It is not just the economic environment which stimulates company growth. In fact, companies themselves need to identify and capture their opportunities.

The study „Bank of the Future“, conducted by the consulting firm Carpe Viam and RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, examines ways for the banking sector to overcome the ongoing crisis.

Nine years after the burst of the global financial and debt crisis many traditional banks are still in a dilemma: returns of established business segments are fading away and can hardly be compensated by cost reductions.

The strength of the German foundry industry crumbles and is threatened. Earnings are increasingly under pressure. The foundries survived many crises so far, but this is one is dramatic. And it comes as no surprise, as it was predicted in the 1990s already.

Many companies in Germany are optimistic to grow successfully based on internal resources. To do so they primarily focus on sales optimization, innovation and applying ideas of their employees. These are the key results of the „Growth Study 2016“.

The integrated fire department control center Solingen-Wuppertal is by now a practical example of good inter-municipal cooperation. However, this was only made possible by „value-added restructuring“.

Anja Henke enjoys to provoke. „Do you expect one percent growth – or a good deal more?“ is she asking the audience. The percentage refers to the forecasted growth of the forging industry this year.