Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum

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Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum
legal form GmbH
founding 1994
Seat Bergisch Gladbach
Branch service
Website www.tz-bg.de

House 8 in the TechnologiePark: Headquarters of the Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum

The Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum ( RBTZ ) is a start-up center located in the TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach , 15 km east of Cologne . The company founded as a GmbH is an institution for municipal and regional economic development . The mandate and common goal of the public law shareholders is to identify the start-up potential in the region and to promote promising developments. Sustainable companies and qualified jobs at the Bergisch Gladbach site and in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis region should emerge from this facility.

Shareholder

The partners in the facility, which was founded as a GmbH in 1994, are the Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis (25%), the city of Bergisch Gladbach (25%), the Cologne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (2%) and the Kreissparkasse Cologne (48%).

Mission and goals

The RBTZ is intended to make a significant contribution to the structural improvement of the regional economy. The foundation of new companies that develop, produce and market sustainable technologies, goods or processes should be promoted, as well as companies whose activities are in the field of environmental protection . The services of the center are mainly in the business and technical support of the companies as well as in the mediation of contacts to economic and research institutions in the economic region. The company has appropriate operating rooms, service and community facilities for promising start-ups in the TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach.

Location and transport links

The start-up center is located in the TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach , the largest industrial park in the region with around 140 companies on 120,000 m². The location is in the south of the city of Bergisch Gladbach , in a triangle between Friedrich-Ebert-Straße (postal address: Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 75) and Overather Straße and has direct access to the Königsforst recreation area . The A4 motorway junction ( Moitzfeld junction ) is 500 m away. The main train station in Cologne and the Cologne-Bonn Airport can be reached in just over 15 minutes, the Dusseldorf airport is about 30 minutes by car. The TechnologiePark is connected to the local public transport network via two bus stops (line 420 stop "Bockenberg" and line 455 stop "TechnologiePark"). Tram line 1 of the Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe with connection to Cologne city center is 3 bus stops away. There are two free charging stations for e-bikes and electric vehicles in the TechnologiePark.

The RBTZ is located within the TechnologiePark in the immediate vicinity of approx. 140 commercial enterprises, including company-related service providers and other economic development institutions in the district (Rheinisch-Bergische Wirtschaftsförderungs GmbH, STARTERCENTER.NRW, Naturarena Bergisches Land). Business start-ups will find a contact point here for questions about setting up a company in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis, areas for operating and expanding their project and direct contact with businesses, like-minded people and mentors.

Competencies and achievements

The shareholders bring experts, technology consultants and appraisers, finance and subsidy consultants and their networks to support those interested in founding a company. They offer orientation, guidance services through the administration, help with construction projects and the search for a location. Developments and technology transfer are promoted through networks, initiatives and cooperation partners of the TechnologieZentrum, while marketing activities in regional media and the specialist press are supported.

In the main building of the RBTZ - House 8 in the TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach - in addition to personal mentors for founders, (cost) optimized organizational and technical infrastructure facilities ( broadband connection , common rooms such as reception, kitchenettes, sanitary facilities and conference rooms) and services such as telephone and postal services are central Secretariat and the like ready. As part of a public-private partnership between the RBTZ and the TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach, additional areas and services are available in the area of ​​the property for young entrepreneurs.

The S-ManagementForum is a further training offer that the RBTZ offers together with the Kreissparkasse Köln and other technology and start-up centers in the region (ST @ RT Hürth, Gründer- und TechnologieCentrum Gummersbach, BusinessCampus Rhein-Sieg and wfeg gtz Rheinbach) for founders and entrepreneurs .

The start-up workshop is a special offer for creative minds who are just starting out. Interested founders have the opportunity to test their business idea for suitability over a specified period of time. In addition to the free provision of premises - the start-up workshop sponsored by the Kreissparkasse Köln - the potential entrepreneur can use the central services as well as the information and telecommunication facilities of the TechnologieZentrum. The center's specialist advisors are available to answer questions on site throughout the entire period.

The profile workshop is an additional offer for interested founders who, with the help of scientific coaching tools, want to keep an eye on their own goals, needs, motivators and values ​​as well as the economic goals of their company.

Quality criteria

Those interested in founding a company will receive intensive support at the RBTZ beyond an initial consultation if they

  • pursuing a sustainable idea that has a scientific, technological or innovative background
  • have already created a business plan or want to create it largely independently under the guidance of the specialist adviser
  • have the personal requirements for starting a company

The Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum is recognized as a recognized innovation center . The evaluation criteria of the Federal Association of German Innovation, Technology and Start-up Centers, which the RBTZ fully meets, include the following points in particular:

  • Long-term sustainability of the concept and financing of the facility
  • Scope and quality of the advisory services
  • Economic, scientific and cultural environment for start-ups
  • Contacts to networks, initiatives and associations
  • Cooperation with universities and technology transfer
  • Qualification offers for start-ups

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: Our shareholders - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  2. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: Our profile - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  3. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: Services - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  4. ^ Companies - TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  5. Line network. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  6. Fit for the future - TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  7. ^ Companies - TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .
  8. ^ Companies - TechnologiePark Bergisch Gladbach. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  9. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: Our team - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  10. Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: Rental space in the TechnologieZentrum - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .
  11. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: The start-up workshop - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .
  12. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: The Profile Workshop - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 27, 2017 .
  13. ^ Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum GmbH: ADT Audited Innovation Center - Rheinisch-Bergisches TechnologieZentrum. Retrieved October 26, 2017 .

Coordinates: 50 ° 57 '31.7 "  N , 7 ° 11' 14.1"  E