Tag: The Entrepreneur Talk
“Some fashion retailers are in the death spiral”
Galeria branch before closing Numerous companies in the fashion industry have gotten into trouble in recent months. (Photo: imago images/Jochen Tack) Bielefeld The past few years have been tough for…
The manufacturer of the “Wagoklemme” wants to become more international – and set up more independently in China
mind The Minden-based medium-sized company Wago makes 1.2 billion euros in sales a year. The specialist for connection and electrical engineering has become the world market leader with a rather…
Fränzi Kühne and Per Ledermann on failure
Per Ledermann and Franzi Kuehne The Edding CEO and the digital director lack a culture of failure in this country. (Photo: Edding) Dusseldorf Edding reinvents itself. The family business from…
“Success of German companies was borrowed and not earned”
Alexander Schaeff The entrepreneur has scientifically examined the causes of crises in family businesses and explained why many of them fail. (Photo: Schaeff Group) Dusseldorf The Schaeffs are among the…
Expert on corporate resilience in crisis
Friederike Welter The scientist is one of the leading experts for German medium-sized companies. (Photo: IfM) Ms. Welter, for the past six years you have been looking at German medium-sized…
An interview with the head of Rituals
Raymond Cloosterman His company Rituals is growing even during the crisis. (Photo: Rituals) Dusseldorf Bath foam, anti-aging cream, luxury candles or car fragrances – Rituals is considered the fastest growing…
East Germany’s top-selling company goes into British hands
Dusseldorf The telecommunications wholesaler Komsa merges with the British IT wholesaler Westcoast. The complete takeover by Westcoast is to take place by 2025, as the company from Saxony announced last…
“Want to be a pioneer in cell culture meat”
Michael Hahnel “Meat grown from cells is an important topic for the future – in ten years at the latest,” the boss of the Rügenwalder Mühle is convinced. (Photo: Rügenwalder…
“Right from the start, we didn’t just focus on China”
Edward Dorrenberg The managing partner of the Dr. Wolff Group ran the family business from Singapore for four years. (Photo: Alpecin | Dr. Wolff Group) Bielefeld Hardly any entrepreneur knows…
“I also received personal threats”
Andrew Ronken The Ritter Sport boss wants to donate the profits from the Russian business. Dusseldorf, Berlin The managing director of the chocolate manufacturer Ritter Sport, Andreas Ronken, has been…
Jewelery manufactory Wellendorff does not want to grow
Georg, Claudia and Christoph Wellendorf The family entrepreneurs see a lot of potential in Japan for the jewelery manufacturer. Pforzheim Claudia Wellendorff, her husband Georg and her brother-in-law Christoph have…
Hannover Finanz is cautious about new investments
Frankfurt Goetz Hertz-Eichenrode, head of the medium-sized investor Hannover Finanz, is becoming more cautious when it comes to new investments in view of the Ukraine war, inflation and rising interest…
Confectionery manufacturer Hitschler slips into the red
Philip Hitschler-Becker The entrepreneur sometimes has to stop production because of a lack of raw materials. (Photo: Hitschler) Hurth Philip Hitschler-Becker joined the Hitschler family business four years ago at…
“Don’t stop when the war is over”
Dusseldorf Entrepreneur Willi Prettl has been working as an honorary consul for Ukraine for almost three years. Since the beginning of the war, however, he has suddenly become a contact…