Company relocations provide new opportunities 14. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Due to globalization companies have to face growing competition, but at the same time they are also provided new opportunities by new markets. In this context the Kienbaum management consulting company carried out the “New company locations as a challenge to managers” study which is based on the experiences of 75 relocations over the past …
Clients are valuable innovators 13. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot The Pressetext news agency reported that nowadays many companies count on their customers as so-called co-innovators in order to refine the findings of large-scale market research and marketing processes. “In their search for innovation an increasing number of companies do not simply rely on their own research and development units, but also take advantage of …
E-business is decisive factor for being competitive 13. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot The importance of e-business for German companies keeps growing. This is the main finding of the e-business barometers 2006/2007 study carried out by Fraunhofer IAO in co-operation with the Wegweiser GmbH, the Confederation of German Industry (BDI) and BITKOM. The investment climate in the field of e-business is as good as never before since surveys …
Study analyses payment processes over the Internet 13. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Based on the online-questionning of over 500 people, a new study called “Payment processes over the Internet” which was carried out by the ibi research scientific institute at the University of Regensburg presents current trends in electronic business. The study comes up with information on business models and the current situation of online sales as …
M’BlogDocuments available free of charge for download 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot M’BlogDocuments are electronic brochures for owners and decision makers of small and medium-sized entities. They provide practical background knowledge and specific guidance by professionals for professionals.
Huge investment potential in trade 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Der Handel economic magazine, in co-operation with the Lexware software producer have prepared the “Investment potential in SMEs” (IPM3) study in order to provide information on the investment potential among German SMEs as a whole and on trade companies in particular to its advertisers.
Systems IT fair extends its service provided to SMEs 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Although the summer in Germany has just begun, there are already the first news on the Systems IT fair which will take place from October 23rd to 27th 2006 in Munich. The organizer of the event, the Messe München International (MMI), considers the SYSTEMS as an information platform to small and medium-sized entities. After all, …
Modern leadership instruments also important for SMEs 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Many leaders of small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) not only trust their practical experience when it comes to products, but also in leading their company. In general, this approach works well for quite a long time. However, in acccordance to the growth of the company, sooner or later also the rules within the company start …
Innovations in SMEs fail because of lack of money 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot A recent study called “innovations in SMEs”, carried out by the KfW banking group in co-operation with the Centre for European Economy Resarch (ZEW) which was presented last week in Frankfurt, reveals that in the period between 2002 and 2004 42 percent of all German small and medium-sized entities (SMEs) have carried out successfully at …
Research bonus for SMEs planned 11. July 2006 by Thomas Jannot Mrs Annette Schavan, who is German Minister of Education and Research, wants to introduce a bonus for SMEs engaging in research. She expects this bonus to give a fresh impetus to a close co-operation between research institutes and SMEs from 2007 on. The research bonus is considered as a very effective tool for the promotion …