Tag: Middle class
Commerzbank corporate customer boss Michael Kotzbauer: “Have to reduce dependencies”
Michael Kotzbauer The corporate customer board wants the bank to continue to have a strong presence in Europe, Asia and the USA. (Photo: Commerzbank AG) Frankfurt Commerzbank wants to separate…
Miele achieves record sales – foreign business is booming
Miele washing machine For the current year, the household appliance manufacturer expects stable business figures or a small plus. (Photo: imago images / STPP) Dusseldorf The household appliance manufacturer Miele…
Electronic sick leave has its weaknesses
notification of illness According to the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, the electronic sick note works well, contrary to criticism. (Photo: DigitalVision/Getty Images) Berlin For the economy, it…
After a price dispute with brand manufacturers: Edeka is expanding its own brand production
Edeka logo The dealer has built up a small empire of production companies. (Photo: picture alliance / Hauke-Christi) Dusseldorf The Schwarz Group with its retail chains Lidl and Kaufland is…
How Fackelmann became a global brand with household helpers
Hersberg Every German household has the Fackelmann household helpers in some kitchen drawer. From spatulas to lemon squeezers to pasta machines – the family business from Hersbruck near Nuremberg has…
This is how a Bavarian medium-sized company became the tracker of the chip industry
Hoehenkirchen Nowhere is the success of Lauterbach GmbH more impressive than in the mail room of the medium-sized company. The names of the world’s best-known chip manufacturers are emblazoned on…
Commerzbank extends contract with head of corporate customers until 2028
Michael Kotzbauer The corporate customer board wants the bank to continue to have a strong presence in Europe, Asia and the USA. (Photo: Commerzbank AG) Frankfurt After graduating from high…
Traffic light housekeepers now want help for companies with oil or pellet heating
Heating A total of one billion euros is earmarked for hardship aid for small and medium-sized companies. (Photo: imago images/avanti) Berlin Contrary to what was originally planned, the hardship aid…
New Deeptech and Climate fund to support start-ups and co
Berlin Climate-neutral trucks on the roads, an AI efficiently controls the power grid, companies can easily obtain urgently needed components using 3D printing – Germany is still a long way…
Renewable energies: SMEs initiate energy transition
Installation of a photovoltaic system Two thirds of medium-sized companies invest in solar projects to initiate their energy transition. (Photo: IMAGO/Westend61) Dusseldorf Sharply increased energy prices and fears about the…
The reduction in bureaucracy planned by Brussels is becoming a dream
The author Rainer Kirchdörfer is on the board of the Foundation for Family Businesses and Politics. (Photo: IMAGO/Monasse Th/Andia.fr, Marco Urban ) A few years ago, former Bavarian Prime Minister…
Infrastructure, bureaucracy, energy costs and tax burden: Germany’s location quality is declining
Industry Concerns about de-industrialization should not be downplayed. (Photo: dpa) The backbone of the German economy is known to be small and medium-sized enterprises. According to a study by the…
The federal government assumes export risks for medium-sized companies
Industry The Federal Ministry of Economics and the Federal Ministry of Finance have agreed to make it easier for German medium-sized companies to do business with other countries with the…
Investor wants profitable medium-sized companies for new fund
Founding team of Flex Capital Felix Haas, Jan Becker, Robert Wuttke, Christoph Jost, Peter Waleczek and Andreas Etten (from left) lead the Berlin private equity fund. Berlin The very first…
The boom in new corporate loans continues
Gas power plant in Leipzig High energy prices put private households and companies under pressure. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The high energy prices and the large inventories of many companies continue…
German family businesses are growing more slowly in a global comparison
Dusseldorf The 500 top-selling family businesses in the world are growing again. After a 2.5 percent decline in sales in the 2019 and 2021 surveys, the Global Family Business Index…
German family businesses are growing more slowly in a global comparison
Dusseldorf The 500 top-selling family businesses in the world are growing again. After a 2.5 percent decline in sales in the 2019 and 2021 surveys, the Global Family Business Index…
EU Cyber Security Directive puts companies under time pressure
Dusseldorf In many companies, IT security has not yet been a top priority. That is likely to change in the next few months: A legislative package from the European Union…
Marie-Christine Ostermann is to make family entrepreneurs more present again
Marie Christine Ostermann She could be the first woman in the more than 70-year history to lead the association “The Family Entrepreneurs”. (Photo: Frauke Schumann) Dusseldorf Marie-Christine Ostermann is to…
Two million jobs in Germany remain vacant
Berlin The fact that the Paracelsus Clinic in Bad Ems wants to stop operations also has to do with a lack of staff. “Since the Bad Ems location has been…