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New Generation – New Vision
As part of the “New Generation New Vision” series, founder Simon Engelhorn will be coming to the ifm on 23 July 2024.
Female Founders Academy 2024 in Mannheim
Under the motto “Empower Female Founders”, the Female Founders Academy provided targeted support for women and female founders interested in starting their own business as they take their first steps into entrepreneurship.
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Hope for migrant companies
ifm at the University of Mannheim advises the German government with expertise on migrant companies
Frau die lacht
Report on the topic “Female founders with refugee experience”
Brief report for the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Women, Senior Citizens and Youth
New article in the “Journal of Family Business Strategy”
Artikel “Innovation in der Nachgründungsphase von Familienunternehmen” von Jan Zybura, Nora Zybura, Jan-Philipp Ahrens und Michael Woywode.
New article in “Organisation Science” by Barak S. Aharonson, Suleika Bort & Michael Woywode
The article “The Influence of Multinational Corporations on International Alliance Formation Behavior of Colocated Start-Ups” was published online first in Organisation Science (VHB: A+)
Zwei Frauen schauen zusammen auf den Display eines Laptops. Sie stehen vorne an der Tafel.
New article in the anthology “Women's Entrepreneurship in Europe” by Nora Zybura, Katharina Schilling, Ralf Philipp and Michael Woywode
Ifm article by Nora Zybura, Katharina Schilling, Ralf Philipp and Michael Woywode published in the anthology “Women's Entrepreneurship in Europe – Multidimensional Research and Case Study Insights”
Junior Accelerator Baden-Württemberg
The Junior Accelerator Baden-Württemberg program is dedicated to young founders.
New article in the “Journal of Business Venturing” by Robert Strohmeyer
Publication by ifm employee Robert Strohmeyer on gender differences in the innovation behaviour of companies has been published in the Journal of Business Venturing.
CUPESSE EU-Project
The EU is funding the CUPESSE research project with around five million euros to combat the serious youth unemployment in Europe.