EU officials have started their internships in European companies 10. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Several EU officials have left their offices in Brussels in order to gain practical experience on the way that small and medium-sized entities all over Europe do business. During their one-week stay in several companies they are to receive a better understanding of the general conditions under which small and medium-sized entities operate. The first …
There is still growth potential for turnover generated abroad 9. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The number of small and medium-sized entities doing business on an international scale is constantly increasing. Even though in most companies international business still plays a minor role, the share of those generating major parts of their turnover abroad gets bigger and bigger. In the course of the nationwide Going International 2006 survey by the …
Collecting debts needs a lot of training 6. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Each year thousands of companies go bust in Germany with annual debts of about 50 billion Euro not being settled. Such a bad debt loss may be fatal to small and medium-sized entities. In order to avoid such a situation, the DIKMU institute and the Gerling GmbH will hold a conference on the subject matter …
Study to shed light on salaries paid to supervisory board members in SMEs 6. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The salaries paid to members of supervisory boards in companies listed on the stock exchange may be looked up in the annual reports. How about the salaries paid to members of these boards in small and medium-sized companies? This question is to be answered by the “Vergütung von Aufsichtsgremien 2006/2007” study. Whoever decides to take …
This year Germans to spend less on Christmas gifts 6. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Germans will presumably save on Christmas gifts this year. According to a survey commissioned by the Hamburg-based Stern magazine only 6 percent of Germans plan to spend more than last Christmas and 25 percent said that this time they will pay less for presents.
European conference on equity-based financing not to be missed in Frankfurt this month 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot For the tenth time Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank will host the German conference on equity capital which will take place from November 27th – 29th in Frankfurt upon Main. According to the organizers this conference provides the biggest platform for small and medium-sized European entities already listed on the stock exchange and seeking to …
Fixed income most important for satisfaction of office workers 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot This is a fact confirmed by its first place on the hit list of most important preconditions for satisfied office workers. The finding is part of the third and last leg of the “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study and has revealed a mentality which focuses on economic safety.
Deutsche Bank securitizes loans to SMEs 4. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Deutsche Bank has completed the securitization of risks resulting from some 2300 loans granted to small and medium-sized entities. These risks were securitized by the issue of so-called Credit Linked Notes at a total nominal value of 2.1 billion Euro and a redemption period of 10 years. These securities were bought by European and …
Support from colleagues is one of most important aspects at work 3. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Not only has the “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study by the INQA initiative revealed those factors which are most worrying to office workers, but also a top-five list of the most important resources for employees to fall back on.
Insecure jobs are most worrying to employees 3. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot The “Was ist gute Arbeit?” study by the INQA initiative reveals that being afraid of losing one´s job weighs most heavily on the quality of work at the office, whereas emotional factors such as an office love not returned have less serious effects on employees.