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Press release | 21.07.2025 A quarter of self-employed craftswomen return to full operational duties just six weeks after childbirth

For many self-employed craftswomen in North Rhine-Westphalia, pregnancy brings not only joyful anticipation but also significant physical and financial strain. This is the finding of a recent survey conducted by the Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn on behalf of the Ministry of Economic …

IfM Publications | 14.07.2025 Conscientiousness promotes independence in craft trades

Craftspeople are characterised by a high degree of precision, quality and diligence in their technical work.

External publications | 10.07.2025 Machine learning methods versus conventional methods

Do machine learning methods predict U.S. IPO withdrawals more accurately than conventional regression models (logit)? Dr Annika Reiff analyses this question in her article "Comparing the Prediction Performance of Random Forest, Lasso, and Logit in the Context of IPO Withdrawal"

External publications | 07.07.2025 Local entrepreneurship empowers resilience to extreme weather

Can the regional business structure influence the resilience of a region in the face of extreme weather events?

IfM Publications | 07.07.2025 What mothers encourages to start their own businesses

Do parental allowances and parental leave affect mothers' willingness to start their own businesses? A team of authors analyses this question in the latest Policy Brief, "Time or money? Mothers and Start-up Decisions".

IfM Publications | 02.07.2025 Women want specific information about starting a business

Women still start businesses less often than men. According to research by Dr Natalia Gorynia-Pfeffer and Armin Baharian (both from the RKW Competence Centre in Eschborn), a more targeted approach with specific content could help to motivate more women to start a business.

External publications | 01.07.2025 Psychological costs are a burden in public procurement

Unclear requirements and the obligation to enter the same data perpetually are seen as one of the reasons why small and medium-sized construction companies rarely participate in public tenders.

Participation in external events | 26.06.2025 Productive scientific discussion at the University of Siegen

Artificial intelligence can be used to identify challenges for small and medium-sized enterprises at an early stage. This is the conclusion of a research project conducted by IfM Bonn.

External publications | 24.06.2025 The German government's R&I policy in focus

The German government has set out in its coalition agreement a comprehensive catalogue of measures on education, research and innovation. In their policy brief "No time to lose in research and innovation policy", the members of the Expert Commission for Research and Innovation, whose Prof. Dr. Dr. …

Participation in external events | 23.06.2025 One week of intensive research exchange

The focus of this year's Oxford Residence Week for Entrepreneurship Scholars in Varese, Italy, was on entrepreneurship and innovation. Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter and Dr. Vinzenz Peters took part in the conference.

Participation in external events | 16.06.2025 French interest in the Mittelstand enterprises

What characterises the Mittelstand in Germany? Why is it such an importan economic factor?

Participation in external events | 13.06.2025 Where entrepreneurship happens

What role do spaces and places play in entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial activities?

IfM Publications | 10.06.2025 What motivates young people to start their own business?

A start-up basic income guarantee covering social benefits, protection against dismissal and benefits equivalent to the general basic income guarantee for up to one year, as well as simplified access to venture capital, could help young people to realise their start-up plans more often.

Participation in external events | 10.06.2025 Where the bureaucratic burden is currently highest

Among the measures that the German government would like to implement in the near future with a view to boosting economic growth is the reduction of bureaucratic burdens.

External publications | 04.06.2025 Why we need digital social innovations now

Our Society is currently facing big challenges like demographic change and coping with climate change.

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