Focus:

• Development and challenges of SMEs
• Entrepreneurship
• Sustainable business models and enterprises
• Analyses of the diversity of self-employment
• Gender
• Science communication and PR

Karin Bachinger has been working at the Austrian Institute for SME Research since 2011 and has many years of experience in analysing developments and challenges in the SME sector. Her research interests also include the transition to sustainable business models and enterprises, the diversity of companies (incl. different phases in the enterprise life cycle) as well as gender and entrepreneurship. The economist completed her studies in international economics and business sciences at the University of Innsbruck as well as the social science professional qualification (SOQUA) in Vienna and has a sound knowledge of qualitative and quantitative research methods. At the Institute she is also responsible for science communication and PR.