Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SME Management (CENTIM)

Welcome

At CENTIM - Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs - we strive to be a supportive and transformative partner to our students, staff and alumni by promoting entrepreneurial values and thinking. Our goal is to strengthen the innovative SME and startup ecosystem within the university and the region Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.

Fields of Expertise

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is an important field of competence of CENTIM and includes the promotion of entrepreneurial thinking and acting. Our goal is to strengthen personal development and innovative power and to support and advise them in the best possible way in their start-up projects. Within the framework of diverse offers for start-up awareness, start-up qualification and start-up coaching, we would like to provide all-embracing support for start-ups from the university to strengthen the start-up culture in the region.

Start-up-Manufaktur - H-BRS Entrepreneurship Centre (initiated by the project SUPRA)

Innovation

Technologies are changing rapidly, and competition is becoming increasingly globalised. A company must continuously improve and expand its product range to survive in competition because innovation ensures success! With our consulting services, we impart technical know-how and other essential skills for successful positioning in the market.

At CENTIM, we seek to strengthen and further drive innovation through our innovation-focused projects.

SIKUL - Social Innovations, Resilience, Cultural Participation

SME Management

CENTIM provides a forum for SME leaders to shape the future strategic direction of their companies and succession practices. Our partners have the opportunity to contribute to sound research that challenges the status quo and is empirically driven to further this field. The corporate/academic collaboration between CENTIM and SMEs in the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region seeks to generate unique and unbiased knowledge to promote the effectiveness of executive succession practices in firms.

SME management and business succession

Events

03.

August
2026

Forgers & Founders Meetups 2026

Bei den Forgers & Founders Meetups 2026 steht der informelle Austausch im Fokus.

Schmuckbild Ideenwettbewerb Gründungscurriculum

10.

August
2026

Start-up Summer School 2026

Your own start-up in 5 days: this is the Start-up Summer School organised by the Start-up-Manufaktur and the Transfer Center enaCom (University of Bonn). Here you will develop your own start-up ideas in a team. You will be supported by our experienced coaches and learn everything you need to know about founding a company. In addition, successful founders enrich our programme with authentic insights into the real start-up world.

12.

August
2026

Gründungsstammtisch / Regular's Table

Once a month, you can exchange ideas with like-minded people at our regulars' table, have your questions answered by experts or simply get an insight into the start-up scene. Come by, drinks are on us!

07.

October
2026

Design Thinking for Researchers (YES)

How much of an innovator is in you? Explore the step-by-step Design Thinking process in small teams. Based on practical examples and challenge, you learn how to empathise with users, as well as brainstorm and assess ideas to prepare for the rapid prototyping and testing finale.

Banner YES Workshop Design Thinking for Researchers 07. Oktober 2026

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October
2026

Finale des Start-up-Cups 2026 - Bereit für die besten Ideen der H-BRS?

Am Donnerstag, den 15. Oktober 2026 verwandelt sich der Audimax von 17 bis 20 Uhr zur Bühne für die fünf besten Gründungsteams der H-BRS! Erlebt Live-Pitches, eine inspirierende Keynote und die Vergabe von Preisgeldern in einem Gesamtwert von 2.250 €.

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October
2026

Start-up Karriere Forum

At the Startup Career Forum, students, alumni and people interested in startups meet founders to discover co-founder opportunities and jobs with real responsibility.

03.

November
2026

Impact Pitch Night 2026

Die 2. Bonner Impact Pitch Night bringt die besten gemeinwohlorientierten Gründungsideen der Region Bonn/Rhein-Sieg auf die Bühne. Von 17 bis 20 Uhr verwandelt sich der DIGITALHUB am Bonner Hauptbahnhof in den Treffpunkt für alle, die sich für Impact, Nachhaltigkeit und die Gründer:innen von morgen interessieren.

Call for Ideas: Impact Pitch Night Banner

13.

November
2026

GreenBonn Hackathon 2026

Wie machen wir Umweltdaten transparent und nutzbar? Entwickelt beim Green Bonn Hackathon innovative Lösungen für das Umweltdatenmanagement der Stadtwerke Bonn. Auf die besten Ideen warten Preisgelder sowie die Chance, das Projekt direkt mit den SWB weiterzuverfolgen und in die Realität umzusetzen.

News

Gründerstammtisch Forgers & Founders in der Weinschmiede Siegburg

Mon, 27. July 2026

Forgers & Founders Meetups

Neue Ideen und Konzepte treffen auf gelebte Praxis: Wir laden Dich herzlich zu unseren Forgers & Founders Meetups 2026 ein!

Tue, 21. July 2026

Call for Ideas launched: 2nd Impact Pitch Night seeks ideas for sustainable start-ups

Whether it’s a social innovation, an environmental concept or a model of sustainability: students, staff and alumni, as well as teams from the Bonn/Rhein-Sieg region, can now submit their ideas for the 2nd Impact Pitch Night. The best projects stand to win prize money of up to 2,500 euros, exclusive pitch coaching and access to a strong network.

people empowered by Start-up-Manufaktur - Ausstellung Bib

Fri, 03. July 2026

Start der neuen Plakatkampagne: „People empowered by Start-up-Manufaktur“ in der Bibliothek erleben

Wer sind eigentlich die Köpfe hinter den Start-ups an unserer Hochschule? Ab sofort verwandelt sich die Bibliothek am Campus Sankt Augustin in eine Inspirationsfläche. Mit unserer neuen Kampagne „People empowered by Start-up-Manufaktur“ zeigt das Gründungszentrum echte Gründungsstories direkt aus der H-BRS. Die passende Literatur gibt es gleich dazu.

Tue, 10. June 2025

Start-up-Cup 2026 – Bewerbungsphase gestartet

The Start-up-Manufaktur is organising the university's internal ideas competition Start-up-Cup for the fifth time! The competition offers students, alumni and employees the opportunity to present their innovative ideas to a wide audience and receive valuable feedback. In addition to cash prizes for the first three places, a special impact prize will also be awarded this year for the best social or sustainability idea.

Ringvorlesung Unternehmensnachfolge im Mittelstand

Thu, 28. May 2026

Ringvorlesung "Unternehmensnachfolge Region Bonn-Rhein-Sieg"

Im Rahmen der Ringvorlesung "Unternehmensnachfolge Region Bonn-Rhein-Sieg" werden im Sommersemester 26 einige Veranstaltungen angeboten, die am Campus der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg, Standort Sankt Augustin, stattfinden. Die Veranstaltungen finden immer Dienstags von 17:30 Uhr bis 19 Uhr statt (Hörsaal 5). Die Teilnahme ist kostenfrei. Es besteht auch die Möglichkeit, online an den Veranstaltungen teilzunehmen. Weitere Informationen sind auf der Webseite des Fachbereiches Wirtschaftswissenschaften und zukünftig auch auf der Webseite des Centrum für Entreprenuership, Innovation und Mittelstand (Centim) erhältlich.

How to find us

Contact CENTIM

Address

Von-Liebig-Straße 8

53359, Rheinbach

Telephone

+ 49 2241 865 185

Opening hours

Appointments upon request: Please contact the CENTIM team

Appointments: by arrangment

E-mail

joyce.treptow@h-brs.de

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