A round of succession: Thementalk on business succession
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Personal insights, tips and background information, stories from the sewing box: All this is provided by a new format of the joint project Gründergeist #Youngstarts Münsterland on the topic of business succession. Under the title "A Round of Succession - The Thementalk for Business Succession", the project invites exciting personalities to tell you more about self-employment and taking over an existing business.
Here you will find information on dates and registration options and have the chance to look back at past talks. Have fun!
The next Thementalk is already being planned. More information will follow soon!
Review: Past Thementalks
Thementalk: Communication during the takeover
The second Thementalk took place on 1 June 2021 on the topic of "Communication during the takeover". The discussion round was streamed live from the barrel warehouse of the Sasse distillery and took place in cooperation with the Münsterland Siegel.
Present were:
- Host Rüdiger Sasse: He was just 21 years old when he "joined" his parents' distillery. Since 1990, he has been shaping the over 300-year-old family business, which with its 40 employees is also a member of the Münsterland Seal.
- Communications expert Monika Bone: In her view, there is no single piece of advice for (potential) successors, because every handover is different. Nevertheless, the right communication is decisive for the success of a business succession....
- Successor Ralf Swetlik from Druckhaus Dülmen: He was managing director in a printing house for many years until he took the step into self-employment and took over an external printing house.
- Patrick Lehr: A long-time employee, Lehr took over the company Motorrad Bögel in Ibbenbüren. from the company Motorrad Bögel in Ibbenbüren.
Look and listen in!
Thementalk: "The future is now - culture and digitalisation".
The first themed talk took place on 22 April 2021 on the topic "The future is now - culture and digitalisation". Present were:
- Thomas Gerwens from Gronau-Epe, successor in the family business Gerwens Fachcenter GmbH. He has developed an app that allows his business customers to order products quickly and easily.
- André Vogt from Vogt Fensterbau GmbH. Vogt is currently joining the family business in Rosendahl on a permanent basis and is moving back to his old home from Münster to do so.
- Elena Siebelt from the Hotel Residenz in Bocholt. She is also the founder of her own motel, where control via an app plays a central role.
- Alexander Hüsers from Innomago GmbH, who is well versed in innovation management and designs and implements digitalisation processes.
