RWTH Aachen start-up center
The RWTH Aachen start-up center is a start-up center opened in 2000 by RWTH Aachen , the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and the Sparkassen Aachen and Heinsberg . Its aim is to promote the start-up culture at RWTH and in the region and to support students and scientists interested in start-ups in all phases of start-up . Entrepreneurs are offered services ranging from brainstorming and business plan advice to financing and support for start - ups.
history
After the start-up center was launched in 2000, the Entrepreneurship Chair (WIN Chair) was set up in 2003 under the direction of Malte Brettel . Through the cooperation between the Entrepreneurship Chair and the Start-Up Center, decisive impulses for the development of entrepreneurship at RWTH have been created in recent years and since 2007, Exist III has enabled the existing offer in the areas of mobilization, primarily for scientists at RWTH- Institutes and coaching will be expanded considerably. In addition, the network of partners in the start-up center was expanded. In recent years, a value chain for founders has been established, which offers a comprehensive range, especially in the phases of mobilization, training and coaching. In order to address a further target group, the TRACE program not only offers RWTH students but also students at the FH Aachen the opportunity to deal with the topic of founding and to establish contacts with the start-up scene during their studies and without their own start-up idea.
offer
The start-up center of RWTH Aachen University offers students and scientists interested in founding a start-up holistic support and assistance in start-up-related issues:
- Confidential discussion of the idea
- Creation of the business plan
- Find a team
- Search for business partners
- Financing support
- Placement of experts
- Brokerage of office space
In addition to individual support for the teams, training courses and workshops offer start-up training and a platform for networking in order to prepare the participants for self-employment.
Coaches support the search for investors with various offers :
- Support with Exist start-up grants and research transfers: grants awarded by the Federal Ministry of Economics with a value of up to € 600,000 that are non-repayable
- Networking events to meet potential investors
- Support with pitch preparation
In addition to support in the start-up phase, the start-up center also offers a wide range of support in the field of post-start-up support and helps young companies with successful market launch and enables their sustainable growth.