Project data

• Lead partner (coordination) Münsterland e.V.
• Technology Promotion Münster GmbH
• Business Development Agency for the District of Coesfeld
• Business Development Corporation for the District of Borken mbH
• Steinfurt Economic Development Corporation
• gfw - Society for Economic Development in the District of Warendorf mbH
• TAFH Münster GmbH of the FH Münster

• North Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• Chamber of Crafts Münster
• Westphalian Wilhelms University Münster
• Westphalian University

• 50 % EU share
• 30 % NRW share
• 20 % own contribution (all partners)

The ERDF programme (EU) aims to increase research and development activities and the competitiveness of SMEs in the European Union.

General:

• Arouse interest in the topic of start-ups or succession.
• Strengthening the start-up intensity in Münsterland

company succession:

• Raising awareness of the "succession" form of business start-up
• Supporting and networking those interested in succession
• Ensuring the long-term existence of companies through qualified successors

School:

• Raising awareness of the topic of business start-ups at an early stage

• People interested in setting up a business or becoming its successor
• Pupils

General:

• Implementation of the established Gründergeist competition; expansion to include the school category.

business succession:

• Conducting virtual seminars, workshops and networking events for those interested in succession, as well as creating a podcast on best practice examples from the region.

School:

• Provision of a platform on which pupils learn to develop and present start-up ideas independently. The goal is to participate in the ideas competition in autumn 2022.
• Introduce pupils to the topic of start-ups and network them with the existing start-up scene.