Corporate planning
Even if it is not yet common practice, especially in smaller companies, to prepare a business plan, you should definitely take action here. It is true that it always involves [...]
Cost accounting
There are good reasons for implementing cost accounting. What these are, we present to you in the following article: 1. Identification of the total operating profit First of all, a [...]
Professional networks
The basic idea behind the topic of network building and maintenance is that it is often easier to achieve benefits or goals together with other people, companies or institutions than [...]
Customer value
1. Recognize "good" customers and benefit A high number of customers is an important prerequisite for success for almost every company. But a customer who generates high sales is not [...]
Liquidity planning
A large part of the approximately 30,000 bankruptcies in Germany each year can be traced back to liquidity problems. Many bankruptcies could be avoided if the company had a well-founded [...]
Purchasing guidelines
Purchasing guidelines serve to create binding rules for the procurement of all goods in a company. These rules reduce inefficiencies in purchasing and improve company results. For example, clear roles [...]
CSR-ready kick-off meeting
D.he CSR-Ready consortium has completed its first transnational project meeting, which took place virtually on Friday, October 2nd, 2020. The meeting took place in the presence of several representatives from [...]
International literature research
As part of the CSR-Ready project, the partners involved carried out a comprehensive literature search on the corporate and social responsibility (CSR) practices of small and medium-sized companies in their [...]
Smart UP crisis framework
The crisis intervention framework developed as part of the Smart-UP project is now available for download on the project homepage: www.smartupproject.eu/intervention-framework/ . The framework provides a comprehensive overview of early [...]
About the Smart UP project
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are indisputably important for economic growth in Europe, as they account for 85% of new jobs created annually and 66% of total employment in the [...]
Virtual onboarding for new employees – insights from the pandemic
Virtual onboarding is a way to introduce new employees to the company without having them come in person. It has many benefits, but also some potential pitfalls that you should be aware of when considering this method for your [...]
Presenting online with confidence – 11 tips for a successful webinar
It is no secret that in today's digital world, webinars are an excellent way to reach your target audience and showcase your performance. One of the most important roles in a webinar is that of the moderator - he [...]