Business calendar Münsterland

Prof. Dr. Thomas Dietz, Institute for Political Science

Part of the Public Online Ring Lecture of the Contact Point Study in Old Age and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research with lecturers from Münster University.

In the winter semester, the online lecture series invites all interested parties to engage with current research on sustainability. In the series "Future Decisions?! Interdisciplinary Research on Sustainability", academics present their work and findings - every Monday from 4 to 6 pm.

Are you planning an investment and want to find out about possible development loans or grants?

Together with Michael Monstadt (NRW.BANK), Dr. Kai Pflanz (NRW.BANK) and Sergej Paveliev (ZENIT GmbH), gfw will advise you individually and personally on development loans and grants for investments, e.g. in innovations, research projects, digitalisation projects or efficiency measures.

Unfortunately, very few of us have an infinite amount of time. Information quickly becomes obsolete, more and more flexibility is demanded and lack of time and stress are part of everyday life. Therefore, it is becoming more and more important, especially as a company successor, to manage your time wisely. In the workshop, speaker Katja Dittmar will show how to set priorities, correctly assess management tasks in terms of time and use the five self-management areas of "goals", "self-determination", "priorities", "plan" and "motivation" for oneself.

Unfortunately, no one has an infinite amount of time. Information quickly becomes obsolete, more and more flexibility is demanded and lack of time and stress are part of everyday life. If new tasks are added as a company successor or founder of a company, it can easily happen that one is controlled from the outside and only makes few self-determined decisions. Therefore, it is becoming more and more important to use the limited time available as a company manager wisely. This workshop shows how this can be done.

Speaker Katja Dittmar (DiLaPe Human Resources Development) will explain how to set priorities, assess management tasks correctly in terms of time and use the five areas of self-management "goals", "self-determination", "priorities", "plan" and "motivation".

While in the Netherlands it is already the task of every municipality to present a "Transitievisie Warmte" by the end of 2021 as a political orientation for decarbonising the building stock, there is still no obligation at the municipal level in most regions of Germany. The climate targets of the German government and climate change are pushing for action in the heat transition even without a concrete political commitment for individual municipalities. Therefore, in this webinar we want to look at the roles of municipalities in the heat transition.
Invited speakers are Harmke Bekkema from the Dutch Programme for Natural Gas-Free Neighbourhoods (PAW - Programma Aardgasvrije Wijken) and Elena Cantos from the Agency for Renewable Energies e.V. as project manager of the project "Kommunale Wärmewende".

The event is aimed at municipalities, but also at all other interested persons.

Along with the ability to change, corporate culture has become a central competitive factor for companies and organisations. Only those who change not only structures, processes and technology but also the thinking, attitude and culture of cooperation will be able to be successful in the long term in the increasingly complex and uncertain market environment. How this can be achieved is the topic of our 15th DIALOG Fachkräftesicherung on Wednesday, 27 October. The event will take place digitally.

This time, the Gründergeist #Youngstarts Münsterland team is broadcasting live from the SuperBioMarkt headquarters at the harbour in Münster. Make yourself comfortable at home, switch on digitally and experience an exciting panel discussion on the topic of "Bottom up - Growing into a leadership role".

On the one hand, there are those in the company succession who from employee to boss at some point and possibly take over the company. take over the company. On the other hand, there is the classic "child of the owner" who would like to take over the reins in the long term (or already has) and (or already has) and wants to take the step to becoming a recognised superior. supervisor. In both cases the challenges are particularly great. In such situations, it is important to be accepted and appreciated and to and also to find one's own role in the new position.

Three exciting personalities are invited to share their experiences, as well as an expert who has already accompanied the succession process of numerous small and medium-sized enterprises!

Talk round participants: Luca Radau (successor), SuperBioMarktAG; Daniel Hagemeyer (successor), Tischlerei Hagemyer; Judith Deitert (successor),Pfreundt GmbH; Stefanie Schäfer (business coach), REFLECT-COACHING; Andrea Hansen (moderator)

Trying things out, making mistakes, correcting them and reducing uncertainties in the process - the workshop "Learning to program with Python - program a chatbot" encourages people to program and get involved with new technology.

Lars Grygosch from the Codingschule Düsseldorf will present theoretical learning units in this workshop, which will be supplemented with practical exercises in the group.

This workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to get to grips with the topic of programming and gain a basic feel for the subject. Whether project manager, trainee or managing director - we look forward to your participation!

The "Internet of Things" is a key driver of the digital transformation. It involves the networking of objects such as machines or products that exchange data with each other or with an IT system.

Teresa Vargas from Münster University of Applied Sciences will show you what possibilities IoT applications offer and how they can be used practically. You will also create and use small IoT applications.

