Small companies at the highest risk of becoming insolvent 6. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot A current study conducted by Creditreform has revealed that among the total number of insolvencies there are always more small and very small entities, whereas the percentage of larger enterprises going bust has remained virtually unchanged. According to this survey, the proportion of insolvent companies with a turnover of up to 0.1 million Euro has …
Frankfurt stock exchange more attractive to SMEs than London 5. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot Going public in Frankfurt is much more attractive than in London in particular for small and medium-sized entities. This is the finding of a joint study by the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) at the Technical University in Munich (TUM) and the European Business School (ebs) which was presented on the occasion of …
Statistical yearbooks available free of charge for he first time on the internet 5. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot The statistical yearbooks published by the Federal Statistical Office are no blockbusters, but quite a useful source of information for planning. So far printed versions have been quite expensive. Even the current edition which costs 84 Euro is not inexpensive. What is new is the fact that these yearbooks may now be completely downloaded free-of-charge …
Sweden and Great Britain top at venture capital funding 4. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot Venture capital investment is defined as private equity capital used for investing into companies. For small and medium-sized entities access to venture capital investment is highly important with regard to growth and employment. The amount of venture capital being available in proportion to GDP varies in the single EU member states. And this amount is …
Reasons for rating changing 4. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot The reasons for which small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) – even those with a high creditworthiness – have themselves rated are changing. At least this is the personal experience of Hans J. Loges, expert and managing director of the Rating Services AG. „There are particular financing needs which nowadays prompt companies to undergo a rating.” …
Temporary work on the march in the EU 4. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot Temporary work is on the march – not only in Germany, but also in Europe as a whole. This is one finding of a study conducted by the Dublin-based European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions. In the old member states of the EU the number of temporary workers amounts to about …
Survey on product piracy launched 3. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot There is always more news on counterfeit products from Asia. The figures at the disposal of European Customs agency show China to be the country of origin for product piracy (we already reported on this). Against this background the Association of German chambers of commerce and industry (DIHK) in co-operation with an initiative against product …
Germany is top in the field of R&D 30. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to Eurostat, the EU´s statistical office, Germany is among the leading countries as regards research and development in the fields of advanced and high technology. In 2004 there were 2.82 million people in the 25 EU member states working in research and development. Of these 23 percent were Germans, 17 percent French and Italians …
Last chance for taking part in the European ICT Prize competition 29. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot If you want to participate in “The 2007 European ICT Prize” competition which is one of the highest endowed prizes in the field of information technology and telecommunications and sponsored by the European Union, you should apply by December 4th at the latest. The best ideas relating to these fields will be awarded with a …
German forum on equital capital started yesterday 28. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot On Monday Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank opened the autumn edition of the German equity capital forum in Frankfurt. According to the organizers the forum with its more than 4000 participants is the most important event on capital markets and equity capital financing in Europe. The big interest sparked by the event demonstrates the importance …