In the 2017 SME survey, Berlin companies were asked about their current economic situation and future expectations as well as investment and financing plans in a rapidly changing market environment.
The SME Survey 2017 was conducted on behalf of Berliner Sparkasse / Landesbank Berlin. The responses of around 1,750 representatives of small and medium-sized companies from the region were evaluated.
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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to recover!
SMEs form the basis of the EU-28 economy. In 2016, SMEs created 93 million jobs and added value by a further 1.4%. Businesses benefited mainly from stronger aggregate demand (consumption, exports and capital investment).
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) continue to recover!
SMEs form the basis of the EU-28 economy. In 2015, almost 23 million SMEs generated USD 3.9 trillion and provided 90 million jobs. This means that in 2015 SMEs accounted for two-thirds of employment in the EU-28 and slightly less than three-fifths of EU-28 value added in the non-financial sector.
DIW Weekly Report No. 26, 2017
Berlin was also the founding capital of Germany in 2016.
Per capita, significantly more businesses were opened both in comparison to the national average and in comparison to other large cities such as Hamburg.
While the total number of start-ups in the federal government has continued to decline steadily since 2011, this downward trend was stopped in Berlin: In 2016 a similar number of people started their own business as in 2015.