The State of Vorarlberg on the Internet

Family businesses have been successful over generations, but this is however also true for the many newcomers to the area. As a predominantly entrepreneurial country, the majority of co-workers work in medium sized firms in the commercial market. Only a few of these companies employ 500 or more workers. Following on from this tendency for a small company size is that Vorarlberg experienced a large upturn in economic activity as a result of exportation. Vorarlberg has developed into a place with many small and medium sized companies, in which the manager plays an active role within the business, a very business friendly environment, this has meant that today – also with a small number of sick days- this has resulted in the lowest strike rate in Europe.