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Hans Crijns

Professor Of Management Practice In Entrepreneurship at Vlerick Business School Executive Education

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  • Vlerick Business School Executive Education

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Vlerick Business School Executive Education

  • Professor of Management Practice, Partner and Director of iGMO at Vlerick Business School
  • Professor at Ghent University
  • Visiting Professor at the National University of Management in Cambodia, Higher Institute of Business Administration in Syria, Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands, GEA College in Slovenia and UAB in Spain
  • Master in Economics at KU Leuven

With his academic, yet pragmatic approach to setting up and growing entrepreneurial ventures, Hans Crijns inspires both new and experienced entrepreneurs. He has more than 20 years’ experience teaching across the world – and shares fresh, visionary perspectives with entrepreneurs and managers who are creating and implementing new ventures and growth strategies.

At Vlerick, Hans teaches Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation and Dimensions of Growth. He’s founder and director of the Impulse Centre Growth management for medium-sized enterprises (iGMO), working with more than 150 entrepreneurs who own and manage Belgian growth companies.

Hans has worked as an expert for the Belgian government and the European Commission. He is a former President and Fellow of the European Council for Small Business (ECSB) and board member of several entrepreneurship organisations. He also co-founded the Vlerick Business Angels Network (BAN) and the Académie pour la Croissance des Entreprises (ACE). Hans acts as Non-Executive Director for a number of medium-sized companies including Soudal, Sobradis, Alsico/Berphina and NFTE Foundation.

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  • Company growth
  • SME management
  • Entrepreneurship policy
  • Entrepreneurial venturing
  • Family business

Hans gives you insight in the entrepreneurial processes and what this can mean for you. You will be inspired by his dynamic approach on how you can set up entrepreneurial ventures and how to grow. His approach is both academic and pragmatic.Professor Hans Crijns is Partner of Vlerick Business School where he is head of the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Director of the Impulse Centre "Growth Management for medium-sized enterprises" (iGMO). He is a highly motivated and dynamic teacher and professional in entrepreneurship and growth management. With more than 20 years’ experience worldwide he impacts entrepreneurs and managers by bringing fresh visionary perspectives and wide ranging industry/academic experience to the creation and implementation of new ventures and growth strategies. Hans works together with more than 100 entrepreneurs who are owner/managers of growing mid-size companies in Belgium. In his work he promotes the concept of entrepreneurial orientation, incorporating a wide range of views and approaches by engaging in a dialogical process. Hans gives you insights in the entrepreneurial processes and what this can mean for you. You will be inspired by his dynamic approach on how you can set up entrepreneurial ventures and how to grow. His approach is both academic and pragmatic.

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