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Austria's trade as a Job Creation Engine
77,000 jobs were created by trades and crafts in the last eight years. The manufacturing industry lost 17,000.
April 14, 2011
Austria's Economy Remains Small Structured
About 238,000 or 55.6% of the members of the Economic Chamber are one-person enterprises. Their proportion has even risen slightly recently.
April 7, 2011
Basel III: Leitl Demands Adaptation for SMEs
The implementation of Basel III should take business financing into account, for which reason national support measures are necessary for capital strengthening of small businesses.
April 5, 2011
Mixed Results for Crafts and Business Enterprises
Austria's business establishments are struggling especially with strong price pressures. Growth is moderate.
March 30, 2011
Search for SME Owners in Austria
Almost one-fifth of domestic SMEs will be looking for new owners in the next decade. 57,000 businesses and 500,000 jobs will be affected.
March 29, 2011
Austrian SME as New Target for Bank Austria
In total, € 13.2bn of new loans could be granted at Bank Austria in Austria in 2010 (corresponding to an increase of 19.3 percent as compared to 2009)
March 29, 2011
Lack of Venture Capital for Austrian Companies
The Ministry of Economy considers providing funds for start-ups. The Israeli concept serves as a model.
March 10, 2011
FPÖ Intends to Establish Itself as an Economic Party
In an interview with the "Wirtschaftsblatt", FPÖ chairman Heinz-Christian Strache says that the party wishes to address entrepreneurs more strongly in future.
March 3, 2011
Optimism in Austria's Creative Industries
Creatives wish to go new ways to support SMEs with creative services. The economic and technical network is to be intensified.
March 3, 2011
Tightening of Credit Policy Expected
The new Basel III rules will result in a tightening in lending, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.
February 25, 2011
Leitl Demands More Support for SMEs
The Small Business Act must be also implemented at national level in a sustained way, says the President of the Austrian Economic Chamber.
February 24, 2011
aws: Investments in Austria Rise Again
"Companies are investing more heavily in expanding and adding production capacity", reports the management of aws (Austria Wirtschaftsservice).
February 16, 2011
Mitterlehner Wishes to Push SMEs and Venture Capital
The Austrian Minister of Economy launches an initiative with the aim of doubling the venture capital of Austrian companies to € 400m.
February 4, 2011
Erste Bank to Expand its Corporate Customer Business
Business with local companies is set to grow twice as fast as the Austrian market. Share for SME business set to rise from 24 to 33% in the next 3 years.
January 28, 2011
Shortage of Skilled Labor in Medium-sized Enterprises
According to a report by Ernst & Young, the growth of two out of every three Austrian companies is hindered by the lack of qualified personal.
January 26, 2011
Viennese Economic Chamber Demands Tax Relief for SMEs
The President of the Viennese Economic Chamber, Brigitte Jank, presents a three-stage relief model for small and medium-sized enterprises.
January 20, 2011
Demand to Unburden Business Founders
The Austrian Economic Chamber demands the creation of tax and corporate law unburdening for company founders.
January 19, 2011
Slow upward trend in Austria's trade and handicrafts
For 2010, KMU-Forschung Austria expects slight sales increases. Support for research projects will be supported in future.
January 13, 2011
Austrian SME as a Source of Innovation
Austria's small and medium enterprises are, according to the Small and Medium-Sized Business report, the main driver for innovations.
January 7, 2011
RLB OÖ Records Substantial Growth
Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich experiences a 11.8% increase in operating profits. Cost-Income ratio further decreases.
December 31, 2010
aws Has Expansion Plans
The state-owned SME financing agency aws will double its fund volume to € 160 million, and extend its investments.
November 25, 2010
Food Industry Under Pressure
Above all, lack of capital and high labor costs are plaguing Austrian food producers.
November 24, 2010
Procurement: Economy Welcomes Extension
Economic Chamber President Christoph Leitl welcomes the planned extension of the threshold values regulation by one year as an important growth impulse
November 16, 2010
Fabasoft Announces Figures for the First Half of 2010
Fabasoft AG announces preliminary Group figures for the first half of the fiscal year 2010/2011. Slight losses are expected.
November 12, 2010
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