EU: Strategic guideline should replace small-scale funding policy after Corona pandemic crisis
Due to the sometimes very different economic policy models and economic power in the member states, EU SME policy has so far mostly been limited... [mehr]
Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn
Macro-economic significance of SMEs
In 2018, approx. 3.47 million German enterprises classified as small and medium-sized enterprises, accounting for 99.5% of the total number of... [mehr]
What distinguishes Hidden Champions
How do the "hidden winners" differ from non-hidden champions? Answers to this question are provided by Michael Holz, Dr. Susanne Schlepphorst and... [mehr]
European city comparison: One in three small and medium-sized enterprises is threatened by a crisis
Every third small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) in and around Frankfurt has experienced an existential crisis in the past 5 years. This is... [mehr]
Visiting Scholar at IfM Bonn
During her four-week stay, Rebecca Weicht will collect empirical data for Germany and conduct interviews with experts. She will then compare the... [mehr]
High demand for Working Paper series
The Working Paper-series enables scientists to research Start-ups and Entrepreneurship as well as family businesses and SMEs, and to publish their... [mehr]