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Dossier Challenge climate change

In Germany, climate neutrality is to be reached by 2045. In this dossier you will find information on the extent to which Mittelstand companies are already aware of the risks of climate change - and how they are tackling the challenge of operating more sustainably.

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IfM Bonn News

SMEs now play a larger role in trade and FDI relations between Germany and Brazil

Using new statistical data sources, this policy brief highlights a considerable and growing importance of German SMEs for the trade and FDI relations between Brazil and Germany. Although trade volumes and the numbers of involved SMEs have increased, there is still room to develop business …

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Over 13,000 micro-enterprises were insolvent in 2022

Slightly more companies filed for insolvency in 2022 than in the previous year (+4.3%). The increase was much more substantial for companies with 11 to 100 employees (+26.1 %). Most of all insolvency applications in 2022 once again came from micro-enterprises (up to 10 employees).

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65 years IfM Bonn

Interview with Professor Friederike Welter

The IfM Bonn celebrates these days its 65th anniversary. What have been the successes in recent years?

„Over the past 65 years, the interdisciplinary and practice-oriented research methods of our institute have led to a sustained increase in awareness of Mittelstand-relevant topics in the general public and in economic policy. ...

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Figure of the months

41.1 %

of SMEs have already had experience with climate change-related events.

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Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus"

SMEs now play a larger role in trade and FDI relations between Germany and Brazil

Using new statistical data sources, this policy brief highlights a considerable and growing importance of German SMEs for the trade and FDI relations between Brazil and Germany.

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Cooperation with University of Siegen

Cooperation with University of Siegen

Zukunftspanel Mittelstand

Zukunftspanel Mittelstand

NUI region ranking

NUI region ranking

Offensive Mittelstand

Offensive Mittelstand

Data of the IfM Bonn

Data of the IfM Bonn

Third party research

Third party research