Business calendar Münsterland

Every Monday and Wednesday from 8 April to 15 May 2024, two 15-minute exercise sessions will take place during the lunch break. Exercise instructors from clubs in the Borken and Coesfeld districts offer a low-threshold exercise programme from 12:30-12:45 and 12:50-13:05, which can be taken part in without sportswear. The aim is to demonstrate and sensitise employees and employers to the need for sufficient exercise, including at the workplace, in order to avoid back and neck pain and other impairments caused by working in monotonous positions.

In principle, an electronic export declaration with ATLAS or the Internet Export Declaration Plus (IAA+) must be created for every export consignment. Only for small consignments up to a value of EUR 1,000, which are not subject to any bans or restrictions, does the exporting company decide whether or not to declare this consignment electronically.

The customs declaration is made electronically. Companies can access ATLAS either with customs software, with the free Internet Export Declaration Plus (IAA Plus) or they can have the declaration created by a customs agent on their behalf.

As part of the fifteenth instalment of our short webinar series #ihkinternationaltuesday, IHK speaker Madleen Leufker talks to Kathrin Messerschmidt, Managing Partner at EMO-LOG Customs Consulting GmbH, about electronic export declarations using the ATLAS system.

The second TechGarage of the Smart Solution Labs on 14 May 2024 at SMEOT is all about robotics and offers a variety of exciting presentations, interactive tech workshops and stimulating discussions on this topic. At this event, participants can learn more about the latest trends and technologies in the field of robotics. They can meet like-minded people, experts and innovators from Germany and the Netherlands and find out more about the project. The Interreg project Smart Solution Labs brings together cross-border student teams as an open R&D department with companies in the border region. Eight students form an interdisciplinary team to develop a solution for a company's innovative task in an eight-week R&D sprint. The Interreg project Smart Solution Labs brings together cross-border student teams as an open R&D department with companies in the border region. Eight students form an interdisciplinary team to develop a solution for the innovative task of a company in an eight-week R&D sprint.

Digitalisation has long been seen as a megatrend of our time. However, the topic of "sustainable business" is also receiving more and more attention from politics, society and business. Currently, these topics tend to be considered separately in companies. However, when considered together, they can make a decisive contribution to responsible and ecological business. The four-part series of events will show the potential that digital technologies offer for sustainable and circular business. Participants will also see practical examples and are invited to try out some technologies for themselves on site.

Contents of the event

• Data - why it is important for sustainable action
• Approaches to data collection and analysis
• How to promote green IT in the company
• Transparency in the value chain through sensors

As part of the "Mittelstandsinitiative Energiewende und Klimaschutz" (MIE) project, the "E-Tool" was developed to provide small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with adequate support on the path to greater energy efficiency. The tool enables all operational energy data to be systematically recorded and centrally collected, providing a basis for monitoring and decision-making with regard to future efficiency measures. The tool, which is tailored to the needs of SMEs, enables a simple step towards the digitalisation of company data using the browser-based "e-tool" platform. In addition to the pure collection of operational energy data, the new e-tool enables an individual evaluation of annual energy consumption and the associated CO2 emissions (creation of a CO2 footprint). Key figures for evaluation and categorisation are automatically determined and clearly displayed. All this information can be clearly tracked over the years. The free tool enables consistently simple data collection via a step-by-step mode and also provides users with various "additional modules" for practical day-to-day work (e.g. PV calculator, electricity and energy tax rebate, business development plan, CO2 pricing, etc.).

There are interesting financing and funding products from the state and federal government for business expansions, relocations, restructuring, takeovers and reorganisations, but also for investments with the aim of ecological transformation or resource efficiency. The IHK Nord Westfalen, together with the experts from NRW.BANK and Bürgschaftsbank NRW, provides information on this in personal discussions that end with specific recommendations for action.

The support and advisory services are aimed at existing companies and potential successors who have specific capital requirements and want to know more about a sustainable financing structure. Start-up projects with capital requirements of more than 150,000 euros are also in the right place here.

A more sustainable approach to business is becoming increasingly important in politics, society and the economy. This also affects the retail sector. Many consumers want, for example, clear labelling of sustainable products, fair and transparent production or environmentally friendly delivery options. Increasing legal requirements and customer expectations pose major challenges for retailers.

How can the industry best meet these growing customer needs and implement the individual aspects in a targeted manner?

In this webinar, participants will learn why a sustainable transformation is relevant for retailers and what options there are for retailers to tackle this topic step by step.

Setting up your own business should be well prepared in advance. This online event will provide answers to the most important questions: What should be included in a business plan? Which funding programmes can I take advantage of? What does business and private insurance look like? And what application formalities do I need to complete?

This one-hour online seminar is designed to give founders an introduction to the topic and an overview of the next steps. The speakers are experienced business consultants from the Münster Chamber of Crafts.

The refurbishment of existing buildings is sustainable and is becoming increasingly important. As a result, the demand for qualified specialists in this area of the construction industry is also constantly increasing, as more than half of all construction investments in Germany are already being channelled into existing buildings.

With the "Bauen im Bestand - Bachelor of Engineering" degree programme, the Akademie Bauhandwerk of the HBZ Münster, in cooperation with the Department of Civil Engineering at Münster University of Applied Sciences, offers a practical course of study in this market segment.

At the event, participants will learn more about the content, admission requirements, selection process, funding and financing of the degree programme.

Biowärme Greven is the destination of a cycle tour as part of the Saerbeck Energy Talks. The meeting point is at 17:30 at Saerbeck town hall.

Anyone wishing to take part in the cycle tour should bring a high-visibility waistcoat.

The tour is approx. 17 kilometres long and leads to Frischehof Werning. (Guntruper-Str.1, Greven)

Biowärme Greven, which already operates heating networks and is in the process of planning the realisation of a large-scale heating network in the south of Greven with several hundred households, will be presented there.

The energy production site, which is currently being expanded in order to feed biomethane into the public gas grid from summer 2024, will be visited on site.

In addition to energy and technology, the agricultural business and the importance of regionality will also be highlighted.

At the end of the tour, there will be an opportunity for a relaxed finale with a barbecue sausage and an informal chat.

Anyone who takes part and cycles along can have the kilometres cycled credited to the city cycling campaign.

If you don't want to cycle, you should come directly to Hof Werning at 6.30 pm.

The Saerbeck Energy Talks are organised by the Saerbeck Climate Community Development Association in cooperation with the Münster Young Community.

Participation is free of charge.