For whom?

SME Excellence is targeted to owners of successful SMEs (minimum of 12 employees) who bear the strategic responsibility in their company and who want to professionalise their company’s management. We have no requirements regarding diploma or education: your experience and your success as an entrepreneur guarantee your motivation.

  • SME owners with both qualitative and quantitative growth ambitions
  • SME owners who want to invest in themselves
  • SME owners who want to professionalise their business
  • Managers with strategic impact on the family business

Recent participants:
Avet Lode (Avantis), Bormans-Cufs Germaine (Curfs Logistics), Criem Liesbeth (Sowepo), De Nil Nathalie (CN Fashion), De Rijck Davy (Isoproc), Devisscher Eric (Hadico), Dierckx Gust, Everaert Ludwig (Archemin), Hoet Olivier (Heating Service), Meyhui Estel (Effectis), Paesmans Tom (Elnor Motors), Quintyn Pascal (Quintyn), Vaeremans Philippe (CN Fashion), Van de Velde Nico (Hotel Hungaria), Van den Broucke Hans (Flow Technics & Solutions), Van Haelen Eva (ISS Security), Van Outryve Frederik (Crosslang), Vanderweyden Koen (Hotel Hungaria), Vandewiele Ilse (Eribo), Vandewiele Pieter (Eribo), Verbeelen Bart (Hotel Hungaria), Verroye Nicolas (DigitalMind), Voet Philippe (Drukkerij Voet)

 

Drive real change in your organisation

A learning experience with real impact on your operations? A management programme tailored to the specific needs of your business? Contact us and discover how we can design and deliver customised programmes for your team that add genuine value to your organisation.

Need help?

Contact our Programme Advisor
Programme Advisor
Tel + 32 9 210 98 84
[email protected]
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