Research · Business Innovation Hub
Research & Insights for SMEs
Studies, papers, and concise analysis on venture building, mandatory training, digitalisation, and business succession.
Europe+ SME & Startup Challenge Atlas
The Business Innovation Hub flagship study examines connected growth constraints and pressures facing SMEs, startups, and succession-exposed companies across the EU27, United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Norway.
Mandatory training in SMEs: from a course catalogue to defensible evidence
Mandatory training needs role relevance, recurrence logic, understandable content, and verifiable evidence – not one blanket list for everyone.
Digitalisation in SMEs: from isolated tools to manageable processes
How growing companies can assess digital maturity through real processes and begin controlled AI or agent pilots.
Business succession in German SMEs: continuity, capability, and renewal
Succession is more than a legal transaction: it is a multi-year transition of knowledge, leadership, customers, and strategic direction.
Why startups fail – and the leadership decisions that matter first
A practical reading of recurring startup failure patterns: validated demand, timing, team, unit economics, and runway.