IfM-Position Paper
The Mittelstand between De-Risking from China and Business Risks
For years, we at the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung have advocated that laws and regulations at both national and
European level should, as a matter of principle, be drafted from the perspective of small and medium-sized enterprises.
Figure of the Month
The EU single market remains the most important export market for SMEs:
62 per cent
of the total value of goods exported by all SMEs in 2024 went to EU Member States.
Policy Brief "Entrepreneurship in Focus"
External Succession in Family-Owned Mittelstand Manufacturing Firms in Germany
Succession is widely regarded as the most critical moment in the lifecycle of a family firm.
Cooperation with University of Siegen
Zukunftspanel Mittelstand
NUI region ranking
Offensive Mittelstand
Data of the IfM Bonn
