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Setting up a Business

Anyone wanting to set up their own business needs one thing above all in addition to innovate ideas, lots of patience and secured financing: good advice.

You've got an good idea for setting up a new business? (Symbol Image)

The Business Development Department at State Capital Stuttgart and its partners advise prospective company founders in all matters relating to setting up businesses and establishing contacts. You will receive advice from the following contacts, amongst others.

Stuttgart Company Founder Office

The Company Founder Office (Gründerbüro) in Stuttgart City Hall will provide a free initial consultation to people looking to set up a business when they start out working for themselves. The Business Development Department at State Capital Stuttgart also offers business start-up seminars and round table meetings for founders of new businesses and supports them in the search for inexpensive office space:  Stuttgart Company Founder Office

Stuttgart Region Business Development Department (WRS)

  • Business Angels in the Stuttgart region are successful entrepreneurs, cash-rich investors and competent managers who not only offer private equity capital to young and promising high-growth companies, but also support them personally with their business experience and contacts.
     www.business-angels-region-stuttgart.de (opens in a new tab)

  • Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH (TTI) is a central point of contact for company founders at the University of Stuttgart. TTI GmbH provides support for all questions relating to starting a business, for example, with creating a business plan, access to funding opportunities from the Federal and state governments, the use of university resources as well as the establishment of a transfer and founding company under the aegis of TTI.
     Technologie-Transfer-Initiative GmbH (opens in a new tab)

  • "Generator" start-up centre at Stuttgart Media University supports students and graduates with their business start-up. Furthermore, it promotes innovation and entrepreneurship with seminars, business simulations and individual coaching.
     Start-up centre at Stuttgart Media University (opens in a new tab)

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