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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

IfM President elected to the Ludwig Erhard Foundation

Prof Dr Dr h.c. Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen) has been elected as a member of the Ludwig Erhard Foundation. The foundation promotes regulatory principles in politics, business and society and manages Ludwig Erhard's archive.

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Doing business under difficult conditions

"We are focusing on the reduction of administrative burdens for businesses. Cutting red tape is especially important for SMEs. They have limited time and resources compared to larger companies when it comes to the fulfillment of information- or reporting requirements.

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IfM-Position Paper

Daring to be more reliable

The recent sale of the Viessmann family-owned Climate Solutions division to the US company Carrier has caused a furore. Prof. Dr Martin Viessmann and his son Maximilian Viessmann have repeatedly emphasised that the sale would be the best way to secure their employees' jobs in the long term.

This move confirms what a survey by the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn already clearly expressed in 2014: In addition to their independence and the safeguarding of their income and assets, the satisfaction of their employees and the preservation or creation of jobs are essential to family entrepreneurs – significantly more than executives in manager-led companies.

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Figure of the months

47.4 %

of managers in Germany fear that geopolitical crises and conflicts will threaten everyday business in the next 5 years.

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Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus"

How the Online Gig Economy Challenges the Education-Income Paradigm

It is a well-established finding in the social sciences that workers with higher educational qualifications have higher average incomes.

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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