Startup company

As a start-up the realization of a professional independence is called. In economic terms, it means creating a new company, which term is used more for larger companies establishing beyond SMEs.

Commonly used that derives from the English term start-up is to start a business (English and startup ). The term entrepreneurship and " Entrepreneurship" the action is viewed around the creation and establishment figures.

• 2.3.1 Consulting Promotion
• 2.3.2 Start-up Promotion
• 2.3.3 Accessibility of the Federal Employment Agency

Background

A start-up is regularly a change in everyday life. Professional independence with the choice of profession is connected as an entrepreneur / business: in addition to the expertise self-competence and methodological skills are particularly asked to start a business, to lead and to control and to solve problems. These include:

• Definition of products, services and arguments for discussions with customers ( sales calls )
• Market monitoring and assessment of risks and opportunities
• Private coverage for accidents, old age and contingencies ( also the concern for the ongoing operating costs, wages, etc. )
• Communication and engagement with agencies and authorities ( town clerk's office, tax office, health department, etc.)
• Communication and engagement with organizations ( Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Crafts, professional association, etc.)
• Creating calculations and specifications (eg sales targets ) and their control and performance review
• Self-motivation and self-control ( appointments, tasks, Arbeits-/Freizeit etc. )

Germany

Permits

The start-up is carried out by the beginning of the business, formally or legally by the business registration or in the professions through application of professional activity to the competent tax office. This completes the first part of the foundation is complete. Following further formalities can come back to the founders, such as membership in the Commerce and Industry Chamber of Commerce (ICC ) (or the chamber of trade in substances subject to authorization and license-free trades and crafts in similar trades ). The membership in the chambers is mandatory. For commercial activity in the travel industry ( and not in standing commercial), there is no requirement to join the Chamber of Crafts and the Chamber of Commerce in only unless the trader are predisposed to trade tax ( CCI Act § 2 para 1).

For Regulated trades is the master constraint - the qualification must be in the form of the Master Note or demonstrated comparable. Also, for certain activities in the sectors of industry, trade and service commercial freedom is limited. A license is subject to certain conditions. A special permission require, for example, Insurance intermediaries, certain restaurateurs as well as an arms dealer or pharmacist.

According to the EC Services Directive it is possible since 28 December 2009, electronically handle all administrative procedures related to the self-employment. It can also be utilized for this method, a single point of contact.

As a rule, the tax office, the professional association and the statistical state office to be automatically informed when a business registration in addition to the chambers.

Business plan

Basis for the application for funding is usually a business plan (business plan ). This contains detailed information as possible to the founders, the product, the market and financing.

Founding Workshop Germany

The "Founding Workshop Germany " is an online platform with which founders can prepare for their independence. It is of about 40 regional partners ( Chambers, Chambers of Craft Trades and a start-up initiative ) operated with support from the KfW bank group. The online tool intended to provide guidance and planning and offers practical advice. The user can search for registry in their regional foundation workshop ( Select by postal code ) create their business plan (business plan ) step by step itself. They are supported by tutors. The tutors, staff of the competent Chamber of Commerce or HWK, can be used throughout the creation process to answer questions. Founder of regions without their own creation workshop can also use the base portal. Terms and registration are free for the founders. The founding workshop combines the advantages of e -learning and personal advice: you detailed information about the first steps to independence and offers a personality test and a knowledge -check.

Business plan competitions

These start-up competitions entrepreneurs to submit their business ideas in the form of business plans at the organizing institution (eg economic development of the city / country ) a. These are reviewed by experts and investors according to standardized criteria on a successful and promising potential corporate concept. The winners of these competitions not only enjoy a confirmed and successful business concept, but also kind and cash prizes. The Germany 's largest regional business plan competition is the business plan competition Berlin-Brandenburg.

Promotion

Federal and state governments to support business start-ups through loans, grants and equity.

Advisory support

Prior to founding: For advice costs represent the states grants available. Information to provide the industry and commerce, the chambers of crafts and the funding institution (usually investment bank) in the state.

