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In theory, as an old-world type economy and like most of its contemporaries, Germany should be struggling out of the after-effects of the global financial crisis

High cost Germany shows how to succeed in exporting

By Peter Kerr for sticK

(sticK – 31 Jan. 2011) In theory, as an old-world type economy and like most of its contemporaries, Germany should be struggling out of the after-effects of the global financial crisis.

But the ‘strongman’ of Europe has been thriving while its competitors are scrambling, and a recent study suggests its ‘Hidden Champions’ of small medium enterprises (at least by German standards) is a large part of the reason for its ongoing success.

These companies have defied a strong Euro, even while ‘Made in Germany’ has made its products expensive on world markets.

An analysis of about 1,130 Hidden Champions reveals important lessons – many of which New Zealand could well copy.

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