Although Walstra is critical of her supporters, she mainly stands up for it in the broadcast. “In the majority of our SME companies in the Northern Netherlands, the entrepreneur himself is simply a cooperating foreman or cooperating foreman,” says Walstra. “They are busy in their business from half past seven in the morning until late at night. They often see the importance of innovation, but they also often have no idea where to find the time.”
‘SMEs can step up their game, it is good for prosperity in the North’
