German SMEs strengthen ties with Russia 21. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the Federal ministry for economic affairs and technology (BMWi) an important share of the 50 billion Euro record trade volume between Germany and Russia in 2006 is to be attributed to the approximately 4.500 German small and medium-sized entities operating in Russia. This underlines the importance of SMEs as a driving economic force.
Purchasing power growing in Germany with the East gaining ground 21. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot The purchasing power of German consumers is growing slowly but constantly and will continue like this in the near future. However, this growth is stronger in regions at the periphery of cities than in the cities themselves. Another positive fact is that purchasing power in the new federal states has become almost identical to that …
Content Management one of key topics at CeBIT 19. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot For the first time in the history of the CeBIT exhibition one of the main focuses will be on Web Content Management. In exhibition hall 3 the “Content Management Arena @ CeBIT 2007« theme platform is to present and discuss the potential and applications of new content technologies. Apart from traditional issues such as efficiency …
New economic report focuses on Chinese economy 19. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology (BMWi) has markedly improved its monthly report on economic development. With numerous background information on national and foreign economic issues as well as many tables and diagrams the report re-named as „Highlights of Economic Policies” provides a comprehensive overview. China is one of its focal points.
Fifty percent of all companies already affected by white-collar criminality 18. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot A study by the Munich-based Result Group has revealed findings on white-collar criminality which give rise to concern for small and medium-sized entities (SMEs). These findings show that SMEs are even more frequently affected by industrial spying than corporate groups. 3.500 German companies of any size and operating in different branches of industry took part …
Only good websites ensure successful online shopping 15. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot A survey by the Forsa market research institute predicts a total turnover of the German online trade amounting to 23 billion Euros in 2006. The Federal association for information management, telecommunications and new media (BITKOM) even forecasts a turnover of 40 billion Euros for 2006. The German association for digital economy (BVDW) expects strong growth …
New data base on business development online 14. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot Last Tuesday the Federal Ministry for Economy and Technology (BMWi) went online with the new Federal support data base. In constrast to prior versions, this time it features comprehensive search possibilites, contents and an appealing design. Visitors are provided with detailed information on more than 1000 support programmes made available by the government, federal states …
New statistical data on Iran available 14. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot With a population of 67.5 million people Iran is an interesting market for small and medium-sized entities in spite of the political problems. For this reason it may be worth having a look at the new „country profile of Iran” published by the Federal Statistical Office.
Benefit from key interest rate changes by comparing bank interest rates 13. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot In the wake of the increase in key interest rates to 3.5 % by the European Central Bank on the 7th of December, the interest rates offered by commercial bankes will be accordingly adapted. Whereas it is true that debit interest rates go up immediately after an increase in key interest rates, this is not …
Companies without their own website may soon advertise through AdWords 12. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot So far anybody wanting to advertise through Adwords on the popular Google internet research engine, had to establish their own website, something which could turn out to be quite problematic to very small companies. For this reason Google offers a mini solution of restricted scope for these companies which is for the time being available …