Resources
The following information is imperative for business founders to take a close look before the startup. The access to my intranet is made available to all customers on appointment.
Another priceless add-on:
Every customer gets access to my password protected intranet. Once logged in, you get the most important links, files, templates (Word, Excel, Power Point), PDFs and basic information on business startups which I have gathered over an extended period of time.
General information and helpful links:
Software package of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), free resource: http://www.softwarepaket.de
BMWi business founder portal: www.existenzgruender.de
Startup encyclopedia: www.gruenderlexikon.de
Startup knowledge: http://www.lexstart.de/gruendungswissen.html
Branch & Industry compass: http://www.lexstart.de/brancheninfos.html
Work tools, reference material, checklists, sample contracts: http://www.lexstart.de/arbeitshilfen.html
Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (business startup): www.hk24.de/unternehmensfoerderung_und_start/unternehmensgruendung
HASPA startup center: http://www.haspa.de/Haspa/Firmenkunden/AngeboteFuerFirmenkunden/Existenzgruendung/Existenzgruendung.html
Legal links, advice and files of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) in Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main: http://www.frankfurt-main.ihk.de/recht/rechtslinks/vertraege_agb/index.html
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi): http://www.bmwi.de/BMWi/Navigation/Mittelstand/existenzgruendung,did=331968.html
Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA): http://www.bafa.de/bafa/de/wirtschaftsfoerderung/index.html
Funding database: www.foerderdatenbank.de
Starter center NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia): http://www.startercenter.nrw.de/startercenter.html
H.E.I. Hamburg (local startup initiative): http://www.hei-hamburg.de
Firmenhilfe Hamburg (local enterprise aid): http://www.firmenhilfe.org
Further offices and government agencies for business founders: http://www.fuer-gruender.de/beratung/links-und-adressen/aemter-und-behoerden
Inter-trade organizations in Germany: http://www.fuer-gruender.de/beratung/links-und-adressen/branchenverbaende
Funding Bank, Guarantor Bank and funding institutes/entities in Germany: http://www.fuer-gruender.de/beratung/links-und-adressen/foerderinstitute
All relevant laws for founders online: http://www.fuer-gruender.de/beratung/links-und-adressen/gesetze
Most important fairs: http://www.fuer-gruender.de/beratung/links-und-adressen/messen