May 8, 2017 - Warren Buffett confronts search for next big thing after missed chances

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Sree Vijaykumar From the Editor's Desk Only about 1.1% of the world population is German. However, 48% of the mid-sized world market leaders come from Germany. These firms, which I call "Hidden Champions," are part of what makes German economic growth more inclusive: by my calculations, they have created 1.5 million new jobs; have grown by 10% per year on average; and register five times as many patents per employee as large corporations. And they are resilient: my estimate is that in the last 25 years no more than 10% of them disappeared or were taken over, a distinctly lower percentage than for large corporations. Nearly all of them survived the great recession of 2008-2009. The reasons for this German SME sector success are many and worth looking into if we want 'Make in India' to take off. More here. 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