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Ifm, ZEW and IAW have been developing a master plan for SMEs since 2023.

Ifm, ZEW and IAW have been developing a master plan for SMEs since 2023.

The number of self-employed migrants has risen sharply. Today, every sixth entrepreneur in Germany has a migrant background. The ifm examines their markets, contributions to jobs and training positions as well as support options for start-ups.

The number of self-employed migrants has risen sharply. Today, every sixth entrepreneur in Germany has a migrant background. The ifm examines their markets, contributions to jobs and training positions as well as support options for start-ups.

On using new data sources to research the behavior and attitudes of migrants and natives

In the second policy brief of the Mercator Foundation-funded project “Skilled workers of the future or marginalised in the long term?”, Dr Christoph Sajons, Ralf Philipp and Carina Hartmann examine the possible role of self-employment as a way for refugees and immigrants to enter the German labour ...

The Mercator Foundation-funded project “Skilled workers of the future or marginalised in the long term?” is investigating various ways in which formally marginally qualified refugees can successfully and sustainably integrate into the German labour market. In the first policy brief, the team led by ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many small business owners and solo self-employed people with massive challenges. What consequences have the restrictions of the past two years had from the perspective of this group?

Self-employment only plays a subordinate role on the German labour market, accounting for around 10 percent of the working population. Surveys also show that people in Germany are comparatively reluctant to set up their own business and that the willingness to do so has declined in recent years. ...

What should start-up support look like for newly immigrated people interested in starting a business and founders with refugee experience?