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Although the number of corporate insolvencies filed rose to 12,000 in the first half of 2025, the increase was less significant than compared to the first six months of 2024 and 2023.

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Pregnancy and early motherhood have a significant impact on women's self-employment, according to research by the IfM Bonn.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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