ZEIT ONLINE wrote in a contribution to grants for entrepreneur trying to found founders Courage close. Therefore, author Hilmar Poganatz claims that poor funding conditions in Germany are a myth. The Problem: Unfortunately, the myth is reality, especially for small founders, euros and cents only flow drop by drop. 8 facts!

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8 facts on start-up promotion in Germany

Just below the heading says Article: “Nowhere are company founders as difficult as in Germany, the cliché. The reality is different." The article has 20 comments so far ZEIT ONLINE get.

Most of them write what I thought when reading the article: That's just not true. At least not for all founders. This is because money flows are usually much less sparing for micro-entrepreneurs in the creative industry. Also because no one knows what the creatives really do. Differentiation is necessary!

1. Everything is ok in medium-sized traditional industries

For his thesis, the author uses an example from SME: The Berliners Company 3S Drives, a specialist manufacturer of automated fittings in water, gas and district heating networks. According to its own statements, it enjoyed all of the German start-up support. Nice.

But the fact is: 3S drives is exactly that kind of Companys, for which the Deutsch Gründerförderung is intended. Three managers, eight Employees (note the ratio!), down-to-earth German coffee beans, chambered, low-cost loan of 80.000 euros.

2. Good promotion only in theory

Accordingly, in the ZEIT article, Marc Evers, business start-up expert from the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), can also describe the German funding landscape as unique praise!

But: Nobody denied that there are many so-called start-up programs and subsidies in Germany. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, a study that annually examines the founding conditions in 42 countries worldwide, shows:

3. Cliché and reality

Although Germany offers a very good public funding infrastructure, there are enough Office - and commercial space as well as means of transport and communication are available, the protection of intellectual property through patents is guaranteed and founders can access numerous consulting services and suppliers.

But on the other hand, the World Bank places the Federal Republic in 30th place among the 24 OECD industrial countries when it comes to the conditions for start-ups. "In international comparison, the number of start-ups in Germany is still very small," Rolf Sternberg, Professor for economic geography at the University Poganatz quoted Hanover, who presented the German country report on the GEM study in the spring.

4. Bad framework conditions, poor founding culture

Incidentally, the reasons for this can also be found in the GEM study – you just have to find them: Because Germany performs well in numerous framework conditions in an international comparison clear worse than other countries:

Especially criticize the experts interviewed by GEM the state's excessive regulatory mania, the poor foundation-related Vocational Training and finally the negative social attitude towards founding. Almost 50 percent of Germans simply have too much Anxietyto become self-employed.

5. Intolerant, safety fanatic and 0 error perfectionism

The commentators under the ZEIT ONLINE-Articles summed it up very nicely: There's the lack of tolerance for odd resumes Rede,from the wrong imprinting of the pupils, who are held in front of their noses as the ideal of secure civil service status, and from the social ostracism of failed entrepreneurs.

Incidentally, I have also heard that previous self-employment at the Job Search should actually be a problem - you would hardly believe it, you should think that entrepreneurs want employees who can think for themselves....

Anyway, I have many of the points just touched here already in mine Article series “Fail better” on Best of HR – Berufebilder.de® - from the fear of failure to the lack of entrepreneurship training to bankruptcy law.

6. Small and innovative? Bad luck!

One other aspect seems to me to be important: entrepreneurs, these are the big companies in Germany especially with the smart office and secretary. Or the middle class, preferably from the traditional crafts.

Small, innovative garage companies, on the other hand, look down the drain. Google and Facebook, which today are undisputedly among the most successful companies in the world, even if they started like that.

7. Dear snack stall as a creative industry

Carsten Förtsch from deskmag, a magazine for new workspaces, is more likely to be promoted, what you already know summed it up very well yesterday: he held one at the Cognitive Cities Conference in Berlin's Betahaus Lecture about the coworking movement. Asked whether the Betahaus had taken advantage of public funding, he said:

“In Germany people prefer to support snack bars than companies from the creative industry – simply because they appreciate what they already know. Who, however, a completely new Idea usually does not receive any funding. Many small companies do not need the large loans that many start-up subsidies contain, but could do a lot with 10.000 euros. Exactly in this micro-area it looks rather meager in Germany. You're actually more likely to get a grant if you're already successful - and don't need it anymore!"

8. Poverty certificate for the IT location Berlin

That is an indictment for a city that describes itself as particularly hip and innovative IT- Wants to present location. And one is obviously aware of this discrepancy, because the sponsors only talk about it behind closed doors Hand: In an interview, for example, Christoph Lang from Berlin Partner GmbH skilfully maneuvered around the question of which companies are actually being funded.

Inofiziell I have since of employees but already heard that one could probably achieve with a small subsidy of 10.000 Euro more than with large promotion points. Only publicly, no one likes that.

Conclusion: Please detention!

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This shows that when it comes to start-up funding for sure the wish is the father of thought. In practice, you have to stay in detention in Germany again!


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