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Gründergeist@Münsterland
The Gründergeist@Münsterland initiative was financially supported by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the EU as a development project until February 2019. With this start-up funding, it continues to mobilise and support people throughout Münsterland who are willing to start a business, from the initial brainstorming to a fully developed business plan. In the last three years, the initiative has facilitated the path to self-employment for many founders. After all, in the early stages of setting up a business, team, network and infrastructure are essential factors for success.
Founding successfully together
The core of the project is formed by five start-up incubators in the four districts of Münsterland and the city of Münster. Those willing to start a business are professionally accompanied and supported in working on their project idea. The participants deal with questions such as how a vague idea can become a concrete business idea or what it means to be self-employed. What steps does a person interested in starting a business have to take, when and how?
Among other things, the founders' workshops are about specifying the problems, accelerating the brainstorming and the flow of ideas by individuals or groups, broadening the direction of the search and dissolving mental blocks. With the application of creativity techniques, the "Business Model Canvas" and other methods, the business ideas are concretised and developed into a promising business model.
On 18 January 2019, the project culminated in the first regional GRÜNDERGEIST COMPETITION, which awarded the best business plan in Münsterland. Participants of the Gründerschmieden as well as all other potential founders from Münsterland were able to take part. It is planned to continue the competition every two years.
Your contact person
Monika Leiking© Münsterland e.V./Anja Tiwisina
Setting up your own business should be well prepared in advance. This online event will provide answers to the most important questions: What should be included in a business plan? Which funding programmes can I take advantage of? What does business and private insurance look like? And what application formalities do I need to complete?
This one-hour online seminar is designed to give founders an introduction to the topic and an overview of the next steps. The speakers are experienced business consultants from the Münster Chamber of Crafts.
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Do you have a business idea but are not sure how viable, market-relevant and attractive it is for your target group? Are you worried that difficulties and obstacles could overwhelm you? Say goodbye to the idea that you are not up to the challenges. Instead, list the challenges in the first step and develop strategies. But you don't have to face hurdles alone: Talking to friends and acquaintances can provide clarification. As good preparation, take advantage of a basic seminar that will help you to sound out the opportunities of your project and the necessary steps and changes.
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For business expansions, relocations, restructurings, takeovers or even reorganisations, there are interesting financing and support products from the state and federal government. The IHK Nord Westfalen, together with experts from NRW.BANK and Bürgschaftsbank NRW, provides information on this in personal discussions that end with specific recommendations for action.
The support and advisory services are aimed at existing companies and potential successors who have specific capital requirements and want to know more about a sustainable financing structure. Start-up projects with capital requirements of more than 150,000 euros are also in the right place here.
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