Tips for your career: Many companies rely solely on digital applications

By email, online tool and video call: The use of digital technologies in the application process is standard. Every company in Germany now allows job applicants to apply for jobs online. Four out of ten companies (42%) even rely exclusively on digital application documents. This is at least partially the case for the remaining 58%.

Crowdinvesting campaign record: How a winery found 5,000 new co-owners

The first winery in Europe to be owned by several thousand co-owners - this is the ambitious goal that the Lower Austrian winery Dürnberg started its journey in the summer. After the end of the crowdinvesting campaign, everyone in the Weinviertel is happy: More than 5,000 new shareholders and co-owners have been found - a

Best Online Accounting Programs | Comparison 05/2023

4.61/5(119) A good accounting program basically makes sense from the very first turnover: every company has to keep accounts, keep an eye on its finances and calculate. Accounting is required by law and must follow certain rules: den Principles of Proper Accounting (GoB). AS every business needs Also an accounting software. Particularly popular I am

Calculation of personnel costs in the business plan: this is how it works

4.56/5(9) In the start-up phase of a business, many building blocks are set that are essential for a stable business foundation. Anyone who makes mistakes here quickly risks the future of their startup. And: As the successful entrepreneur knows, a company cannot develop further without capable employees. Anyone who hires employees as a founder must

Inventory management, financial accounting, green office: Sage50 ensures a good climate

5/5(3)Inventory management, financial accounting, order processing – small businesses and start-ups need simple solutions for complex tasks. It is better to use software that takes care of the organization of the various processes. Say 50 masters this Simple interaction between business and accounting - and it might even make your office greener. Anyone who chooses

Starting a company in Mainz: business incubators, hubs and contact points

In principle, Mainz has everything a founder has to offer: a good infrastructure, functioning and growing networks, short distances, attractive coworking spaces, a digital hub and busy institutions. We have put together the most important contact points, advice centers, start-up hubs and all important addresses that you should know as a founder. Leading business

Founding a UG despite personal bankruptcy?

In principle, the state does not put any obstacles in place for a debtor to become self-employed. From a purely legal point of view, the establishment of a company is also possible in the event of personal bankruptcy. One Exception First of all: if it is not a personal bankruptcy, but also a business bankruptcy

Passau start-up study: Unequal ownership distribution in the founding team leads to more innovation

5/5(1)From the very beginning, founders should think about how to distribute ownership shares in their company among themselves. Researchers from the University of Passau, the ZEW – Leibniz Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim and the IÉSEG School of Management in Paris have found that teams are more innovative when ownership is unevenly distributed.

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Starting a company in Mainz: business incubators, hubs and contact points

In principle, Mainz has everything a founder has to offer: a good infrastructure, functioning and growing networks, short distances, attractive coworking spaces, a digital hub and busy institutions. We have put together the most important contact points, advice centers, start-up hubs and all important addresses that you should know as a founder. Leading business

This is how the German offices were permanently made more digital

The corona pandemic has triggered a sustained push towards digitization in German companies. About one in two people (49%) say that Corona has accelerated the digitization of their business model. This is one of the most important findings of a representative survey of 1,102 companies with 20 or more employees from all economic sectors on

Crowdinvesting campaign record: How a winery found 5,000 new co-owners

The first winery in Europe to be owned by several thousand co-owners - this is the ambitious goal that the Lower Austrian winery Dürnberg started its journey in the summer. After the end of the crowdinvesting campaign, everyone in the Weinviertel is happy: More than 5,000 new shareholders and co-owners have been found - a

Calculation of personnel costs in the business plan: this is how it works

4.56/5(9) In the start-up phase of a business, many building blocks are set that are essential for a stable business foundation. Anyone who makes mistakes here quickly risks the future of their startup. And: As the successful entrepreneur knows, a company cannot develop further without capable employees. Anyone who hires employees as a founder must

Investments should wait for now: the federal government cuts venture capital funds for startups

Not exactly good news for young startups and investors for the new year. As the current funding guideline expired on December 31, 2022 and completion of the announced new version is delayed, it is currently not possible to apply for the INVEST Venture Capital Funding Program. The INVEST website of the responsible Federal Office for

Health insurance for self-employed and founders: PKV vs GKV

5/5(1)When establishing a company, all necessary registration forms are complemented by registration with the health insurance company. When starting your first self-employment, you can choose whether you want statutory or private insurance (you cannot do this as an employee). You should make your choice carefully, because you can't undo it later. Important in this decision

metaverse? How does it taste?

