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Evening School

Support offer

Evening schools aim at catching up on a school-leaving certificate or at achieving a higher qualification. In order to change or improve your professional situation, you have the opportunity to gain additional or further qualifications after work at an evening school.

The evening school is aimed above all at people who would like to continue their education in addition to their profession. In addition to catching up on a school-leaving certificate, the evening school also offers refresher courses and further education.

Evening schools are mainly offered by the German Volkshochschule.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

All offers of German evening school programs

 

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Private educational institutions

Support offer

The offer for further education and training is provided by a large number of companies (state-supported and/or privately financed).
The educational offer is extensive and includes both school and vocational qualifications as well as further and continuing education and retraining.

Examples of offerers:

  • VHS – Volkshochschule
  • IBB – Institut für Berufliche Bildung AG

The range of offers provided by companies and schools is large. The program of the individual courses covers various fields such as:

  • Work – Profession (training courses, qualifications, further training by topic),
  • Health (from consciousness creation to continuing education),
  • Language,
  • Culture – Designing,
  • Politics – Society – Environment (training, further education),
  • School degrees,
  • Basic education (literacy, computers, everyday skills, vocational orientation).

All areas are accessible to everyone, but in order to simplify the process they are simplified for the “user” by prior individual counselling.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

VHS: https://www.volkshochschule.de/#kursfinder
IBB: https://www.ibb.com/weiterbildungen-fuer-arbeitssuchende

 

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Further training courses by the Federal Employment Agency

Support offer

The services offered by the Federal Employment Agency are divided into four basic areas for further training with the aim of creating an individual career path.
These areas include:

  • Advisory services and support for personal career development and advancement
  • The promotion of a vocational qualification in order to extend knowledge and skills or to obtain a vocational qualification.
  • The professional change – a retraining, cross or side entry for a new occupational field
  • The return to working life after a break.

Who can access this offer?

Support is given to those who can prove that further training actively contributes to improving the chances of placement.

Further information/useful links

https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/karriere-und-weiterbildung
https://kursnet-finden.arbeitsagentur.de/kurs/

 

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Priority related funding (e.g. High-Tech)

Support offer

Large industrial companies have created a joint fund that supports start-ups through targeted investments. The invested equity capital is to be understood as a private investor who, however, consciously takes a higher risk, since the idea of promotion plays a central role.

On the other hand, there is a strong network behind it, which acts in an advisory capacity and serves as a contact interface. In addition Coaching possibilities are offered around the founders a broad spectrum of the support to offer.

“GO-Bio” offers a similar format with a focus on life sciences. This fund is aimed specifically at start-ups from the laboratory to business.

Start-ups and development programs in rural areas (ELR) also belong to the area of priority-specific funding.

Who can access this offer?

Start-up companies with a specific focus

Further information/useful links

General information:
https://www.deutschland-startet.de/top-10-foerdermoeglichkeiten/
https://www.fuer-gruender.de/kapital/foerdermittel/

Priority related funding
https://high-tech-gruenderfonds.de/de/
https://go-bio.de/
https://www.l-bank.de/lbank/inhalt/nav/foerderungen-und-finanzierungen/alle-foerderangebote/wf-wirtschaftsfoerderung/entwicklungsprogramm-laendlicher-raum-elr.xml?ceid=100191
https://www.bmbf.de/de/kmu-innovativ-561.html

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Business Angels

Support offer

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The Business Angels are specialized in the beginning of the financing chain.

The association Business Angels network Germany e.V. is behind this  sees itself as a spokesman for politics and the public and stands up for the interests of young innovative companies.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone

Further information/useful links

General information:
https://www.deutschland-startet.de/top-10-foerdermoeglichkeiten/
https://www.fuer-gruender.de/kapital/foerdermittel/

Private individuals (Business Angels)
https://www.business-angels.de/
https://www.deutschland-startet.de/business-angels-unterstuetzen/
https://www.businessplan.org/business-angel/
https://www.fuer-gruender.de/kapital/eigenkapital/business-angels/european-angels-fund/

 

https://www.deutschland-startet.de/business-angels-unterstuetzen/

https://www.businessplan.org/business-angel/

https://www.fuer-gruender.de/kapital/eigenkapital/business-angels/european-angels-fund/

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Development Banks

Support offer

Development banks in Germany are for example KfW or federal states specific development banks (example Lower Saxony: NBank).

