Social enterprises received growing attention since the financial crisis started in 2008, due to severe public sector cut backs and the inability of current structures and policies to meet social problems. This development has also been accelerated by the dissatisfaction of consumers and society in private …

Sustainable entrepreneurs need to balance social, environmental and economic goals. However, some put sustainable goals first whereas others prioritize economic outcomes. This suggests differences in types of sustainable entrepreneurs. We study sustainable entrepreneur archetypes based on their motivations …

Are migrant entrepreneurs innovative with their business ideas and practices? The introduction of novel business ideas would provide migrant entrepreneurs with a cutting edge advantage against competitors, but the research about this topic is thin on the ground. I propose that the opportunity of migrant …

The primary purpose of this thesis is to show entrepreneurs in the Netherlands that the companies in the country import protein, mostly in the form of soy and use them to grow animals. These animals where eaten for their protein content, this is not a efficient way and is causing an unnecessary exhaust …

Arbeid geeft betekenis aan het leven van mensen, ook aan dat van mensen met een afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt. In dit kader is wetgeving ontwikkeld om ook deze mensen te laten participeren op de arbeidsmarkt. De Participatiewet heeft als doel iedereen in staat te stellen bij te dragen aan de maatschappij, …

Door de krapte op de arbeidsmarkt leiden steeds meer ondernemers zelf (potentiële) werknemers op ten behoeve van het vervullen van vacatures. In dit artikel enkele voorbeelden van ondernemers die dit hebben opgepakt.

This publication consists of a series of concise and richly illustrated summaries of the keynotes and lectures given during the 2017 and 2018 editions of the International Internet of Things Day Rotterdam, both hosted by Creating 010, a Research Centre of the Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. …

The government of Ukraine has adopted the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) with clear goals and a roadmap to facilitate its energy transition towards renewable sources. This is done because of both climate concerns as well as reasons related to Ukraine’s foreign policy which led the government to decide …

This report contains an analysis of the AMP1’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It aims to assess the external perceptions about the entrepreneurial ecosystem of the Metropolitan Area of Porto and the key variables to work on. We systematically analyse the perception of Porto as entrepreneurial ecosystem in …