Inleiding op college van Renzo Deurloo

A case study on learning from the best practices and challenges of social entrepreneurship among women empowerment projects in tourism in order to create a sustainable business model. 

This paper focuses on the specifics of the relationships between social entrepreneurs and local civil servants and politicians in The Netherlands. Policy frameworks for social enterprises (SE) are relatively underdeveloped here, as the central government took little initiative in policy development, …

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 …

This book is a translation and extensive revision of the Dutch publication ‘Duurzaam Ondernemen 3.0, de strategische aanpak uit eigenbelang’, This version limited to part 1, chapter 1 till 5 and part 2 of that publication The original was published by Avans Hogeschool / University for Applied Sciences …

Social enterprises have become an important component in the economies of many countries. The purpose of this research is to provide crucial information that can help Happy Tosti expand to a new potential market environment. The research is conducted in two specific markets: Germany and the United Kingdom. …

In dit onderzoek is het huidige gebruik van ECM binnen Azora onderzocht en er is onderzocht welke verbeteringen er mogelijk zijn aan het huidige ECM. Met betrekking tot de waargenomen nut en waargenomen gebruiksgemak wordt dit gemiddeld tot bovengemiddeld ervaren. Kosten en netwerkeffecten zitten weer …

In this colomn it is argued that investing in education, healthcare and construction is investing in local economy and society. At least, if education perceives "get ready for a smart world" (the credo of Saxion University) as more than an uncritical adaptation to the latest products of the high-tech …

Take a chance to help people living in poverty! In 2016 and 2017; I conducted two different research projects in Gitega, Kigali-Rwanda. Gitega is a neighborhood in Kigali-Rwanda where sanitation services, supply of clean water, reliable electricity, timely law enforcement, maintenance of housing, transportation, …

This article focuses on the hybridity of social enterprises, organizations that strive to create social and economic value simultaneously. It analyses how social entrepreneurs and local government deal with the hybridity resulting from mixing these two opposing values and what it means for social enterprises’ …