Reasons for rating changing 4. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot The reasons for which small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) – even those with a high creditworthiness – have themselves rated are changing. At least this is the personal experience of Hans J. Loges, expert and managing director of the Rating Services AG. „There are particular financing needs which nowadays prompt companies to undergo a rating.” …
Temporary work on the march in the EU 4. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot Temporary work is on the march – not only in Germany, but also in Europe as a whole. This is one finding of a study conducted by the Dublin-based European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions. In the old member states of the EU the number of temporary workers amounts to about …
Survey on product piracy launched 3. December 2006 by Thomas Jannot There is always more news on counterfeit products from Asia. The figures at the disposal of European Customs agency show China to be the country of origin for product piracy (we already reported on this). Against this background the Association of German chambers of commerce and industry (DIHK) in co-operation with an initiative against product …
Germany is top in the field of R&D 30. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to Eurostat, the EU´s statistical office, Germany is among the leading countries as regards research and development in the fields of advanced and high technology. In 2004 there were 2.82 million people in the 25 EU member states working in research and development. Of these 23 percent were Germans, 17 percent French and Italians …
Last chance for taking part in the European ICT Prize competition 29. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot If you want to participate in “The 2007 European ICT Prize” competition which is one of the highest endowed prizes in the field of information technology and telecommunications and sponsored by the European Union, you should apply by December 4th at the latest. The best ideas relating to these fields will be awarded with a …
German forum on equital capital started yesterday 28. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot On Monday Deutsche Börse and KfW Mittelstandsbank opened the autumn edition of the German equity capital forum in Frankfurt. According to the organizers the forum with its more than 4000 participants is the most important event on capital markets and equity capital financing in Europe. The big interest sparked by the event demonstrates the importance …
Kazakhstan of interest to German companies 27. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Kazakhstan has recently made negative headlines worldwide. In the film called „Bortat” the British actor Cohen is currently beating and belching his way through cinemas in his role as an unspeakably mannerless reporter. In reality, however, Kazakhstan is an economically stable country with a westerly atmosphere which is worth being taken into account by small …
Spam test available free of charge 27. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot In particular small companies quite often do not have the time and the resources in order to continuously follow the complex and constantly changing requirements of internet-based services. One such area is the fight against spam mails. It is very important to small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) that their in- and outgoing emails be received …
Mittelstandsblog online for more than a year 27. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Thirteen months ago the first articles were published on Mittelstandsblog. In the meantime their number has risen to more than 700, the administration of which had become increasingly difficult on the previous server. For this reason on Friday we changed over to a more powerful server and a new layout. In addition, the contents and …
International networks should be planned right now 26. November 2006 by Thomas Jannot Anybody planning to establish joint research and development projects with European partners from abroad may apply for grants which are given in the context of the European „EraSME” (Era small and medium-sized entities) initiative. The right time for applying is just now given that the third EraSME invitation to tender will commence on December 15th.