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A Personal Note / Tips for Self-Employment
From Necessity to Opportunity: Year-End Reviews with Employees!
A guest column by Hedwig Mohl, MOHL-Coaching, Illertissen In addition to the extensive year-end responsibilities, many managers now face the ...
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A Personal Note / Security and Data Protection / Tips for Self-Employment
Above the Clouds…: Your Company Data in the Cloud
A guest article by Gerd Schramm, <data>S Data Protection and Information Security, Ulm These days, it seems to be quite ...
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A Personal Note / Networks and Contacts
International: Doing Business with Spain—What You Need to Know
A guest post by María Allúe Millán, Español de Negocios – Your Partner for Business in Spain Although Spain and ...
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A Personal Note / Dates / Tips for Self-Employment
Still open for registration: “Successful Marketing—Basic Training for Self-Employment” IHK Ulm—November 14, 2013
Take advantage of this opportunity and learn a lot about the basics you’ll need for your self-employment over the course ...
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A Personal Note / Networks and Contacts / Region
Neu-Ulm District: New Economic Affairs Officer
Xunmeng Ying, 26, is the successor to Monika Stadler, who is moving to Internal Audit “A good start is half ...
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A Personal Note / Security and Data Protection
IT Security—A Hot Topic?
An article by Raimund Konz, system administrator at TFU Edward Snowden’s revelations have raised a great deal of awareness—and also ...
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A Personal Note / Tips for Self-Employment
Partnerships—but fair ones!
Haven’t you also had partnerships—whether professional or personal—that just didn’t go quite right? Where you felt like the other person ...
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A Personal Note / Tips for Self-Employment
Myths About Self-Employment 3: “Piling Work High Means Efficiency”
A guest column by Christiane Mühmel, Raum und Zeit, Ulm How do you actually manage your inbox? Are you also ...
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A Personal Note / Security and Data Protection
Marketing for Start-ups 5: “Be Careful with Email Campaigns!”
A guest post by Andrea Ludwig, Andrea Ludwig PR, Dornstadt Time and again, I meet clients and companies who are ...
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A Personal Note
Key Occupational Safety Regulations for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Compiled by Sebastian Heisig of the TFU team First-aid kit: Every company with at least one employee is required under ...
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A Personal Note / Security and Data Protection
Data Protection: What Do I Need to Consider as a Small Business?
Read an interview here with “our” Professor Gerhard Kongehl, who trains data protection experts through his company, udis, and is ...
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A Personal Note
A warm welcome, Ms. Kalmaz
We are very pleased to announce that Sylvia Kalmaz is joining our team. ...
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A Personal Note
Communication: The Ultimate Challenge—What You Should Keep in Mind When Communicating with Russian Counterparts.
A guest article by Nathalie Wenzel, REC Russia Experten Consulting GmbH, Ulm Did you attend a trade show in ...
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A Personal Note
Questions and Answers via Email / Blog
If you read our blog, you’ve probably already thought of a few topics you’d like us to cover. Send me ...
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A Personal Note
Startup Funding 3: “BW Grants – Innovation Vouchers”
If you are planning development projects for which you need external expertise, check to see if you are eligible for ...
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A Personal Note
Marketing for Start-ups 4: “Free”
Personal contacts are the be-all and end-all of sales success, especially in capital goods marketing. As you know, “Small gifts ...
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Dates / Region
Join in! The 2013 Ulm Marketing Award!
The Ulm Marketing Award is now in its fourth year. We would like to cordially invite you to participate. The ...
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A Personal Note
TFU Rents: “The Average of the Averages” as an Index
We’re often asked how we actually calculate our rental rates. First of all: we don’t calculate rates individually for each ...
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Sparring
Marketing for Start-ups 3: “Anything that’s meant to impress must have character”
Take a stand! Distinctive, unmistakable, and clear. A guest column by Anne Ammann, Ammann Design.Konzepte, Ulm Photo copyright: www.pixelio.de/ Positioning ...
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Dates
IHK Event on April 9: Search Engine Marketing
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) has become a critical factor for the ...
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Sparring
Marketing for Start-ups 2: Clear Strategies
When I ask young entrepreneurs who their product or service is actually aimed at, they regularly reply, “Everyone!” Sure, when ...
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Tips for Self-Employment
Myths About Self-Employment 2: “If You Don’t Complain, You’re Praised Enough” — Tips for Successful Employee Management
During a consultation on the topic of “employee retention,” a local business owner recently told me that he was able ...
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A Personal Note / Partner
Startup Financing 2: If You’re Hiring Consultants, Should You Get Financing Through Grenke?
Many startup projects receive good advice, for example, from consultants funded by RKW or KfW. You pay a portion of ...
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