New payment system for online traders by Amazon 9. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot As is reported by Spiegel-Online the US online trader Amazon is developing a payment system for web shops which can be adapted, integrated and used independently by other online shops. This new system is a strong challenge to Google and eBay which are two of the biggest internet corporations. More information is available from Spiegel …
Regierung beispielhaft mit Informationen für den Mittelstand 23. February 20209. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot Informationen aus dem Internet sind für Unternehmen immer wichtiger. Ausgerechnet die Websites der Bundesregierung sorgen für Klarheit in vielen Fragen, zeigt eine Untersuchung von MittelstandsWiki.de.
Study warns of global competition in the field of technology 7. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot In the future German companies will face increasing competition in the field of technology from Asian countries such as India and in particular China. This is the finding of the »Technologische Leistungsfähigkeit Deutschlands« study which was conducted jointly by several institutes led by the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) on behalf of the Federal …
In June strong increase of order intake by German industry 7. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot According to provisional data provided by the Federal Statistical Office, incoming orders in the German industry increased strongly by 4.6% in June. In May orders had already been up by 3.0%. The number of large orders was significantly above average, which in particular benefited the manufacturers of capital goods, whose order intake increased most with …
Production prices increased slightly in European industry 5. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot As was reported by Eurostat which is the EU’ s statistical office the industrial producer price index increased by 0.1% in June as compared to May in both the Eurozone (EZ13) and the EU27. Back in May the index had still increased by 0.3% in both regions. Compared to June 2006 producer prices inreased by …
Paddle market grows by 73 percent 5. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot The demand for paddles is growing rapidly in Germany. Over the first half of 2007 turnover increased by 73% to 276 million Euro as compared to the first six months of 2006. The number of pieces sold increased considerably as well and rose by 39% to 1.3 million pieces in the first six months of …
International aid programme for business start-ups 5. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot A survey among more than 6700 companies conducted by the »Enterpreneurs’ Organization« (EO) revealed that most companies fail within the first two years after their foundation. In order to help entrepreneurs to cope with initial entrepreneurial problems Mercedes Benz Financial, which is the American business division of DaimlerChrysler Financial Services, and the EO have launched …
Falling unemployment rate in the EU 3. August 2007 by Thomas Jannot The unemployment rate in the EU hit a new record low in June: According to Eurostat which is the EU’s Statistical Office there were 6.9% of EU citizens without a job. In May the unemployment rate had still stood at 7% and in June 2006 even at 7.9%.
One third of Germans use online services provided by public authorities 31. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Communication with public authorities over the internet is becoming more and more popular. According to the German Association of Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media (BITKOM) 32% of all Germans aged between 16 and 74 used online services provided by public authorities in the year 2006 such as downloading documents or filling in forms online. …
Many German managers do not receive any bonuses 31. July 2007 by Thomas Jannot Almost 60% of German managers have never received any gratification. This was revealed in the course of a survey conducted by the StepStone online job market. Just 28% of German executives and specialists said to have contractual gratifications agreed upon with their employers. Another 14% said to receive gratifications on an irregular basis in case …