Support Materials for Hamburg’s Startups

This video explains briefly and concisely what you should pay attention to as a startup when it comes to taxes.

Anyone who sets up their own business has a tight budget, especially at the beginning. Nevertheless, there are costs that cannot be avoided, including the premiums for certain startup insurance policies. It is therefore important to prepare carefully and select the right cover. The following article shows the seven most important insurances for startups.

Anyone involved in founding a company must be prepared to be confronted with many new terms. Here you will find an overview of all the important key points in the area of company formation.

In this list, the Commerzbibliothek of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce recommends helpful readings from the field of startup founding. In addition to books, databases and sample contracts are also highlighted.

This brochure provides you with an initial orientation and a brief overview of the most important topics for founding a start-up. This will help you step by step towards your dream of professional independence step by step.

The Gründerplattform offers templates for creating a business plan in various formats. The free business plan tool also provides helpful assistance.

This step-by-step workbook guides you through the creation of a Businessplan. At the end of all six Chapters you have all the knowledge you need to write your own Businessplan.

Unternehmenswerkstatt offers a template for creating a business and financial plan as well as support from an expert. And this is how it works: Register for free, create a start-up project and benefit from numerous advantages.

The Commerce libary offers a comprehensive range of services especially for startups and business founders who are already members of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce.

Here, founders learn how to identify relevant competitors and which comparison criteria are crucial for competitive analysis.

The success of a company always depends on the competitive situation on the market. It is therefore worth analysing the competition for your startup at an early stage. This is the only way to recognise which strategies and activities your competitors are using on the market.

One of the least favourite tasks for a founder is undoubtedly market analysis. However, this is extremely important for later success and is the centrepiece of any good business plan. We'll show you how a market analysis is put together, why it's so important for you and how you can create one.

In this video you will learn how to easily calculate your capital requirements using a spreadsheet programme.

Here, founders can find instructions on how to develop their business model. Free tools such as Business Model Canvas support planning.

This test consists of 60 self-statements that you are asked to rate on a seven-point answer scale. It will probably take 10 minutes of your time to complete this questionnaire. There are no "right" or "wrong" assessments. The aim is to capture your personality and way of thinking.

Here you can find an easy understandable bilingual glossary of all important startup founding terms in Germany.

Support Materials

5 tax tips for founders

7 important insurances for startups

ABC of foundation

Book tips for startups and founders

Brochure "Gründen mit System"

Business plan template

Business Plan Workbook

Business planning tool

Commerce libary for founders

Competitive analysis guide

Create a competitor analysis

Create a market analysis

Determine capital requirements

Develop a business model

Founder personality test

Glossary for startup support

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