According to some, developing a strategy results in producing a paper report, that does not ft the nature of SMEs. They are used to adapting pragmatically to changes. However, shifts in the economy and society are now so great that neither plans nor pragmatism is suffcient to survive. Many SMEs show …

This paper addresses new funding issues faced by SMEs. Over a period of nine months, the authors conducted a preliminary study into the problems surrounding stacked funding faced by SMEs and their financial advisers. The study includes a short literature review, the outcomes of three round table discussions …

The internationalization of the careers of IBS Hanze alumni is explored from various viewpoints. A quantitative historic analysis has been performed on the influx of international students and their job careers as alumnus. Job position, industry size and SIC (Standard Industry Category) were analyzed …

International entrepreneurship (IE) as a field of research has emerged at the intersection of internationalization and entrepreneurship theories. At this intersection it has come to emphasize the activities centered on international opportunities. International opportunities, then, are about value creation …

In deze presentatie gaat Arjen van Klink in op de rol van strategie in het mkb. Strategisch management is traditioneel iets voor het grootbedrijf, kleinere bedrijven ontbreekt het vaak aan middelen om een strategie te beschrijven en te implementeren. Traditionele strategische concepten kritiek: het gaat …

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 …

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 …