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What’s The Fuss About The Mittelstand?

Written by Robert Craven on Thursday, 05 June 2014.

The UK's medium-sized businesses are told to emulate the Mittelstand. Emulating Germany's medium-sized, mostly family-owned businesses is seen as the way to boost growth, jobs and exports. While the Mittelstand is identified and recognised in Germany, there doesn't appear to be such clarity of definition or recognition for the UK's medium-sized businesses.

Tech-Start-ups in Deutschland: Goliath sucht David

on Wednesday, 04 June 2014.

Deutschland festigt seine Position als eine der führenden Nationen in Europa im Bereich der Technologie-Start-ups. Neben seiner langjährigen Qualitätstradition im Maschinenbau sowie seinem großen Inlandsmarkt hat das Land mittlerweile auch optimale Rahmenbedingungen für die wachsende Anzahl innovativer Tech-Firmen, Querdenker und Marktführer geschaffen.

München – Europas Tech-Hub Nummer eins

on Wednesday, 04 June 2014.

Als Hotspot für Start-up-Unternehmen in Europa fallen zuerst meist klingende Namen wie London oder Berlin. Der Name der Stadt, die derzeit ganz oben auf der Liste steht, vermag jedoch zu überraschen. Eine Studie der EU-Kommission (Mapping the European ICT Poles of Excellence: The atlas of ICT activity in Europe) zeichnet einen Atlas der IKT-Cluster in Europa und macht darin die führenden europäischen Technologie-Hubs fest. Als Top-Spot geht dabei München hervor – Europa stellt sich mit der bayrischen Hauptstadt an der Spitze der Herausforderung rund um die internationale Vormachtstellung in der Unternehmenswelt.

Start-ups in Deutschland – zurück zu den Wurzeln

on Wednesday, 04 June 2014.

Seit mehr als einem Jahrhundert genießen Deutschlands Industrie und Technik einen hervorragenden Ruf. Jetzt wollen die Tech-Start-ups des Landes mit einer Reihe von innovativen Hardware-Produkten diesen Ruf in die Zukunft führen.

Orderbird: Neugestaltung der Restaurantlandschaft in Europa

on Wednesday, 04 June 2014.

Das Berliner Start-up Orderbird hat sich soeben eine zusätzliche Finanzierungsgrundlage in geschätzter Millionenhöhe gesichert – ein weiterer Meilenstein des eindrucksvollen Expansionszugs des Unternehmens quer durch die europäische Gastronomie.

Orderbird: revolutionising Europe's restaurant scene

Written by Amit Pau on Monday, 02 June 2014.

Berlin-based startup Orderbird has just secured an extra investment thought to run into millions of Euros, marking the next stage in the company's remarkable expansion in the European restaurant sector.

Munich: A Hub For European Innovation

Written by entrepreneurcountry on Monday, 02 June 2014.

A new European Commission (EC) study has created a European atlas of ICT activity, with the aim of pinpointing the biggest tech hotspots: and Munich has surprised many by emerging on top of the pile, leading Europe in the charge for global dominance in the entrepreneurship stakes.

German startups go back to their roots

Written by Shawna Warmington-Brown on Monday, 02 June 2014.

German engineering has enjoyed near-legendary status for more than a century, and now German tech startups are looking to renew that reputation with a slew of exciting new hardware products. Bragi LLC currently stand proudly atop Kickstarter's most funded European projects, having raised $3.4m (13 times their goal) to develop 'The Dash'. These smart in-ear headphones promise an explosion of technological riches, including built-in music storage, fitness monitoring systems and even instant translation.

German Goliaths seek Davids in droves

Written by Jessica Hashemi on Friday, 30 May 2014.

Germany is cementing its place as one of Europe's premiere nations for tech startups. Building on its traditions of high quality engineering and a sizeable domestic market, the country has created an ideal environment in which to encourage a growing crowd of technological innovators, disrupters and leading entrepreneurs.

Sebastian Diemer und Kreditech: Der Weg nach oben

on Wednesday, 21 May 2014.

In Windeseile hat sich Serienunternehmer Sebastian Diemer eindrucksvoll einen Namen in der Entrepreneur-Welt gemacht. Nach seinem Studium an der London School of Economics arbeitete der heute 26-Jährige zunächst als Global Expansion Manager bei Rocket Internet in Berlin. Jetzt will er mit seinem jüngsten Start-up Kreditech zum „Amazon der Verbraucherkredite" werden.

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What’s The Fuss About The Mittelstand?

by Robert Craven

The UK's medium-sized businesses are told to emulate the Mittelstand. Emulating Germany's medium-sized, mostly family-owned businesses is seen as the way to boost growth, jobs and exports. While the Mittelstand is identified and recognised in Germany, there doesn't appear to be such clarity of definition or recognition for the UK's medium-sized businesses.

Read more

German startups go back to their roots

by Shawna Warmington-Brown

German engineering has enjoyed near-legendary status for more than a century, and now German tech startups are looking to renew that reputation with a slew of exciting new hardware products. Bragi LLC currently stand proudly atop Kickstarter's most funded European projects, having raised $3.4m (13 times their goal) to develop 'The Dash'. These smart in-ear headphones promise an explosion of technological riches, including built-in music storage, fitness monitoring systems and even instant translation.

Read more

Orderbird: revolutionising Europe's restaurant scene

by Amit Pau

Berlin-based startup Orderbird has just secured an extra investment thought to run into millions of Euros, marking the next stage in the company's remarkable expansion in the European restaurant sector.

Read more

German Goliaths seek Davids in droves

by Jessica Hashemi

Germany is cementing its place as one of Europe's premiere nations for tech startups. Building on its traditions of high quality engineering and a sizeable domestic market, the country has created an ideal environment in which to encourage a growing crowd of technological innovators, disrupters and leading entrepreneurs.

Read more

Munich: A Hub For European Innovation

by entrepreneurcountry

A new European Commission (EC) study has created a European atlas of ICT activity, with the aim of pinpointing the biggest tech hotspots: and Munich has surprised many by emerging on top of the pile, leading Europe in the charge for global dominance in the entrepreneurship stakes.

Read more

Why Silicon Valley is disconnected from European Entrepreneurs

by Sina Afra

Every time I visit Silicon Valley – very regularly since 2005 – I recognize how little of a role Europe plays over there. The discussion order goes like this: First Silicon Valley, then the rest of the USA. Followed by China and rest of Asia. Next level is Brazil, and finally Europe. I do not dare to talk about Germany, England, CEE or Turkey in particular. Europe is in one pool – in the view of Silicon Valley.

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