German SMEs are to train more apprentices 30. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Otto Kentzler, chairman of the Federal association of German craft companies (ZdH), in an article published in the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung magazine calls upon SMEs to take on more apprentices. In view of the looming lack of qualified young workers, Kentzler urges “to make a better use of the momentum gained by the economy” and …
Leasing of intangibles bridges funding gaps 30. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot A clever solution to the problem of funding gaps in supply companies is described by Mrs. Marlene Brockmann in an article published in the Financial Times Deutschland (FTD). The author deplores that in particular suppliers more and more often have to struggle with financing problems. Although these companies benefit from increasing outsourcing by their customers, …
Study analises salaries paid by SMEs to IT staff 30. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot IT staff are paid higher salaries in 2006. In particular employees of small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) and experienced personnel earn more money. This is one of the findings of a recent study by the Computerwoche magazine on salaries of IT staff working in SMEs, which was presented on Sunday.
Competition from emergent nations underestimated 29. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot German companies have to face increasing competition by new competitors from low-wage countries, in particular from Asia. This is the alarming finding of a study carried out by the consultancy The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), which presents the “100 new global challengers” from China, India, Brasil and Mexico who are about to conquer Europe.
SMEs rediscover their proper qualities 29. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot In the latest issue of the “Der NRW-Mittelstand” magazine Mario Ohoven, chairman of the Federal Association of SMEs (BVMW), deplores the fact that the traditional forecasts on economic development are merely based on the existing economic structures and do not take into account structural changes. One such structural change currently taking place is the fact …
Federal Supreme Court lifts FIFA´s trade mark protection 29. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has annulled the trade mark protection claimed by the FIFA for the wordings “Fußball WM 2006” and “WM 2006”. “Thanks to the BGHs verdict not only all producers of visual displays or notebooks, but also any building centre or pizza baker are entitled to promote their businesses by means of …
More than sixty SMEs will still go public in 2006 25. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot As was reportet by the Handelsblatt magazine, according to the estimates of the Federal Association of German financial holdings (BVK) there will still be numerous IPOs by small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) in 2006. The »IPO 2006 survey« by the association revealed that the portfolio of German financial holdings comprises many numerous listable companies. Reason …
Economic report by ZDH forecasts solid business 25. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Good news is reported by the »Economic trade report for the spring 2006«, which was presented on Wednesday by Hanns-Eberhard Schleyer, secretary-general of the Federal Association of German Trade (ZDH). The economy was gaining momentum and expectations as regards future business are as positive as they were for the last time five years ago. Seen …
IT managers are not sure about the benefit of information technology 24. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot The above can be considered to be the oversubtle conclusion drawn by the management and technology consultancy Accenture which was presented today in Kronberg. The survey was based on 302 telephone interviews carried out by Accenture in December and January with one half of these interviews done with business unit managers and the other half …
Correct negotiating strategy decisive in the granting of loans 24. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot In an online article on the subject of the negotiating of loans with banks some tips wich are literally worth money are given by Mr. Ernst August Bach, lawyer and book writer (we had already referred to his book). Even though bank clients are not entitled to being granted a loan by their bank, which …