by Claudia Astarita

A recent study on 120 artisan SMEs of excellence – conducted by the Bocconi University, Cologni Foundation Mestieri d'arte and Vacheron Constantin, and published by the Italian daily Corriere della Sera – has spotlighted the "secrets" for their great performances on the market and as catalyst of national economy. 

Firstly, Italian SMEs are very small. In fact, 86% has less than 10 employees and 54% is made up by one person only. This simple structure allows a greater control and care for the single products, based on quality. Furthermore, the generational transmission of the business is a key-element.

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Fonte: This is Italy