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Dossier Shortage of skilled workers

The increasing shortage of skilled workers is currently the most significant challenge for SMEs, according to the Zukunftspanel Mittelstand. In our topic dossier, you will find numerous studies examining these challenges from different perspectives, as well as statistical data.

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IfM Bonn News

Existenzgründungen in den Freien Berufen sind attraktiv

In 2022 haben in den Freien Berufen 5 % mehr Gründerinnen und Gründer ihre Existenz gestartet als im Vorjahr. Dagegen stagnierten die Gründungsaktivitäten im gewerblichen Bereich (-0,3 %) – bei den Land- und Forstwirten nahmen sie sogar ab (-6,5 %).

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Considering the burden of bureaucracy concerning small businesses

Policymakers should focus even more on reducing bureaucracy in small businesses. Part of this is to give much more consideration to indirect costs in legislation.

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IfM Standpoint

Mittelstand policy in a social-ecological market economy

03.05.2022 The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, supply chain problems, climate change, digitalisation are all currently causing increased uncertainty in Mittelstand companies.

In the short term, Mittelstand policy can cushion risks to the existence of Mittelstand companies or individual subgroups with the help of a sectoral, individual company, or size-related measures.

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Figure of the months

From 100 start-ups in 2015,

37,1

companies were still in business in 2020.

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Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus"

Regional social capital and the entrepreneurial process

Business start-ups do not take place in a vacuum but are deeply embedded in the regional social context.

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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