{"id":9855,"date":"2022-01-26T08:47:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T07:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/englishbusstg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=9855"},"modified":"2025-09-30T20:49:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T18:49:31","slug":"the-german-mittelstand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/en\/blog\/the-german-mittelstand\/","title":{"rendered":"The German Mittelstand: a cut above the middle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av-layout-grid-1'  class='av-layout-grid-container av-rogoyq-0031dddbd671bf5491f7743ff4ae8778 entry-content-wrapper main_color av-flex-cells  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_layout_row  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<div class='flex_cell av-p31502-019cbf34198df1a81c315cafb26b699c av-gridrow-cell av_one_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_cell_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><\/div><\/div><div class='flex_cell av-nbr6tu-509e783a376ddc99ae929c634f61c474 av-gridrow-cell av_three_fifth no_margin  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_cell_one_fifth  el_before_av_cell_one_fifth ' ><div class='flex_cell_inner'><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jw64h57r-0cc84e98dc888cfe8aa1aae21622660e hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-c0daf57dd42d39645686e59e489ea7fb\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0daf57dd42d39645686e59e489ea7fb{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0daf57dd42d39645686e59e489ea7fb .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-c0daf57dd42d39645686e59e489ea7fb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-c0daf57dd42d39645686e59e489ea7fb av-special-heading-h1  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_hr '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The German Mittelstand &#8211; a cut above the middle?<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-khd6ouia-2e4a8bef09a0043f67f661dcbca524cb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>We\u2019ve been hearing a lot about the advantages of the <em>Mittelstand<\/em>, especially during the coronavirus pandemic. What\u2019s that all about? EnglishBusiness provides a short explanation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kghq78dt-d0beab5181e65331c268fec185a9d4dd hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>The German Mittelstand: a cut above the middle<\/h1>\n<p>\u201cMittelstand\u201d is a German term that connotes much more than its dictionary meaning. Like other German words with no direct English equivalent (think wanderlust, zeitgeist, angst and wunderkind), we also use \u201cMittelstand\u201d in English: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oed.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Oxford English Dictionary<\/a> defines it as <em>the medium-sized companies in a country, viewed as an economic unit. <\/em>Oxford\u2019s example<em>:<\/em> \u201cT<em>here is a growing political consensus on the need to improve the flow of finance to the Mittelstand.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The media sometimes give readers the impression that Germany\u2019s economic landscape is made up entirely of large companies. In reality, 99.5 per cent of all German companies belong to the mid-size sector \u2013 more than in any other industrial nation.<\/p>\n<h2>So what exactly is the Mittelstand?<\/h2>\n<p>The answer is that there is no single, clear-cut definition. The European Commission uses it in reference to small and medium-sized enterprises (<strong>SMEs<\/strong>). To be precise (because this is Germany), companies with a maximum of 249 employees and a turnover of up to \u20ac50 million or a balance sheet total of up to \u20ac43 million are part of the Mittelstand. These figures are used to draw international comparisons between countries and as a reference for EU aid schemes regarding decisions on EU funding for companies. Others, including the German federal government, define SMEs differently. Based on the definition provided by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ifm-bonn.org\/en\/about-us\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Institute for Mittelstand Research in Bonn<\/a> (IfM), enterprises with up to 500 employees and an annual turnover of no more than \u20ac50 million are considered to be SMEs. In this definition, the companies\u2019 balance sheet total is irrelevant. If you want to really have fun picking apart data on the German Mittelstand, here are the <a href=\"https:\/\/de.statista.com\/themen\/3996\/mittelstand-in-deutschland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statistics<\/a> (in German).<\/p>\n<h2>Mittelstand companies have a Mittelstand mindset<\/h2>\n<p>Mittelstand companies can also be understood on a qualitative level by their combination of management with ownership. Based on this definition, the terms Mittelstand, family business, owner-managed business and family-owned company are synonymous. This means that medium-sized companies and family businesses frequently intersect with independent SMEs. Independent companies with 500 or more employees or annual sales of more than \u20ac50 million are also part of the Mittelstand if they are family- or owner-operated. Small and medium-sized enterprises that are dependent on another company are not part of the Mittelstand.<\/p>\n<p>The German government provides an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmwi.de\/Redaktion\/EN\/Dossier\/sme-policy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excellent website<\/a> that describes the Mittelstand \u201cbrand\u201d and sets out the advantages and challenges of the model. Advantages: Mittelstand firms tend to pursue long-term human resources policies and invest in their staff, even when faced with a tough global economic environment. The German Mittelstand is known for delivering continuity and dynamism. It provides much of the economic and social stability enjoyed in Germany and contributes to low unemployment rates among young people.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jw2823qo-938905a3ab848628214d11974dbacdbd\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-938905a3ab848628214d11974dbacdbd img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jw2823qo-938905a3ab848628214d11974dbacdbd .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jw2823qo-938905a3ab848628214d11974dbacdbd av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-9860 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-9860 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mittelstand.png\" alt='' title='Mittelstand'  height=\"400\" width=\"700\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mittelstand.png 700w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mittelstand-300x171.png 300w, https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Mittelstand-450x257.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:9px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kh23x0id-35d08ad6551c42c7c054bc07cce12d86 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-photo\/light-bulb-ideas-creative-diagram-concept_4413599.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rawpixel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jw2840sd-a46ab5df0baa4ba1772e8ac5ed70f824 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h2>Challenges for Mittelstand companies<\/h2>\n<p>Challenges to the Mittelstand\/SMEs are posed by demographic change and issues of modernisation and digitalisation. Demographic change means that securing skilled labour is not always easy. There are fewer young people available to take on jobs, and many Mittelstand companies are now recruiting refugees for vocational training and work. Then there is the bureaucratic hurdle: German companies have a reputation for being unwieldy and mired in red tape. SMEs are pressing ahead with efforts to put a brake on bureaucracy, to modernise public procurement and to reduce the cost of compliance with regulations for companies. The government is attempting to tackle SMEs\u2019 frequent modernisation difficulties by supporting digitalisation in the skilled crafts sector: there are 25 government-run \u201cMittelstand 4.0\u201d centres of excellence based throughout the country.<\/p>\n<p>You can tell that the concept of the Mittelstand is of national significance when you realise the Germans even jazz up what one might suppose to be a somewhat dull economic concept by awarding a number of yearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mittelstandspreis.com\/mittelstaendische-unternehmen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mittelstand prizes<\/a> at gala ceremonies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/englishbusiness.de\">EnglishBusiness AG<\/a> is an independent, owner-managed business that is run family-style \u2013 and is therefore firmly in the Mittelstand camp. 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