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Participation in external events | 23.11.2022 Considering the bureaucratic burden on smaller enterprises

The Mittelstand businesses still perceive an increasing bureaucratic burden despite various instruments and initiatives by politicians to reduce bureaucracy. Prof Dr Welter recommended in her keynote speech at an event of the SPD Economic Forum at the end of November that the consequences of …

Participation in external events | 23.11.2022 IfM research results at RENT 2022

Mittelstand enterprises not only make a significant social contribution in times of crisis but also generally contribute to the sustainability and resilience of regions.

External publications | 21.11.2022 Family businesses versus crises

Family businesses in Europe are currently facing many challenges. How can they master them and how can Mittelstand policy support them?

Participation in external events | 17.11.2022 Innovativeness of SMEs during the pandemic

How innovative are small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in times of crisis? How do this impact economic development and the social contribution of SMEs?

Participation in external events | 15.11.2022 Impact of the crisis on the Mittelstand

How did the Mittelstand perform during the two Corona years? Which challenges are the companies currently facing? What strategies are they using to cope with the crises?

Press release | 09.11.2022 Government measures aided Mittelstand companies in the COVID-19 crisis

Kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (KMU) sowie Familienunternehmen – auch als Mittelstand bezeichnet – waren insgesamt wirtschaftlich stärker von der Corona-Krise betroffen als große und nicht-mittelständische Unternehmen.

Guests at the IfM | 08.11.2022 Patent registrations in East and West Germany

There is still a difference in the level of innovativeness of companies in East and West Germany. In his presentation "A Legacy of Socialism? Innovation activities in East and West Germany 1877 to 2014" at the IfM Bonn Science Forum, Prof Michael Fritsch (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) showed …

IfM Publications | 08.11.2022 Which characteristics encourage entrepreneurial action

Can the five-factor model of personality - degree of extraversion and interpersonal compatibility, conscientiousness in action, emotional stability and openness to new experiences - also be used in start-up and SME research?

Press release | 07.11.2022 Mittelstand Future Panel: skilled workers shortage remains most significant challenge

Mittelstand company managers have named the increasing shortage of skilled workers as their biggest challenge for the second year running, followed by "climate change and sustainability", "energy supply and security", "digitalisation", and "inflation/crises".

Guests at the IfM | 26.10.2022 What concerns the Mittelstand

What issues are currently facing Mittelstand companies – and which will challenge them in the future? Fabian Wehnert, head of the Mittelstand and family business department at the Federation of German Industries (BDI), discussed this question with IfM Bonn researchers end of October.

Press release | 21.10.2022 Munich district remains at the top

Once again, the district of Munich seems to be the most attractive place to set up a business or move a company there in 2021, according to the current NUI (New Entrepreneurial Initiative) region ranking. The city of Baden-Baden comes in second place, followed by the district of Miesbach, and the …

Participation in external events | 13.10.2022 Interesting research dialogue in Siegen

How does European legislation on sustainable financing affect SMEs? How do entrepreneurs see climate risks? How do they deal with them in their business activities?

Press release | 11.10.2022 The ecological transformation will not succeed without small and medium-sized enterprises

"Small and medium-sized enterprises play an important part in the ecological transformation. Many of them are already investing in sustainable technologies and in renewable energies," explained Parliamentary State Secretary Michael Kellner at the opening of the International Roundtable on SMEs in …

Participation in external events | 11.10.2022 What promotes the founding of women

How does the start-up activity of women in Germany develop? What reforms are necessary to make it easier for women entrepreneurs to get started?

Participation in external events | 30.09.2022 Implications of sustainable financing legislation

It is not only the impact of the war in Ukraine that is currently challenging the Mittelstand companies, but also, for example, the shortage of skilled workers and the goal of doing business more sustainably.