German Internet Award endowed with 3 x 25.000 Euro 4. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Yesterday Berlin saw the launch of this year´s German Internet Award campaign. The prize which is awarded to small and medium-sized companies taking advantage of innovative information and communications technology was created in the year 2000 by the German Federal Ministry of Economy and Technoloy (BMWi) and will be confered for the first time this …
Selective IT outsourcing appeals to smaller companies 3. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Concentration on the core business, buying in of external know-how – this is the outsourcing mantra which has been repeated for many years by the providers of IT services to their major customers. Quite new, however, is the fact that this credo meets with a lot of enthusiam by small and medium-sized companies, as is …
Stock exchange increasingly accessible to medium-sized companies 2. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot Apart from being appealing to major enterprises, the stock exchange is increasingly accessible to small and medium-sized companies as reveals an article worth reading published in the P.T.-magazine of the Oskar-Patzelt foundation.
British limited legal form expands within Germany 2. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the ddp/Dow Jones business agency the British „Limited” (⇒ Wikipedia) legal form continues to be highly appealing to small and medium-sized German companies, in spite of an announced reform of the German private limited company.
Business Intelligence channels business data 2. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot A joint conference of the Business Application Research Center (BARC) and the Österreichisches Controller-Institut (ÖCI) in Vienna was dedicated to the subject matter of “Business Intelligence” (⇒ Wikipedia). According to a press statement by Pressetext.austria the conference showed that in particular small and medium-sized companies show a significantly growing interest in business intelligence solutions. Just …
Study analyses potential and risk of doing business in China 1. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to the findings of the Mittelstandsbarometer 2006 study carried out by Ernst & Young the momentum gained by the Chinese economy is perceived rather as an opportunity than a danger by German small and medium-sized companies. Almost one out of five German companies expect this development to have a positive effect on their own …
ESA sponsors small and medium-sized companies with up to 300.000 Euro 1. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot The European Space Agency ESA is continuing with its “Start-Up Project Initiative. This iniative aims at making satellite comunication (SATCOM) accessible to small and medium-sized companies which in general are unable to bear the technical and economic risks of projects based on satellite technology.
Legal form of EEIG facilitates European-wide co-operations 1. May 2006 by Thomas Jannot “The legal form of the EWIV applied in daily business” – this is the subject matter of a conference on the legal form of the EEIG (European Economic Interest Grouping) which will take place on the 22nd September 2006 in Vienna.
New law strengthens financial position of small companies 30. April 2006 by Thomas Jannot According to a report of the Haufe Verlag a bill of a new law securing the claims of creditors has been passed by the Upper House of German Parliament, the Bundesrat, and put to the vote of the Lower House of Parliament, the Bundestag.
Let’s talk about investing in Germany 22. April 2006 by Thomas Jannot There is a corporate weblog in Germany publishing daily selected business issues, tips and references for small and medium-size companies in Central Europe. Its name is MittelstandsBlog.DE made by professional journalists. Just 4 Business proudly presents the headlines from there. English translations are in the pipeline. If you need a quick translation please try the …