The IHK Rhein-Neckar advises and supports neutrally and objectively start-ups and companies in the growth and security phase as well as company succession. They offer initial tax and legal information for founders and entrepreneurs. They also offer very different platforms for exchange and networking, for example their network of small businesses or the network of young entrepreneurs. Exchanges with other entrepreneurs can be particularly valuable for young companies.

They regularly offer seminars and webinars on the topic of starting a business/business succession, for example on September 28.09th. In-depth seminar on starting a business or on October 5.10th. Generational change in the company. Company succession should not be underestimated: it can be an exciting alternative to starting a business.

All dates and further detailed information on start-up questions can be found at www.ihk.de/rhein-neckar/gründung

The corporate workshop is also practical and helpful, including the tools Founding & Succession: the perfect connection between the online world and personal advice from IHK experts, which can be found under Start - Corporate Workshop Baden-Württemberg - Shaping the entrepreneurial future - Corporate Workshop Germany ((https://www.uwd.de/ ).

The HWK Mannheim Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald advises on start-ups and takeovers in the trades and supports craftsmen and women in setting up or taking over a business with many free offers, such as the creation of business plans for submission to banks, especially support in the creation planning calculations, advice on craft law, legal form advice, advice on the formalities of setting up a company, such as registration with various institutions.

The free information events for founders are important for you to get off to a successful start. Dates can be found on the website at: HWK Mannheim / Starting a business https://www.hwk-mannheim.de/artikel/veranstaltungskalender-existenzgruendung-65,708,4209.html

Individual consultation appointments can also be arranged at: 0621-18002-158

Whether coaches, management consultants, lawyers, doctors, engineers, alternative practitioners, artists, journalists, ... – the Institute for Freelance Professions knows all facets of freelance work. Due to its specialization and focus, the Institute for Freelance Professions is the first point of contact for freelancers who need expert advice and support before and after starting a business. They offer individual start-up advice, specialist workshops and seminars, funded coaching for freelancers and a wide range of start-up information.

Special features for freelancers: Trade tax exemption for freelancers, no requirement for double-entry bookkeeping, no membership in the IHK or HWK, sales tax exemption, e.g. medical treatment in human medicine, reduced sales tax, e.g. artists, special forms of old-age provision (e.g. pension funds for chamber professions ; artists' social insurance).

Our next dates:
September 19.09.2023, XNUMX: Seminar series – “The business plan for freelancers” / Part II Market and competition
September 21.09.2023, XNUMX: Seminar series – “The business plan for freelancers” / Part III Marketing
September 25.09.2023, XNUMX: Individual advice for freelance professions in Heidenheim
October 05.10.2023th, XNUMX: Individual advice for freelance professions in Offenburg
October 05.10.2023th, XNUMX: Seminar series – “The business plan for freelancers” / Part IV financial planning
October 11.10.2023, XNUMX: Individual advice for freelance professions in Mannheim
October 18.10.2023, XNUMX: Individual advice for freelance professions in Stuttgart

For more information, visit http://ifb.uni-erlangen.de/gruendungsberatung/

The employment agency advises on the business start-up grant or generally on the subject of the labor market and qualifications. If you have founded a company, she will be happy to support you with all questions relating to personnel recruitment (possibly with support for an integration grant for your potential new employees) and the qualification of your staff.

This website of the employment agency offers a good overview of the funding program for self-employment:  https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/arbeitslos-arbeit-finden/arbeitslosengeld/gruendungszuschuss-beantragen

Pro Social Business is a non-profit association with headquarters in Mannheim and another in Neustadt an der Weinstraße. They have been advising and supporting start-ups for 25 years, especially in the small business sector in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region. The focus is particularly on advising founders with migration experience, start-ups from unemployment, and start-ups in the area of ​​social entrepreneurship.

Their principle is that needs-oriented, qualified and at the same time individual advice at eye level is an important cornerstone for a successful start into self-employment.

Next meetings:
October 20, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m
Online Workshop: Becoming a New Work Hero with Self-Leadership
Speaker: Sabine Müller

The application phase is currently underway for the second round of their “Social Seed for Migrants” project, a free workshop series on the subject of starting a business for people with migration or refugee experience. They also have other funded programs and workshops on the topics of self-employment, social entrepreneurship and reasons for unemployment, some of which are free for customers.

The Rhein-Neckar District Economic Development Agency and Contact Point for Women and Career Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald advises women on all professional topics and concerns – including starting a business. With the Gründerinnen:Netz you support women, founders and entrepreneurs interested in starting a business.

The following dates are important for you to get off to a successful start:
September 29, 2023 Workshop “Convince with a Speech”
October 6th + 27th, 2023 online workshop “LinkedIn Marketing for self-employed people, founders and entrepreneurs”
Oct 17, 2023 Online event “Info Bite for Female Founders “How to start a business in Germany” (ENG)
Nov 6, 2023 online workshop “What do I start? For a start-up idea that suits you”

You can find more information at: www.gruenderinnen-netz-rnk.de