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 …
Thanks to SME Germany is less sensitive to high oil prices 24. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot An article by the FrankfurterAllgemeineZeitung (FAZ) demonstrates an interesting connection: The German industry is profiting from high oil prices due to a backflow of petrodollars from the oil-producing countries buying high-quality technology and equipment in Germany.
Corporate podcasting as a new kind of communication for SME 24. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the news service Pressetext.de the number of downloads from so-called podcasts (⇒ Wikipedia) has plainly multiplied by ten over a period of one year in Germany. Whereas in June 2005 there were still about 220.000 downloads being registered, this number increased to over three million recorded each month by March 2006. Podcasts can …
Increased turnover on German book market 23. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot For the first time in four years there is a noticeable increase by 0.9 percent in turnover on the German book market which is mainly dominated by small and medium-sized entities (SME). Book merchants, publishers and whole salers recorded a turnover of 9.2 billion Euros last year. Also in 2006 signs point to another increase. …
Prizes worth 15.000 Euros to be awarded to companies providing training 23. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Wirtschaftsjunioren Deutschland (WJD), the Junioren des Handwerks, the Interversicherungen and the impulse business magazine will award the »training ace award« to model companies providing training as well as to exemplary training initiatives. The prize is endowed with a total of 15.000 Euros. The award is intended to draw the general public´s attention to the variety …