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How are Mittelstand enterprises already using artificial intelligence (AI) to cover their skilled labour needs?

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Despite numerous geopolitical challenges, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generated €2.8 trillion in 2023, according to the most recent data available. This was 28% of Germany’s total turnover.

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Dr Vinzenz Peters and Flavio de Carolis have found evidence of a relationship between the leverage and debt maturity and the economic resilience of small and medium-sized enterprises that have been affected by floods.

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How does the introduction of the minimum apprenticeship wage affect training offers and take-ups? Dr Annika Reiff answered this question in her presentation at the beginning of September as co-author of the paper "Does more money help?

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Besides the monetary costs, incomprehensible requirements, repetitive documentation and inefficient processes make small and medium-sized construction companies less and less willing to participate in public tenders.

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In 2024, most people started their own freelance businesses in Berlin, followed by Hamburg, Munich and Cologne.

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The number of new entrepreneurial initiatives is back above pre-pandemic levels in all of Germany

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What differences are there between self-employed and paid employed women after the birth of a child?

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Around 38,000 business handovers are currently planned each year.

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IfM Bonn's latest SME Barometer shows that an analysis of key figures such as turnover and profits indicates that the economic situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continued to improve in the second quarter.

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How attractive is vocational education in India, and what does this mean for the local labour market?

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Professor Friederike Welter participated in a panel discussion on "The Role of Industrial Policy in Shaping Innovation" at the conference "Reimagining Entrepreneurship & Innovation for the 21st Century: Tailored Solutions to Global Challenges" in Copenhagen on 23 July.

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen) received yesterday the Foundational Paper Award from the Entrepreneurship Division at the 85th Annual Conference of the Academy of Management (AOM) in Copenhagen.

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Die Anzahl der Auszubildenden in der gewerblichen Wirtschaft und in den Freien Berufen ist in 2024 um rund 19.000 gegenüber dem Vorjahr gestiegen. Insgesamt lag sie Ende Dezember 2024 bei 1,52 Millionen.

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What are the effects of having a child on women's self-employment? Are there differences between self-employed women with employees and solo self-employed women?

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