Ifex - Initiative for start-ups and business transfer.

ifex - Initiative for start-ups and business transfer

• ifex Initiative for start-ups and business transfer (part of the ‘start-up promotion unit’ of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Baden-Württemberg

• bga National Agency for Female Start-Ups & Entrepreneurs in Germany

State & National government start up initiatives

Fostering Female entrepreneurship

• School and Entrepreneurship

• Start on Campus

• High growth start-ups

• Business Transfer

• Female start-ups and women entrepreneurs

• Entrepreneurship international

• Regional networks and projects

• Ethnic minority entrepreneurship

• Small Business

• Branch specific activity

ifex - Initiative for start-ups and business transfer

founded in 1994 as managing agency of the state government's start up initiative

About 5,3 Million working population in Baden-Württemberg

Quote of Self-Employment in Baden-Württemberg about 10 %

2,9 Million employed men, including 373.000 self-employed men (13%)

2,4 Million employed Women, including 165.300 self-employed Women (7%)

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87%

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13%

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Official Statistics Baden-Württemberg

Source: Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg: aus dem Mikrozensus 2008

Facts on Women Entrepreneurship

• Women are half as likely to be involved in start-up activity as men, but the female start-up rate in Germany is increasing steadily (41.6% in 2008).

• The most entrepreneurial age group for females is 35 – 54.• Female often start one-person-enterprises. • Women start with smaller capital, which comes from

family & friends rather than financing institutes.• Female business starters act often more regional/local

than international.

Approach / Motivation

Career pathway / biography of work

Starting procedures

Business objectives and targets

Framework of action

Women Way of starting a business is different !

Cofinanced by: European Social Fund (ESF)

National Agency for Female Start-ups & Entrepreneurs = bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga) funded by:

bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga)

National Agency for Women Start-ups and Entrepreneurs:

First and only nation-wide body providing information on all available activities in Germany about women starting up a business and female entrepreneurs since 2004.

Awarded from the EU as Best Practice in 2009.

Offers information and services on the "entrepreneurial self-employment of women" for all areas and phases of company foundation, consolidation and succession for the political, business, academic and public sectors in Germany.

Promotion of female entrepreneurship

exchange of information

experts‘ database

educationconsulting

data and facts

networking

information

advice to the government

researchservices

internet portal

awareness rising

www.newcome.de [email protected]

www.gruenderinnenagentur.de

www.gruenderinnenagentur.de

Measures & Activities to promote female entrepreneurship

• Start-up support, e-trainings, professional literature, campaigns, publications, exhibitions

• Seminars, Workshops, Coaching & Mentoring schemes for female start-ups & entrepreneurs as well as multipliers

• Regional advisory agencies for women entrepreneurs

• Networks and events for female business-starters &established women entrepreneurs as well as for intermediary organisations

• Internet portal for women entrepreneurs

• Roadshow with portraits of successful women entrepreneurs (regional exhibitions)

Measures & Activities

Cooperation & Networking

with all relevant multipliers on all levels like

Chamber of Commerces & Crafts

Consulting Agencies & Business Associations

Ministries, Communities, etc.

and specially focused on female business starters & entrepreneurs

Experts (Baden-Württemberg: 161; Germany: 940)

Advisory agencies (Baden-Württemberg: 69; Germany: 450)

Networks & female business centers (Baden-Württemberg: 59; Germany: 320)

Contact

Iris KronenbitterMinistry of Economic Affairs, Unit 33 Start-ups and business transfer

/ ifexTheodor-Heuss-Straße 4, D - 70174 StuttgartTel. +49-(0)711-123-2669, Fax +49-(0)711-123-2174e-mail [email protected]

Iris KronenbitterNational Agency for Female Start-ups & Entrepreneurs –

bundesweite gründerinnenagentur (bga)Haus der WirtschaftWilli-Bleicher-Str. 19, D – 70174 Stuttgarte-mail iris.kronenbitter@gruenderinnenagentur.dewww.gruenderinnenagentur.de