Quantum computers, cryptocurrencies, chat bots: digitization goes hand in hand with numerous technical terms. But many cannot keep up with the ever-expanding dictionary of digitization. 75% of Germans have never heard of the Metaverse. While 15% have heard the term before, only 4% dare to explain it. Even Web3 and blockchain are still a mystery

Foundation in Mallorca – independent work on the sunny island

5/5(1)Mallorca start-up ecosystem - More than sun and sea Starting a business in Mallorca offers some exciting opportunities. In addition to purely climatic advantages, Mallorca also has a lot to offer founders. The capital, Palma, is home to some of the major travel companies – four of the world's seven largest hotel chains, for example

Europe's leading Atomic VC opens an office in Berlin

European venture capitalist Atomico has opened its first German office in Berlin. Launched in 2006 by Skype founder Niklas Zennström, the venture capital firm finances technology startups across Europe with the aim of supporting founders and startups in their global growth. The investor has worked and continues to work with over 120 startups across the

Is my privately purchased car tax deductible?

4.2/5(15)The good news first: You can always deduct your business travel for tax purposes. You can still use your car privately. However, vehicle taxation is complicated. The tax office knows several variations of taxation, so you can not always choose according to your taste. The starting point for taxation is whether your car is classified

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Sharp decline: investments in German startups collapse

The boom is already over: German startups received significantly less fresh capital from funding in 2022 than in the previous year. A total of 9.9 billion euros flowed into German startups – 43% less than in the record year 2021 (17.4 billion euros). Despite all the crises caused by rising interest rates, falling valuations and

Thomas Schmidt has been named Business Angel of the Year 2022

Business angel Thomas Schmidt from Leipzig is like "Business Angel of the Year 2022" been awarded. Schmidt was awarded the "Golden Nose" for his "good nose" in his start-ups. For the 22nd time Angels Netzwerk Deutschland (BAND) awarded the "Goldene Nase" in the "Business Angel of the Year", which is the oldest award of its

Headhunting should get smarter and faster: HR startup from Berlin gets seven-figure funding

After two years of successful bootstrapping, Berlin-based HR tech startup Jomigo is now backed by well-known investors from the world of HR and venture capital. The startup, founded in 2020 by Jannis Eller, Jonathan Muhr and Tobias Grieb, uses capital for the mission to revolutionize the headhunter market: the active recruitment of rare specialists should

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Founding a music school – it's incredibly easy: planning, costs, income 2023

5/5(1)Step 1: Prerequisites | Career paths to your music school There are several ways to work as a music teacher, you can work as a paid music teacher at a music school and as a self-employed music teacher in your main job. But you can also start as a part-time music teacher, that's not that

Heating, air conditioning, hot water: how companies can save energy

Does everyone in an office building turn on the heaters themselves or is the temperature automatically controlled based on the weather conditions and the respective room usage? Is the air conditioning running at full blast as the summer sun warms the rooms through the large windows or do the blinds automatically lower to keep things

Health insurance for self-employed and founders: PKV vs GKV

5/5(1)When establishing a company, all necessary registration forms are complemented by registration with the health insurance company. When starting your first self-employment, you can choose whether you want statutory or private insurance (you cannot do this as an employee). You should make your choice carefully, because you can't undo it later. Important in this decision

Online banking becomes smartphone banking

Classic online banking is becoming smartphone banking. For the first time, two-thirds (67%) of online banking users are using their mobile phones. One year ago it was 64%, three years ago it was only 52%. For the first time, half of people over 65 who bank online are using their smartphone to do so. A

Apply for a 2023 Starter Grant Checklist – PDF Instructions

4.69/5(13) Download the Startup Grant Checklist: There is a start-up grant for anyone who wants to start a business without a job. For everyone? Well, you have to convince the employment officer in the job center with your project. And write down the right steps in the right order. Ours will show you how it

Startups are full of confidence

In the past two years, the situation for startups in Germany has improved. This is what 42% of tech startup founders say. Another 40 percent see no change, and only 12 percent complain about the deteriorating situation for start-ups. These are the results of a survey of around 150 technology startups commissioned by the digital

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Create XRechnung – Tools Overview 2023 + Instructions!

4.48/5(25)The XRechnung is the official data exchange standard for electronic invoices which was decided by the German legislator on the basis of an EU standard. Your invoice will be saved as an XML file, which can then also be read electronically. But how do you create such an XRechnung? Various ways lead to the XRechnung

Tax-free in-kind benefits for employees – this is how it works!

5/5(1)What are benefits in kind? Non-monetary benefits are income that is not cash, such as goods and services that you as an employer offer your employees as fringe benefits. In principle, these so-called benefits are initially regarded as your employee income, i.e. assets that exist in cash or monetary value within the meaning of §

The Best Credit Cards for the Self-Employed: Comparison 05/2023

Especially those who travel a lot will benefit from the advantages of credit cards particularly well: business expenses are recorded in full, it is often not necessary to prepare a lengthy travel expense report and all business receipts are always at hand thanks to the account statement of the credit card. Credit card offers (05/2023)

XRechnung 2022 – that's all, MUST be on the XRechnung tip

5/5(1)You are all familiar with e-invoices (electronic invoices): You often send them to your customers in PDF format. But this is not really legally safe and data protection compliant and, above all, technically reasonable. Therefore, the EU has approved a regulation on how digital invoices should be created. Since November 2020, this requirement has been