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What is the significance of ecological constraints and systems competition for economic policy?

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The topic of "skilled employees/demographic development" remains the main challenge for all companies. But the results vary depending on the size and sector of the company and its level of digitalisation. The shortage of skilled workers is particularly significant for larger companies and those in …

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Is it possible to develop indicators for better measuring innovation in small businesses – and can these policy measures be used in disadvantaged regions?

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How do the start-up ecosystem and start-up activity in a region influence each other in the short, medium and long term, and what can be done for regional economic policy?

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Dr Nadine Schlömer-Laufen presented an overview of succession in Baden-Württemberg and Germany at the "Nachfolge BW" event in Esslingen at the end of November.

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Incomprehensible requirements, the same documentation over and over again and inefficient processes lead to psychological stress such as frustration and anger in small and medium-sized construction companies (SMEs).

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Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Friederike Welter explained at the RWI Economic Talks in Essen in mid-November why the Mittelstand remains an economic driver in Germany.

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According to the research by the IfM Bonn, the circular economy is most likely to succeed when companies work together in a targeted manner.

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A business-friendly environment in a region leads to more companies being established that have greater economic substance and are more likely to survive. A falling trade tax rate, for example, leads to a higher start-up intensity in the medium and long term.

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According to estimates by IfM Bonn, around 38,000 businesses are currently handed over every year because the owners retire from management due to age, illness or death. However, more businesses are planning succession.

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Many founders of innovative start-ups use equity crowdfunding to finance their business.

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Almost half of the companies in the Mittelstand are facing the challenge of a shortage of skilled workers.

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Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Friederike Welter believes that, in view of the ecological transformation, politicians should have more confidence in entrepreneurial initiatives ...

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"How can democracy escape the bureaucratic trap? – The administration as the engine room". Dr Annette Icks, Fabian Müller, Prof. Dr. Steffen Eckhard and Daniel Karais discussed this question at the beginning of November in Friedrichshafen.

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Entrepreneurs are increasingly no longer able to implement all existing bureaucratic requirements on the part of the state – but also from self-regulatory organisations in the economy, standardisation institutes or within value chains.

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