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Guests at the IfMFocus on entrepreneurial groups

For a long time, research has regarded entrepreneurs as individuals. In the meantime, entrepreneurship researchers are also looking at groups of entrepreneurs.

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Guests at the IfMOnline exchange with British scientists

During a virtual visit in mid-October, Prof. Dr. Stephen Roper (Warwick Business School/UK) and his staff informed themselves about the history and structure of the Institute for SME Research.

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News & UpdatesIfM President at the SME Envoy Meeting

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen) partied the SME Envoy Meeting at the invitation of the European Commission in early October. In her keynote speech, she explained why the Covid 19 pandemic is an opportunity to put an end to the previous small-scale and short-term economic …

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News & UpdatesNomination for the Best Paper Award

The paper "The impact of firm performance on the business transfer mode" submitted by Dr Rosemarie Kay, Dr Susanne Schlepphorst and Dr André Pahnke has been nominated for the "Best Paper Award" at 24th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (G-Forum).

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Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter

AwardsTOP position of Professor Welter in the F.A.Z economist ranking

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen) has improved her ranking by 5 places in the F.A.Z. ranking of the most influential economists in Germany compared to the previous year: she is now in 16th place.

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Participation in external eventsIfM scientists at the EBES conference

Dr. Stefan Schneck's paper "Income cuts and living standards in entrepreneurial households" was accepted for the 33rd Eurasia Business and Economics Society (EBES) Conference.

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External publications Entrepreneurship policy in focus

In recent years, interest in the creation and development of small and medium-sized enterprises has steadily increased, both in science and economic policy and among business practitioners.

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