On November 28, 2024, prof. Ing. Dana Kiseľáková, PhD. and doc. Ing. Beata Šofranková, PhD. (members of DFAMM) participated in the final workshop of the project APVV-20-0338 Driving Forces of Economic Growth and Survival of Firms in the Sixth K-Wave (2021-2024), which took place in the Faculty of Economics and Finance of the University of Economics in Bratislava. The project under the leadership of Prof. Ing. Pavel Ochotnicky, PhD. (FEF UEBA) dealt with the factors influencing the competitiveness and sustainability of companies in the current economic conditions. Prof. Ing. Dana Kiseľáková, PhD. (on behalf of the FMB research team) presented the results achieved and recommendations for improving Slovakia's competitiveness.