In principle, start-up and self-employment are supported by development banks. However, these are largely determined by the place of establishment. KfW Förderbank acts independently of the federal state, but focuses primarily on start-ups in the creative industries.

There are also promotional banks specific to each federal state which support start-ups and companies with their own employees and which offer similar services.

KfW Bank’s promotional offer for the foundation of a company is divided into three different models, which differ, among other things, in their respective financial volumes.

The NBank is an example of a local business start-up in the federal state of Lower Saxony. Similar to KfW Bank, the main focus is on financial volume and financial advisory services for small and medium-sized enterprises.

Who can access this offer?

Everyone, whereby the range of support is geared to the needs of the individual.

Further information/useful links

General information:
https://www.deutschland-startet.de/top-10-foerdermoeglichkeiten/
https://www.fuer-gruender.de/kapital/foerdermittel/

Development banks
https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Privatpersonen/Gr%C3%BCnden-Erweitern/
https://www.nbank.de/Privatpersonen/Existenzgr%C3%BCndung/Niedersachsen-Gr%C3%BCnderkredit/index.jsp

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State subsidies

Support offer

State support for setting up a company is supported by various institutions. These are the Federal Employment Agency (BA) and the European Social Fund (ESF).
The financial support provided by the Federal Employment Agency concerns two different levels:

  • The start-up subsidy is aimed at persons registered as unemployed who receive unemployment benefit. This subsidy is subject to a number of conditions (such as the submission of documents relating to the business plan, the submission of comments by an expert on the project or a certificate of self-employment from the trade office, but also that at least 150 days of unemployment benefit remain after the date of foundation).
  • Support through the so-called entry allowance is aimed at persons who receive basic insurance and serves as an integration of self-employed persons (but can also be applied for when taking up employment that is subject to social insurance contributions). This form of support is also linked to – as mentioned earlier – conditions.

Support from the European Social Fund is aimed, among other things, at supporting self-employment, entrepreneurship and business start-ups, including innovative micro-enterprises and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. This support is also linked to various conditions (such as publicity requirements).

In addition, the support addresses various areas related to business start-ups, such as advice on business management, attracting and securing skilled workers, environmental protection, the introduction of family-friendly measures in the company, and the organisation of work for the elderly and disabled.

Who can access this offer?

Directly addressed to the unemployed or jobseekers

Further information/useful links

https://www.unternehmenswelt.de/mikromezzaninfonds.html

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State educational institutions (Bildungswerk)

Support offer

Bildungswerke are organisations within the federal states which have specialised in helping as service providers with the job search.

The range of support offers a broad spectrum of different measures to support the individual.
In addition to support for applications (application management), there are retraining and support measures as well as additional qualification offers, help with job placement, support offers for people with disabilities and support for (re)integration.
In addition, the respective offers are divided into different groups (see target group) and offer as specific support measures and offers as possible.

Who can access this offer?

Pupils, apprentices, trainees, teachers, job seekers, people with disabilities, and immigrants.

Further information/useful links

As examples of support specific to the federal states:

BWNW (Hessen): https://www.bwnw.de/
BNW (Niedersachsen): https://www.bnw.de/

Overview of all federal states:
https://www.deutschland-startet.de/foerdermittel/

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Government Support For Entrepreneurship In UK

Support offer for aspiring entrepreneurs

The British Government provides not just financial assistance but also other support networks for the betterment of entrepreneurship in UK. They assist in technical matters, manufacturing processes, imports and exports, marketing strategies, innovation, design implementation and guidance in legal matters.

Who can access this offer?
Anyone

Further information/useful links
http://www.entrepreneursuk.net

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StartUp Britain

Support offer for aspiring entrepreneurs

StartUp Britain is a national campaign by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, harnessing the expertise and passion of Britain’s leading businesspeople to unleash entrepreneurship across the UK.

On the website you will find:

  • An interactive map to find local support in your area, from accelerators to enterprise support organisations;
  • Online resources to help you start and grow your own business;
  • A calendar of entrepreneurship events.

Who can access this offer?
Anyone

Further information/useful links
http://startupbritain.org
Entrepreneurs in UK
Small business entrepreneurs