After the founding of: the federal government and the European Social Fund ( ESF) is set by the program " Gründercoaching Germany " ( GCD ) grants for consulting and coaching services available. In the first year of business, particularly in the case of start-ups out of unemployment, under this title shall apply a special rate of funding. Other rules apply for the first 5 years of business. In particular, grants from the program can be applied for "Promotion of Corporate consulting for small and medium businesses and the professions ." Information on both programs are in the funding database of the Federation.

Business start-ups

For the operating and business equipment, facilities of a warehouse, security deposits, promotional activities and other investments that are necessary to start your own business, federal and state governments provide loans.

The main federal loan are:

• The ERP capital for start-ups
• KfW Entrepreneur Loan

The loans offer different terms that are intended to facilitate the start your own business. For example, interest-only startup times, favorable interest rates and partial exemption of collateral. Development loans must be applied for the house bank principle always at banks or savings banks. Annually inform KfW - Banking Group in their publication " up Monitor " on start-up activity in Germany, called feed ratios and shows trends of business start-ups, as well as the willingness to allocation of funds by banks on.

Information about the programs of the federal government, the federal states and the European Union are to be found in the funding database of the Federation.

Aid from the Federal Employment Agency

Recipients of unemployment benefit I can purchase a start-up grant for a period of 15 months, when they finish with the professional independence of their unemployment. Recipients of unemployment benefit II can get an entry money; However, there is no legal right.

Business start-up game

For playful acquisition of skills to start a business in various institutions ( eg schools or universities) will be held start-up competitions:

The German Business Founder Award for Students (formerly StartUp workshop) is a nationwide held annually business start-up game for students aged 16 and over. The simulation is part of the initiative German Founders Award. This is awarded annually in the categories of students, StartUp, intermediate, Lifetime Achievement and Special Prize for outstanding entrepreneurial achievements. Supports Germany's biggest entrepreneurs planning game is star of partners, savings, ZDF and Porsche, as well as the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology. During the game phase students creating a fictitious company and learn through play different sections of the planning and implementation know starting a business. The game platform is the Internet. The individual teams are supervised by their local savings bank. At the end the students waving property and cash prizes at the federal and state level. Similarly, there are more playful assessed start-up competitions to give interested parties access to the subject matter, such as the 5 - euro -business competition.

The competition is based youth a nationwide student competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). In teams, which may consist of up to six people, get young people between 16 and 21 years old so the opportunity to experience up a business virtually. The special feature of the design of this student competition is the combination of ideas competition, internet game contest, learning environment, and expert system. All components of the competition will be integrated in the form of a continuous story ( " learning modules "). Young people are " founded Youth" by brought in a playful manner to the business start-up issues and corporate governance.

Entrepreneurship Research

Entrepreneurship research is an interdisciplinary research field, based on the analysis of entrepreneurship (English: Entrepreneurship), which examines the role of entrepreneurs in the macroeconomic process. In addition to economics also wirtschaftsgeografische, sociological, psychological, and legal and historical questions to be investigated. For this field of research include the study of industry-specific foundation behavior, transnational comparative analysis and the analysis of promotion and support. The objective is to find both the determinants of the emergence of new companies as well as the conditions for the success of this.

While research is institutionalized to start-up activities and success already longer in the U.S., the German -speaking entrepreneurship research has been limited to approximately 1998 individual works. The phenomenon of " establishment " was not systematically and not treated in conjunction researchers larger networks. This was the traditional focus of business research to existing businesses and the lack of specific establishment chairs. The Presidium founding Research ( FGF) in 1987 "Innovative business creation " emerged to promote the idea of independent entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial activities of the Schmalenbach Working Group. Today, the FGF is the leading scientific association of Entrepreneurship Research, Education and Policy in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

One of the most important international comparative studies on the conditions of start-ups is the form of the annual Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM ). Also, the Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs and Local Development OECD funded under the Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED ) Programme studies, workshops, exchange of experience between projects and international comparative studies on local development of entrepreneurship with a focus on employment and urban renewal. The work program 2011-2012 set priorities in the field of social entrepreneurship.