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Startup course
Our startup course takes place several times a year at different locations. In five two-hour modules, you’ll learn the most important basics for starting a business and working for yourself successfully. Free, expert and practical!
Launch successfully, avoid a crash landing
The practical knowledge from our events will prepare you well for self-employment.
Our startup advisors and external tax advisors share the knowledge you need in a competent, engaging and concise way, helping you launch without complications. Benefit from their experience and get support in putting your plans into practice.
- Ten intensive, concise hours of startup knowledge
- Five events on the key topics involved in starting a business
- Answers to individual questions
- Networking and exchange with like-minded people
- Free admission
The startup course answers the following questions:
The startup process & business model
- What happens when you start a business?
- What types and routes to self-employment and business models are available?
- What should you consider on the path to self-employment, and which legal and formal requirements must you meet?
- What prerequisites and qualifications are needed?
- What are the next steps, and what support is available?
The business plan
- What does a business plan look like, and what must it cover?
- How do you prepare one, and what details should you consider?
You’ll also receive initial templates to help you draft your business plan.
Financing and public funding
- What are the basics of financial planning for a startup?
- How can you finance a startup using public funding?
- Which financial projections should you prepare, and what should you consider?
- What might financing your own startup look like?
- What conditions apply to the various financing instruments and funding programs?
Obligations when starting a business
- What obligations arise when starting a business?
- Which registration, permit, record-keeping and retention obligations must you observe?
- How are profits calculated for new businesses?
Tax aspects of starting a business
- What taxes are there, and why are they levied?
- What payment methods apply, and what should you consider for each type of tax?
- How can you best organize day-to-day bookkeeping?
- And what are tax audits, enforcement measures and interest charges about?
Startup modules – an event series on starting a business
If you want to start a business, our free event series gives you the essential information and foundational knowledge for successful self-employment.
- 2026-11-05
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- 2026-11-12
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- 2026-11-19
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- 2026-11-26
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- 2026-12-03
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- 2026-09-11
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Learn from others to move your project forward.
Find support in our community:
- Connect with startups, businesses, funders, advisers and investors across Lower Saxony
- Search, connect and be discovered
- Events and informal meet-ups
