KMU FORSCHUNG AUSTRIA
Austrian Institute for SME Research

Gusshausstrasse 8/entrance Hoyosgasse 5, A-1040 Vienna, Austria
tel 01 505 97 61
fax 01 503 46 60

The Austrian Institute for SME Research was founded in 1952 and it is an indepen­dent, private, non-profit association. The main task is social and economic research focussing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It aims to provide information and data to facilitate decision-making for businesses and their advisors, for institutions responsible for economic policy-making and business development as well as for universities, higher education institutions and other research institutions

Founded in: 1952
Legal form: Independent, private, non-profit association
Function: Social and economic research focussing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Aim: Provision of data and information as a basis for decision-making
Target groups:

Enterprises and their advisors (management and tax consultants, trustees, credit institutions, etc.)

Institutions responsible for economic policy and business promotion (governments, ministries, interest groups, etc.)

University and non-university institutions
Business activities:

Employment and labour market

Industry and structural analysis

Entrepreneurship

Evaluation

Innovation and technology

International Economy and Regional Studies

Databases
President:
Executive Board:		 Prof. J. Hanns Pichler, M.Sc.
Walter Bornett (Director)
Thomas Oberholzner (Deputy Director)
Peter Voithofer (Deputy Director)
Sonja Sheikh (Deputy Director)

The Austrian Institute for SME Research mainly works for governmental organisations and business associations at international, national and regional level and it co-operates closely with research institutions in almost every country in Europe as well as with numerous international organisations. The Austrian Institute for SME Research is inter alia member of the Austrian Cooperative Research (ACR), and of the European Network for Social and Economic Research (ENSR).