Nyenrode

Center for Entrepreneurship

Nyenrode Center for Entrepreneurship
Nyenrode Center for Entrepreneurship (NCE)
The NCE was founded in 1996. Its members carry out research on start-ups, personality, family business and intrapreneurship and offer courses on entrepreneurship in all the degree programs of Nyenrode. The multidisciplinary and strategic character of entrepreneurship is considered primordial.

Our Mission

The NCE aims to increase academic understanding of the entrepreneurship process and to stimulate an entrepreneurial management attitude among students. Many Nyenrode alumni have started their own businesses, sometimes based on the plans their write during study. A survey conducted by Nandram and Samsom (2004) among alumni reveals that they are 600% more entrepreneurial than the Dutch average.

Our Research

About 80 percent of the Center for Entrepreneurship's activities are geared towards research, both academic and practical. Our research focus lies on