Prof. Dr. Friederike Welter admitted as a member of the Academia Europaea
Prof. Dr Friederike Welter, President of IfM Bonn and Professor at the University of Siegen, has been invited to become a member of the Academia... [mehr]
Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn
Number of Exporting SMEs declined
The number of exporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has fallen slightly in recent years (2012: 350,000 enterprises, 2019: 340,000... [mehr]
Mittelstand policy measures for the post-Corona period
During the last months of the pandemic, Mittelstand policy was primarily aimed at mitigating the acute impact on the self-employed and... [mehr]
Covid’s influence on the propensity to start a business
Has the Covid 19 pandemic influenced the propensity of scientists at universities in Germany to set up new businesses? Did they give up their idea... [mehr]
Scientists prefer to found companies as part-time entrepreneurs
The study showed that every third person interested in founding a company in 2013 realised it in 2020. "The newly founded companies are... [mehr]
Less freelance and business start-ups in the Corona pandemic year Corona
In the liberal professions, however, the decline in the number of start-ups was less severe than in the commercial sector. As a result, the... [mehr]
Corona Year 2020: The construction industry had the highest number of insolvencies despite its boom
Overall, the number of insolvency petitions for companies fell by 15.5 % compared to 2019: the decline is highest for companies in the legal form... [mehr]
How the revival in the Mittelstand after the Corona crisis can succeed
Professor Friederike Welter (IfM Bonn/University of Siegen), Hans-Jürgen Wolter and Michael Holz (both IfM Bonn) suggest that Mittelstand policy... [mehr]
Different levels of pandemic impact in Mittelstand Enterprises
The majority of firms can operate largely unhindered as long as they adhere to a hygiene concept. In contrast, the economic consequences are... [mehr]