Info about Germany

1. Germany?
Group: F
M. Konno, M. Drennan, L. Husted,
A. Campoera, K. Sera, A.
AbdulSalam

2. Group F
Overview
Business Etiquette
Economy
Banking
Business Culture
Business Practices
History
Travel

3. Group F
Business Etiquette
Rules governing socially acceptable
behavior
Respect, good manners, good behavior
Important part of making a good
impression
Essential to professional success

4. Group F
Business Etiquette cont.
Very easy to unintentionally offend
someone
Important to become familiar with the
basic etiquette of the country
Not often given a second chance
Remember to keep an open mind and
honest communication

5. Group F
Economy
Stagnant Economy Since 2001
 Terrorist Attacks
 High Oil Prices
 Weak Euro
Largest European Economy
 Fifth Largest In World

6. Group F
 Outlook Is Optimistic For
Recovery
 Recession Has Bottomed Out
 Popular World Tourist
Destination
 Future Opportunities For Tourism
Exist
 Forecasts

7. Group F

8. Group F
German Banks/Finance
 The goal of my site is
to familiarize yourself
with German Banking
and the different
types of financial aid
the government is
giving to small
businesses.
www.akg-
images.co.uk/.../history/btw.html

9. Group F
German Bank Vs. US Banks
 Very little difference
 Today, many German
Banks are adopting
American Banking
Model
 Banking via the web
 Currency is the euro
Blick vom deutschen Ufer, 2002

10. Group F
Germany’s Top Banks
 Deutsche Bank
 Commerzbank
 Dresdner Bank
 Hypovereinsbank
 Westdeutsche
Landesbank
 http://www.db.com/

11. Group F
Financial Assistance
 The German Federal
Government has
been helping
Small/Medium-sized
Entrepreneurs
(SMEs) by giving tax
relief to many starting
businesses.
 European Recovery
Program

12. Group F
Financial Assistance Cont…
 Start-Up Funding
Programs
 Joint Ventures
 Research and
Development
Programs
 Advisory Programs

13. Group F
Travel
What came easy…
 Lots of information
 Tourism a major part of German economy
What came hard…
 Lots of information if I wanted to travel to
Germany
 Writing so it wasn’t a travel brochure

14. Group F
Business Culture
Little things that make a difference
 Titles
 Appointments and meetings
• Flow of meetings
Managers
 How they work
 What the focus on