This workshop is aimed at anyone who wants to get to grips with the topic of IoT and get a basic feel for the subject.

gfw is going on tour! We would like to talk to our guests about the opportunities and challenges of digitalisation. We show solutions on how regional and digital can be successfully combined.

First stop on the roadshow: BSW Anlangenbau GmbH | Everswinkel.

Moderation | Mike Atig | SiebenEichen Kommunikation

In cooperation with the municipality of Everswinkel, IGSE and Bürgerteam Alverskirchen.

Anyone who wants to be the successor in a company or is toying with such a thought develops plans for the future of the business. But it is equally important to be clear about how you, as the boss, want to lead your team to achieve your goals. The possibilities for this are many - and depend not least on the personality of the new boss and the personalities in the team.

In the online workshop of Gründergeist #Youngstarts Münsterland, speaker Katja Dittmar wants to support potential successors in developing their individual leadership style. The participants first learn about leadership roots and leadership images. From this, they develop their own leadership methodology and an understanding of their role. At the end, the focus is on the possibilities of implementation in practice.

Above all, entrepreneurship means adapting to a wide range of changes in order to remain competitive in the future. Changes are imminent, for example, in the context of a company succession. In order for the change to succeed, it helps to have an eye on the current economic challenges and to take a direction that successful companies have already taken.

Marianne Koschany-Rohbeck, Senior Consultant at gfw in the district of Warendorf and authorised management consultant of the Offensive Mittelstand, uses a company check (using the example of the topics of leadership and corporate culture) to teach how to identify the need for action in the company and how to initiate change processes.

The retail sector is facing major challenges. We would like to support retailers in their plans and inform them about digitalisation opportunities.

To this end, gfw, in cooperation with WIWA Warendorf e.V. and the city of Warendorf, offers you an event format where you can try out digital technologies on site and find out about possibilities for securing the future of local retail:

The DigitalMobil of the "Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum Handel" is coming to the district of Warendorf (www.kompetenzzentrumhandel.de, an offer of the Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE e.V., sponsored by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy)

This workshop is aimed at people interested in setting up a business who want to find out about the two basic alternative paths to self-employment: Founding a start-up from "scratch" with all its challenges, or succeeding an established company through participation or holistic purchase. The workshop addresses the different personalities and motives and presents the advantages, challenges and special features of a start-up as well as its founding process.

The speaker is Dr. Stefan Borchert. After completing his wholesale apprenticeship, Borchert studied business administration and did his doctorate on company networks in food distribution at the Münster Chair of Business Administration, especially Distribution and Trade, Prof. Dr. Dieter Ahlert. Since 2004, he has been a freelance consultant to small and medium-sized enterprises on strategic business planning and management, organisational development, employee participation and corporate financing.

This workshop is aimed at people interested in setting up a business who want to find out about the two basic alternative paths to self-employment: Founding a start-up from "scratch" with all its challenges, or succeeding an established company through participation or holistic purchase. The workshop addresses the different personalities and motives and presents the advantages, challenges and special features of a start-up as well as its founding process.

The speaker is Dr. Stefan Borchert. After completing his wholesale apprenticeship, Borchert studied business administration and did his doctorate on company networks in food distribution at the Münster Chair of Business Administration, especially Distribution and Trade, Prof. Dr. Dieter Ahlert. Since 2004, he has been a freelance consultant to small and medium-sized enterprises on strategic business planning and management, organisational development, employee participation and corporate financing.

The German government has decided that Germany should become climate-neutral by 2045, with direct effects on companies: With the European Green Deal as well as the Fuel Emissions Trading Act (BEHG), noticeable changes are coming to companies. With the CSR Directive, the topic of "climate neutrality within the supply chains" and the approach of including the supply chains in the climate balance are becoming increasingly important.What does this mean for your company in concrete terms? What can the individual path towards climate neutrality look like? What does climate neutrality actually mean? What role do climate protection certificates play here?

Wilko Brahms from the Effizienz-Agentur NRW explains the background and answers your individual questions.

How do I find a suitable successor? How do I prepare my company for a succession? How do I determine a selling price? At what point do I inform the staff? What forms of transfer are there? These and many other questions can arise in the context of a company succession.

The succession process is a complex issue from a tax, legal, business management and, last but not least, human point of view, in which different interests have to be reconciled. Early and strategic planning helps to avoid mistakes and ensure a smooth transition to a successor. At our Business Succession Day, we offer you the opportunity to arrange a personal and non-binding meeting with the succession advisors of the relevant chambers. Here you can structure the succession process together in a protected setting and ask your individual questions.