Startup news June 2025

Dear founders,
dear young entrepreneurs,
dear friends and supporters of the Goslar Startup Region,

We have put together interesting event tips, helpful startup knowledge, an inspiring startup story and much more for you.

Enjoy reading, learning more and bringing your visions to life.

Warm regards
your Goslar Startup Region team

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Strengthen your entrepreneurial and personal skills!

The free events offered by the Goslar Region Startup and Innovation Academy can help you build valuable knowledge for your business and your personal development. In July and August, the topics are communication and conflict resolution, and effective networking. The startup course series also covers the essential basics for becoming self-employed.

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Become part of the startup community

Networking and exchange are essential to successfully navigate the startup phase. The Goslar Startup Region offers a virtual meeting place for the region’s startup community: the digital noticeboard. Sign up for free, browse posts, publish what you offer or seek, promote your events and connect with like-minded people. It is a place for prospective founders, young entrepreneurs, experts, companies and institutions to exchange ideas and network.

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Looking for the right commercial property or site?

The new property portal at www.wirego.de provides a comprehensive overview of vacant properties in the Goslar district. The range extends from storage and production halls to office space and even a retirement home. New listings are added all the time. And if you cannot find what you are looking for yourself, our property service team can help. Good luck with your search for a location!

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Startup story: sharing special moments with wonderful people

Anne-Kristin Beutel turned her passion for packrafting into a profession just over a year ago. Read our latest startup story to find out how this woman from the Altmark came to the Harz region and why she decided to become self-employed at 50.

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Advance digitalisation now

Take advantage of attractive funding to digitalise your company! Whether it is a KfW ERP loan, Digitalbonus.Niedersachsen-innovativ or free advice, small and medium-sized businesses can now make targeted investments in IT security, digital processes or Industry 4.0. Grants of up to €200,000 are available! WiReGo and the Lower Saxony Digital Agency provide information and support.

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WiReGo Investment Fund

To prevent good ideas and forward-looking investments from failing for lack of money, WiReGo has had the Goslar Region Investment Fund for ten years. This funding option is particularly suitable for startup projects because it is treated like equity and thus improves creditworthiness. Financial support of up to €30,000 is available through a silent partnership with a seven-year term.

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New programme to strengthen innovative companies and support venture capital providers

Take advantage of opportunities to strengthen your equity base and secure liquidity through the new “RegioInnoGrowth Niedersachsen” programme for startups and growth-oriented medium-sized companies in Lower Saxony. Funding is provided through accredited financing providers. You must contribute 30% of the funding amount to the business project yourself. The liability exemption granted under the programme substantially reduces the risk for investors and encourages them to invest in innovative companies.

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Terms explained: freelance profession vs. trade or commercial business

Ready to become self-employed? Absolutely. But will you work as a freelancer or run a trade or commercial business? These terms often cause confusion. The differences are primarily legal and tax-related. We explain the key facts about these forms of self-employment.

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Grants for starting a business after unemployment

If you want to become self-employed after unemployment, financial support may be available whether you receive unemployment benefit or Bürgergeld. The programmes are called “Gründungszuschuss” (startup grant) and “Einstiegsgeld” (integration allowance) and are approved by the Employment Agency and Jobcentre respectively. Find out more about your options.

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Startup course series in August/September

Across five free events – our startup course series – we provide the most important basic knowledge for becoming self-employed. After the summer break, the series continues on 14 August in Bad Harzburg (town hall, 17:00–19:00).

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The dates:

14 August – Module I: Getting started with a business startup
21 August – Module II: Planning a business startup I
28 August – Module 3: Planning a business startup II
4 September – Module 4: Putting a business startup into practice
11 September – Module 5: Starting a business and taxes