Small and young businesses are essential for job creation, innovation, and economic growth. Even most of the superstar firms start their business life small and then grow over time. Small firms have less internal resources, which makes them more fragile and sensitive to macroeconomic conditions....

In Deutschland wurden in dem Zeitraum 2002 bis 2008 etwa 178 Tsd. Familienunternehmen an einen neuen geschäftsführenden Inhaber übergeben. Das betrifft etwa 7% der Familienunternehmen. Ein Inhaber- und Geschäftsführerwechsel (Unternehmensnachfolge oder Generationenwechsel) stellt eine...

The objective of this study is to perform an ex-post evaluation of the instruments applied in the OP ERDF Saxony 2007-2013 to facilitate SMEs’ growth and innovation. The analysis encompasses 9 instruments that were identified as either targeting SMEs in particular or being mainly absorbed by...

[Introduction ...] Overall, this report is structured as follows: the next chapter (2) briefly outlines the relevance of regional trade indicators for determining the competitiveness of a region. In chapter 3, the methodology for the calculation of regional trade performance indicators is...