but is it really true that the solo self-employed and micro entrepreneurs will become small or medium entrepreneurs, e.g. graduate? We knew in the 80’s …

Veel Protestantse kerken verlangen ernaar gemeenschappen te zijn waar verschillende generaties zich thuis voelen. Winst valt nog te behalen op het gebied van intergenerationeel vieren. Want hoewel kinderen en jongeren er helemaal bij horen volgens veel kerken, worden zij in kerkdiensten regelmatig (deels) …

Met dit onderzoek gaan we in op de motivatie van jonge ouders om kinderen te laten onderwijzen in de gemeente van Christus. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd in opdracht van de Hervormde gemeente van Bleskensgraaf. Aanleiding voor het onderzoek is de betrokkenheid van ouders bij de verschillende leeractiviteiten …

Wat zijn de verlangens en behoeften van jongvolwassen kerkverlaters, op zoek naar christelijke zingeving ? Dit onderzoek naar wat jonge kerkverlaters wél willen geeft een hoopvol beeld van een zoektocht naar God en geloven. In opdracht van het online platform Lazarus. Een afstudeeronderzoek dat bestaat …

The presentation aims at sharing concrete innovation efforts by breakthrough startups/SME’s in the Eindhoven Brainport region in the south of the Netherlands. This region has an ecosystem with an very proliferated heritage of technology-based companies. The research includes looking into clusters and …

This survey is about recognizing patterns in the way Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) organize their procurement activities. The scope of the survey is limited to the key commodities of the SME. A key commodity is defined as the purchased product or service group which is essential for realizing the …

The regional office of the Royal Association MKB-Nederland, the largest entrepreneurs’ organisation in the Netherlands, MKB-Nederland Noord asked us if we could support small and medium-sized entrepreneurs (SME’s) in the North of the Netherlands to fulfill social conditions in public procurement. SME’s …

Preventing working shortages: a regional pilot in the province of Groningen In 2013 the Centre of Applied Labour Market Research (Kenniscentrum Arbeid, KCA) has developed a method for data collection to get an insight in employer’s future demand for staff. The method is developed to contribute to solve …

The Hanze University of Applied Science can combine its expertise in the field of ICT with knowledge of communication and knowledge game design and user experience to contribute to the effective communication on ehealth applications by researching communication patterns and developing communication means …