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• Call for Applications: JBVI Community Entrepreneurship Special Issue Paper Workshop read more

  We are excited to announce the upcoming JBVI Paper Workshop on Community Entrepreneurship, hosted by the University of North Texas & RWTH Aachen University on December 9-11, 2025 in Aachen, Germany.This workshop is designed for scholars aiming to submit to the Journal of Business Venturing Insights Special Issue What to expect: Paper feedback from guest… Read More »

• G-Forum 2025: Best Research Paper Award Ceremony read more

  At G-Forum 2025 in Stuttgart, the recipients of this year’s awards were officially announced. We extend our sincere congratulations to all winners. Our special thanks go to our partners – the Karl Schlecht Foundation, the Stiftung für die Wissenschaft der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe, and the Szyperski Foundation – whose support made these awards possible. Further information will… Read More »

• New issue (6/2025) of the FGF/IfM Bonn Policy Brief titled “Psychological costs as a key factor in the bureaucratic burden on businesses” has been published read more

  The bureaucratic burden on companies is usually measured based on the time and money spent on complying with regulatory requirements. Michael Holz, Dr Annette Icks, Dr Nadine Schlömer-Laufen, Dr Sebastian Schneider and Dr Annika Reiff (all researchers are at the IfM Bonn) outline in their policy brief the role that anger, frustration and irritation (psychological… Read More »

• Completion of the FGF Doctoral Program – Class of 2025 read more

  On July 31 and August 1, 2025, the final event of the FGF Doctoral Program – Class of 2025 took place at the premises of the Stiftung für die Wissenschaft der Sparkassen Finanzgruppe in Bonn. Eleven doctoral candidates presented and discussed their research and dissertation projects. Prior to this, participants had the opportunity to explore… 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 »

• 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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