IfM Bonn News

The so-called “Brittelstand” in Great Britain are owner-managed small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) that are appreciated worldwide for their product innovations and quality as well as for their service.

more

Three IfM Bonn researchers were honoured at the 35th Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (RENT) conference in Turku/Finland: Dr Siegrun Brink, Dr Susanne Schlepphorst and Prof Dr Friederike Welter .

more

There is great public interest in the topic of succession. Since there are no official figures on the number of business transfers that take place each year, the IfM Bonn regularly calculates the succession figures. KfW Bankengruppe calculates them on the basis of its SME panel.

more

At the European SME Assembly 2021, Hubert Gambs, Prof Dr Friederike Welter, Prof Dr Ute Stephan, Prof Dr Alfredo De Massis and Prof Dr Arnis Sauka discussed how small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) need to be supported on their way to a more sustainable economy.

more

What role does the informal economy play in emerging economies? Can particular market structures be observed? How does digitalisation affect informal entrepreneurship?

more

When Mittelstand businesses cooperate with innovative start-ups, both sides can benefit. In a best case scenario, the start-ups receive sector-specific know-how as well as access to resources and a broad network.

more

Wie hat der Mittelstand in Deutschland bzw. in Nordrhein-Westfalen bisher die Pandemiemonate überstanden? Wie gut ist er im Hinblick auf die kommenden Herausforderungen "Digitale Transformation“ und "Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften" aufgestellt?

more

The Mittelstand will face great challenges both from sector- and size-specific tasks and from the economic consequences of Covid 19, the digital transformation and sustainable business in the coming years.

more

Economic history can be used to derive important aspects for the development of entrepreneurship and also for the future training of managers.

more

How do the entrepreneurial ecosystems in the countries and regions of the world vary? In which way do they influence the individual entrepreneurial phases, from the start-up to the established company?

more

Guilherme Pedretti C Lima started his research at the IfM Bonn at the beginning of October as part of his Bundeskanzler fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung). During his academic career, he has been at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London (UK) and at …

more

Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter has been elected to the Editorial Board of Journal of Contextual Economics - Schmollers Jahrbuch. The journal exists since 1871 and is published by Duncker & Humboldt.

more

If the order books look good, it has a positive influence on the well-being of entrepreneurs. But if they do not allow themselves a respite in their everyday business, the economic order situation can also have a negative effect on their health or psychological stability.

more

The Siegen University professor and IfM-President Friederike Welter is once again one of the most influential economists in Germany this year.

more

What is the difference between entrepreneurs and employed management? What forms of entrepreneurship exist?

more