IfM Bonn News

Business angels not only support the financing of start-ups but also company acquisitions by private individuals. In their policy brief, Prof Dr Alexander Pöschl and Isabella Mai (both Saarland University of Applied Sciences/Saarbrücken) outline the potential of this form for succession financing.

more

What could economic policy do to reduce the gender gap in entrepreneurship? Dr Armgard Wippler, Solène Le Coz-Fortis, Irish entrepreneur Sinead Lonergan, Dr Teita Bijedić-Krumm, Marie Eloy and Maura McAdam discussed this question at an online OECD event at the end of January.

more

How are medium-sized industrial companies affected by the current geopolitical crises? How does this affect their foreign activities? Dr André Pahnke gave answers to these questions in his lecture "Development trends in global value chains from the perspective of Mittelstand companies" as part of …

more

Digital financial platforms that crowdfund equity for entrepreneurs have emerged globally. Nevertheless, the question still remains as to how scalable the business models of these platforms are and how much competition the market allows compared to other digital markets.

more

Women are still underrepresented among the self-employed in Germany as well as in other European countries.

more

Dr Annette Icks answered questions posed by the parliamentary groups on the topic of "bureaucracy" at a meeting of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy in the North Rhine-Westphalian state parliament in mid-January.

more

According to studies by Dr Teita Bijedić-Krumm, Olga Suprinovič, Dr Stefan Schneck and Dr Jonas Löher, start-ups are mainly founded by young men aged 15 and 17 who perform better than average at school.

more

The industrial Mittelstand companies follow the current geopolitical crises and conflicts with great concern and take first precautions: Indeed, China generally remains important to companies as a procurement market since the country holds a monopoly-like position for some raw materials.

more

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged companies first, followed by the economic consequences of Russia's war against Ukraine in February 2022. The Mittelstand enterprises are also faced with the task of pushing ahead with both the Digital and Ecological Transformation.

more

More than three-quarters of small and medium-sized enterprises expect climate change's consequences, such as extreme weather events and the transformation to a more sustainable economy, will impact their business activities. The scope for concrete action depends on the extent to which they have been …

more

Greenhouse gas emissions in Europe will be reduced by 55% by 2030 compared to 1990. Business enterprises play an important role in this. However, although they are, in principle, willing to do business more sustainably, the green transformation remains a challenge.

more

The IfM researchers estimate that by 2026, around 38,000 companies will be up for transfer each year because their owners are retiring from management due to age, illness or death.

more

Since 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has affected SMEs worldwide in unprecedented ways. Seven renowned entrepreneurship researchers from all over Europe presented their research at the IfM Bonn-organised International Roundtable on SMEs at the end of 2021.

more

The Covid pandemic has been challenging SMEs in Europe for 2 years. What conclusions can be drawn from dealing with the pandemic for future challenges such as digitalisation and sustainable business?

more

Businesses criticise the high density of regulation repeatedly, and they also question the sense of many bureaucratic regulations.

more