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Staff members with discipline Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Branding, Marketing Communication, Marketing Strategy, Marketing Planning, Marketing for care organizations
dr. K.J. (Karel Jan) Alsem
Contact
k.j.alsem rug.nl
+31 50 36 33686
Function
Lecturer
Supporting UG and UMCG researchers in making impact in society by developing innovative new products/services from their research
A. (Anne) Been, MSc
Contact
a.been rug.nl
Function
Director Stichting Business Generator Groningen
Corporate entrepreneurship / Intrapreneurship / Corporate venturing
Entrepreneurship in healthcare & medical field / Orphan drug ventures
dr. O. (Olga) Belousova
Contact
o.belousova rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor (tenured)
Entrepreneurship
A.H. (André) Bergsma, MSc
Contact
andre.bergsma rug.nl
Function
Lecturer & Entrepreneur
Small Business Management & Entrepreneurship
Franchise
dr. M.J. (Maryse) Brand
Contact
m.j.brand rug.nl
+31 50 36 37492
Function
Associate Professor
Sílvia Costa is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Innovation Management & Strategy of the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Groningen, The Netherland. Sílvia was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Northeastern University,... read more
S.M. (Sílvia) Dos Santos Fernandes Costa, PhD
Contact
s.m.costa rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Corporate Venturing, Inter-Organizational Relationships, Networks
J. (Jitse) Duijsters, MSc
Contact
j.duijsters rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor Innovation Management & Strategy
Researching for business sustainability in the areas of Dynamic Capabilities, Strategic Management, and Business Models
E.M. (Eric) Fath-Kolmes
Contact
e.m.fath-kolmes rug.nl
Function
PhD student
How can entrepreneurs and business contribute to solving complex social problems? The answer to this question becomes more pressing in a world where existing solutions are not delivering enough impact. Traditionally, we have looked at governments,... read more
dr. E.C. (Emma) Folmer
Contact
e.c.folmer rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor sustainable entrepreneurship
dr. A.J. (Arjan) Frederiks
Contact
a.j.frederiks rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Chronobiology: the phyiology of time, societal aspects

The conection between science and business and policy related questions

Interactions between scientific and other knowledge systems
prof. dr. M.P. (Menno P.) Gerkema
Contact
m.p.gerkema rug.nl
+31 50 36 32027
Function
Professor emeritus
Social entrepreneurship
V. (Valerija) Golubic, MSc
Contact
v.golubic rug.nl
Function
PhD student
research, teaching and support of development of new innovative business in existing and new firms in international and /or in technological context. Technology based entrepreneurship, technology management, and innovation management: entrepreneurship,... read more
prof. dr. A.J. (Aard) Groen
Contact
a.j.groen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33830
Function
Professor of entrepreneurship & valorization
Insolventierecht
W.M.H. (Winand) Grooten
Contact
w.m.h.grooten rug.nl
+31 50 36 34111
Function
Teacher
Sustainable Entrepreneurship
J. (Jens) Kaus, MA
Contact
j.kaus rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Regional Economic Development and Entrepreneurship
Regional Labour Markets and Skills
Regional Socio-economic Disparities
prof. dr. S. (Sierdjan) Koster
Contact
sierdjan.koster rug.nl
+31 50 36 34551
Function
Adjunct Professor in Economic Geography and Labour Market Dynamics
Measuring outcomes of entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial learning
I. (Inna) Kozlinska, PhD
Contact
i.kozlinska rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Entrepreneurial Education
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Contact
j.loef rug.nl
Function
PhD student
the economics of happiness; broad well-being; economics of transition; entrepreneurship 
M.V. (Milena) Nikolova, Prof
Contact
m.v.nikolova rug.nl
Function
Aletta Jacobs Professor of the Economics of Well-being/Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Strategic Entrepreneurship
Cooperation for Innovation
Sustainability transition / Climate change adaptation
Entrepreneurship & Social Entrepreneurship

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How do founders’ personal backgrounds affect their firms’ likelihood to engage in R&D...
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F. (Florian) Noseleit, Prof
Contact
f.noseleit rug.nl
Function
Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Expert in early stage startup support: what does a budding entrepreneur need to succeed. I can help connect you to the right people, have a look at the idea towards a business plan, and be a sparring partner.

I can help scientists create more impact with...
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A.M. (Aniek) Ouendag, MSc
Contact
a.m.ouendag rug.nl
Function
Impact Officer - Entrepreneurship
I make sure that people are able to get their jobs done. This is done through training, experiential learning, and counceling in order to: devise clear goals, design and monitoring processes, map out the necessary and available resources, foster openness... read more
S.R. (Sean) White, Dr
Contact
s.r.white rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Institutional and regional determinants of entrepreneurship & innovation

Entrepreneurship & Well-being

Regional Development
M. (Michael) Wyrwich, Dr
Contact
m.wyrwich rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
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