Internet telephony and e-mailing important publicity tools of SMEs 20. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the pressetext news service 95 percent of online marketing experts consider marketing by email to be the most effective tool to reach customers. This was confirmed by the »Online trends 2006« survey carried out by the German marketing-Börse service directory. Another finding was that no other medium represents as cost-effective a method of …
Black list of limited companies also published in Germany 19. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot Biweekly the English commercial register in London publishes a black list of companies which were deleted or are to be stroken off the commercial register within three months due to violations of English laws. One quarter of these companies are German limiteds (Ltd.).
Micro system technology in SMEs sponsored with 30 million Euros 19. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is to sponsor the application of micro system technology in small and medium-sized entities with 30 million Euros. To this end “application centres for micro system technology” are to be erected in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia and Thuringia. The Federal research minister, Mrs. Annette Schavan …
IT security provides maximum potential for growth 17. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot TNS Infratest and the Institute for Information Economics (IIE) on the 15th of June presented in Berlin their report “Monitoring information economy” for 2006. The experts consider the topic “IT security” to be the outstanding engine of growth for the economic sector of information and communication technology in 2006. Security hardware, software and services will …
Entrepreneurs hold discussion on three years of experience with limited legal form 17. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot Can the British “limited company” (Ltd) be considered as kind of “improved German private limited company” (GmbH) or are certain risks involved played down by counseling agencies and carelessly overlooked by entrepreneurs? Does the Ltd really provide the ground for illegal machinations which is a point reiterated by critics and which causes many banks and …
Economic advisers count on foreign European markets 17. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot For its study “Trends and perspectives for the counseling of small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) the Berlin based German institute for SMEs (DIKMU) questioned about 2000 economic advisers in Germany on the most important issues for the future and current trends in the counseling of SMEs. The main finding: increased competition, decreasing professional fees and …
Salaries paid in the IT sector depend on company size and location 14. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Kienbaum executive consultancy has presented their »Executives and experts working in information technology branches« salary study for the year 2006 which examined 190 companies. According to the findings of the study, executive staff on average earn 101.000 Euros annually, whereas a specialist´s salary amounts to 57.000 Euros. On average executive salaries have risen by …
Online traders often neglect the needs of their customers 14. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot In spite of growing demand only one quarter of German online traders intend to expand their service portfolio. This is the finding of a joint study by Novomind and the FAZ institute.
Market-orientated planning instrumental to the success of SMEs 14. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot Many markets are very dynamic and subject to ever faster changes. In this context it becomes obvious that on the basis of a backward planning one can easily miss one´s objectives and set the wrong priorities. Furthermore, incorrect assumptions on sales and turnover may put at risk the financial result. In addition to analising the …
Clever apprentices and young professionals sought after by the building industry 14. June 2006 by Thomas Jannot Apprentices and training centres, students and young professionals from the building industry should come up with some smart ideas and take part in the sixth edition of an ITcompetition called »Built upon IT – Career prospects in the building industry«. For the competition it is possible to submit individual as well as teamwork. Professors, training …