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IfM Publications | 06.05.2021 Takeover versus start-up

Around 2,300 companies in Hessen are handed over every year. At the 5th Succession Day of the Hessian advice centre for business founders and entrepreneurs "jumpp" and the Hessian Trade Association, Dr Rosemarie Kay gave a keynote speech on the challenges and opportunities of business transfers from …

IfM Publications | 06.05.2021 Effectiveness of ERDF support measures

What affects the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? How should an efficient SME policy be designed?

Participation in external events | 26.04.2021 Quick return to the new "normal"

In the first weeks of the COVID-19-pandemic crisis, liquidity security represented the greatest challenge for Mittelstand companies from the point of view of business, science and economic policy.

IfM Publications | 26.03.2021 2020: Pandemic had less impact on start-up behaviour in the commercial sector than expected

Start-up activity was less lively in the last year than in 2019, partly due to the reintroduction of compulsory master craftsmanship in some trades, partly due to the Corona pandemic.

Participation in external events | 23.03.2021 Income situation of the self-employed

Peter Kranzusch, Dr. Stefan Schneck and Hans-Jürgen Wolter presented the latest results on the "Income Situation of the Self-employed" in mid-March at the working group "The Work of the Self-Employed" of the German Sociological Association. The basis for this were evaluations with the Taxpayer Panel …

External publications | 19.03.2021 More women in the MINT professions

How many women work in the MINT sector? What are the career opportunities for Young Women MINT Professionals (YWMP)? Answers to these questions are provided by the BMBF-funded research project MINTdabei as well as a five-part podcast series and a short YouTube film.

Participation in external events | 18.03.2021 Encourage entrepreneurship?!

How are the start-up activities structured in North Rhine-Westphalia? What are the regional differences? In mid-March, Dr Rosemarie Kay spoke about "Starting up in NRW: Opportunities and Challenges" as part of the "Virtual Expert Forum - Migrant Economy: Digitally and Well Networked through the …

Guests at the IfM | 16.03.2021 How companies are perceiving the opportunities of digitalisation

Companies that have not yet digitised any parts of their production will not strive to do so in the future. In contrast, many companies are networking with their customers, even if there are still obstacles in this area, for example data protection and data security.

External publications | 05.03.2021 Future-oriented context research

The book "Contextualizing Entrepreneurship Theory" by Prof. Dr.Ted Baker and Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter is now also viewable online in Open Access.

Podcasts | 24.02.2021 What can we learn from the Covid crisis?

How does the Covid pandemic affect small and medium-sized enterprises? Which economic policy measures can strengthen their resilience in the future?

Participation in external events | 23.02.2021 SME after the Covid 19-Crisis

After the end of the Corona pandemic, what kind of governmental support do small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) need? What role can SMEs play in becoming more sustainable? How can women be encouraged to become more entrepreneurial?

External publications | 22.02.2021 Prospects for the success of B2B platforms

Companies whose business models are based on digital business-to-consumer (B2C) platforms, such as Google, Amazon or Alibaba, are currently among the most profitable in the world. Their success is mainly based on the reduction of transaction costs, the scalability of data as well as direct and …

IfM Publications | 09.02.2021 Useful source: Handwerksroll data

What is the impact of the Corona pandemic on start-ups in the skilled craft sector? What consequences did the amendment of Handwerksordnung have on market entries and exits in the craft trades that are exempt from licensing?

News & Updates | 01.02.2021 Resource mobilization in peripheral locations

In order to implement a start-up project and maintain it, it is important for entrepreneurs to mobilise the necessary resources. However, this is not always easy.

News & Updates | 22.01.2021 How to Publish in Entrepreneurship Journals

Research publications are important for an academic career. But how should a research article be designed so that it is accepted by the prestigious journals?