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• G-Forum 2025: Registration for the Doctoral Colloquium possible until July 30 read more

  As part of G-Forum 2025, a Doctoral Colloquium for early-career researchers in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, and SMEs will take place on September 17, 2025. The colloquium is aimed at doctoral candidates at various stages of their dissertation and offers a valuable opportunity to receive feedback from experienced researchers and to network with other… Read More »

• Invitation to the 1st Entrepreneurship Education Lab 2025 read more

  On 24 and 25 September 2025, the University of Applied Sciences Dresden is hosting the 1st Entrepreneurship Education Lab. This event will discuss how we can promote entrepreneurial thinking at universities and beyond. Teachers, innovators and partners from the entrepreneurial ecosystem will explore which formats, methods and partnerships are crucial for this and jointly set… Read More »

• New issue (5/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Crafts entrepreneurship: A new perspective on the role of the Big Five trait conscientiousness” has been published read more

  Craftspeople are characterised by a high degree of precision, quality and diligence in their technical work. According to research by Dr Petrik Runst (Thünen Institute) and Dr Jörg Thomä (ifh Göttingen), the character trait “conscientiousness” is therefore a good basis for starting a business in the skilled trades. They therefore recommend that this aspect should… Read More »

• New issue (4/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Time or Money? Mothers and Start-up Decisions” has been published read more

  Do parental allowances and parental leave affect mothers’ willingness to start their own businesses? A team of authors analyses this question in the latest Policy Brief, “Time or money? Mothers and Start-up Decisions“. The result: the length of parental leave has a significant influence on start-up intentions. The longer it takes, the greater is the… Read More »

• New issue (3/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Content and communication channels for successfully addressing women with the topic of entrepreneurship” has been published read more

  Women still start businesses less often than men. According to research by Dr Natalia Gorynia-Pfeffer and Armin Baharian (both from the RKW Competence Centre in Eschborn), a more targeted approach with specific content could help to motivate more women to start a business. This includes, above all, information on legal, tax and accounting issues, as… Read More »

• G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart: Insights from renowned Keynote Speakers read more

  This year’s G-Forum will once again be enriched by distinguished individuals: Prof. Dr. Erik Stam from Utrecht University (Netherlands) and Stellenbosch University (South Africa), as well as Dr. Danyal Bayaz, Minister of Finance of the state of Baden-Württemberg (Image: © Ministerium für Finanzen Baden-Württemberg), have confirmed their participation as keynote speakers.

• New issue (2/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “What really helps young People start a Business” has been published read more

  A start-up basic income guarantee covering social benefits, protection against dismissal and benefits equivalent to the general basic income guarantee for up to one year, as well as simplified access to venture capital, could help young people to realise their start-up plans more often. This is the conclusion drawn by Jens Schüler, Matthias Baum (both… Read More »

• New issue (1/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Artificial Intelligence in the Craft Sector in North Rhine-Westphalia” has been published read more

  In North Rhine-Westphalia, only about one third of craft businesses currently use artificial intelligence. The main applications are chatbots, voice assistants, translation software and image and video editing. In his policy brief “Artificial Intelligence in the Craft Sector“, Prof. Dr. Klaus Schafmeister (University of Applied Sciences for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Bielefeld) presents the results… Read More »

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