Digital business models and digital transformation in SMEs and the skilled trades
1. Implementation of new business models in SMEs
2. Digital Maturity - a systematic literature analysis
3. Design and implementation of a chatbot for knowledge transfer in craft enterprises
4. Requirements for digital knowledge transfer in SMEs: An analysis of industry-specific
challenges
5. Knowledge transfer in hybrid work environments: Success factors and technical solutions
Artificial intelligence in SMEs and skilled crafts
1. Evaluating the effectiveness of AI-supported knowledge transfer tools in SMEs
2. User experience (UX) design for AI-based knowledge transfer systems
3. Optimization of small language models for knowledge transfer in SMEs
4. AI-supported decision support systems for knowledge transfer: A case study
in the craft industry
5. Personalized knowledge transfer with AI: Creation of tailor-made recommendations
for SMEs
6. Requirements for an AI-based knowledge platform for knowledge transfer in craft businesses
7. AI in the company: How do I set up a company with AI?
8. Potential analysis AI: What potential can be achieved, e.g. in processes, through AI?
Entrepreneurship, innovation, SMEs, skilled trades and family businesses
1. Organizational resilience in SMEs
2. Decision-making in modern management - a systemic perspective
3. Family business succession in SMEs and craft businesses
4. Succession as a driver of innovation in the skilled crafts sector
5. Business succession of women in family businesses, SMEs and crafts -
Literature research or empirical work
6. The role of innovation networks in the development of sustainable business models
7. Resilience in entrepreneurship research (systematic literature analysis)
8. Sustainable business models in family businesses (systematic literature analysis)
9. Funding as a source of innovation: systematic development of a methodology
10. Innovations in SMEs using the example of toolmaking
Other topics
1. Participation and democracy with AI: Various topics
2. How do we do research? A systematic investigation of research approaches and potentials
within and outside universities
3. Knowledge transfer between university and practice: requirements for digital formats in the project context

Digitalization and artificial intelligence in SMEs and the skilled trades
- AI strategy & AI consulting in SMEs
- GenAI & knowledge management (RAG) in organizations
- Automation & tool stack (CRM/workflow/DMS) for small companies
- Development of approaches for bringing AI closer to SMEs
Entrepreneurship, innovation, SMEs, Craft and family businesses
- Organizational resilience in SMEs
- Decision-making in modern management - A systemic perspective
- Family succession in SMEs and craft businesses
- Succession as a driver of innovation in craft businesses
- Business succession of women in family businesses, SMEs and crafts - literature research or empirical work
- Resilienz in der Entrepreneurship-Forschung (Systematische Literaturanalyse)
- Nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle in Familienunternehmen (Systematische Literaturana-lyse)
- Kundennutzen & Angebotspakete in Beratungs-/Dienstleistungsmodellen
- Qualitätsmanagement & Zertifizierungsfähigkeit in Dienstleistungen
Other topics
- Partizipation & Demokratie: GenAI use cases + governance
- Digital participation platforms: Market & Ecosystem
- How do we do research? A systematic investigation of research approaches and potentials within and outside universities
- Funding processes & (partial) automation of concrete funding routes
- Process analysis of public economic funding
- Innovations in SMEs using the example of toolmaking
- Knowledge transfer between university and practice: requirements for digital formats in the project context