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IfM Publications The psychological costs of bureaucratic burdens

The bureaucratic burden on companies is usually measured based on the time and money spent on complying with regulatory requirements.

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External publications What harms sons' entrepreneurial self-perception

Parents doing things for their children that they could do themselves harm their sons' self-perception of their entrepreneurial competencies. Especially self-employed fathers interfere in their son’s affairs and harm the development of their son’s entrepreneurial skills.

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Participation in external events The use of artificial intelligence in SMEs

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

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Press release The Economic Significance of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises remains high despite crises

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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Participation in external events How corporate finance shapes SME resilience to shocks

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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Participation in external events In the focus: Minimum apprenticeship minimum wage

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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Participation in external events How public procurement can become more attractive for SMEs

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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Press release Freelancers most often start their businesses in Berlin

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

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Press release NUI Regional Ranking: The city of Leverkusen remains at the top

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

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Participation in external events Self-employed with a child?!

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

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External publications Women as entrepreneurs and successors

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

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IfM Publications The economic downturn is not yet over

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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Participation in external events Professional training in India

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

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Participation in external events IfM President at conferences in Copenhagen

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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Awards Further honours for IfM President

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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