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As the first point of contact for people interested in starting a business, the Start-up-Manufaktur at Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences offers a wide range of services in the form of advice, events and courses on the subject of starting a business. We want to awaken your entrepreneurial spirit and guide you through the process of transforming your idea into reality. Whether you study with us, work at H-BRS or are one of our alumni, our offers are free of charge.

Application phase Start-up-Cup

The time has come again! In our ideas competition Start-up-Cup, we are looking for tomorrow's solutions to today's problems. The most convincing ideas have the chance to win prize money of up to €2,500. New this year: the special Impact prize for ideas with a social or ecological focus. The competition is aimed at all students, alumni and employees of H-BRS - with and without start-up experience.

The application phase for the Start-up Cup 2025 runs until 18 August!

Start-up-Cup 2025

Our upcoming events

30.

July
2025

Jury meeting for the NRW start-up grant

Every month you have the chance to be accepted into the Gründungsstipendium NRW. The decision is made by a jury of experienced representatives of the start-up ecosystem in the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg region - including the CENTIM team from H-BRS!

11.

August
2025

Start-up Summer School 2025

In 5 days to your own start-up: This is the Start-up Summer School of the Start-up-Manufaktur and the Transfer Centre 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.

13.

August
2025

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!

28.

October
2025

Meet the boss - Triff echte Unternehmer:innen!

Was bedeutet es eigentlich, ein Unternehmen zu führen? Nicht in der Theorie oder als Case Study im Seminar, sondern im echten Leben, mit all den Entscheidungen, Zweifeln und Chancen, die dazugehören. Genau darüber sprechen wir bei „Meet the Boss“ – offen, direkt und ohne viel Drumherum.

Abschlussveranstaltung AWAKE Start-up-Manufaktur

Angebote für Gründerinnen

Mit dem Gründerinnenprogramm AWAKE (gefördert im Projekt EXIST Women) unterstützt die Start-up-Manufaktur gründungsinteressierte Frauen auf dem Weg in die Selbständigkeit. Die 2. Kohorte startete am 1. April mit einem exklusiven sechsmonatigen Programm.

Darüber hinaus bietet das Gründungszentrum weitere Unterstützungsleistung für Gründerinnen und Frauen, die sich abseits des Angestelltenverhältnisses, verwirklichen wollen, in Form von Veranstaltungen und Beratung.

Unsere Angebote für Gründerinnen

Gemeinwohlorientiert Gründen

Wirtschaft muss nicht nur auf Gewinn ausgerichtet sein. Immer mehr Menschen gründen mit dem Ziel, soziale oder ökologische Probleme zu lösen – und schaffen dabei funktionierende Unternehmen. Dieses Denken nennt sich gemeinwohlorientiert.

Mit dem neuen Projekt SoNaR unterstützen das CENTIM und die Start-up-Manufaktur wirkungsvolle Gründungen und bieten maßgeschneiderte Beratungskonzepte für Impact-Start-ups an.

Mehr über gemeinwohlorientiertes Unternehmertum

Our Start-ups

Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg is proud of all the start-ups that have been founded by students, alumni and employees. The Start-up-Manufaktur was able to closely accompany and support some of them.

overview over the start-ups

interviews and testimonials

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Interested in founding, self-employed or start-up?

The Start-up-Manufaktur accompanies you on your journey into self-employment. Our services are aimed at all university members who want to turn their ideas into reality. Whether it's an innovation or the opening of a café - we support you with your individual questions, offer workshops and information events and connect you with the start-up ecosystem.

Our ways of supporting you

Schedule your appointment for a free start-up consultation

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events and courses

Information events, workshops and networking get-togethers, the Start-up-Manufaktur calendar is always packed. Our events are free of charge and often open to external participants.
We also represent the topic of entrepreneurship in teaching, in the form of lectures, supplementary subjects or practical semesters. Our start-up curriculum can be taken by all faculties.

Events

courses

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News

Kostenloses Beratungsangebot zu Rechtsfragen für gemeinwohlorientierte Start-ups

Start-up-Cup 2025 - application phase started

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Was soziale und nachhaltige Start-ups brauchen: Auftakt des Impact Start-up Clusters SoNaR

Kickoff for the second cohort of AWAKE: Eleven female founders start their journey

Kissia only has coffee on her mind

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Quelle: H-BRS

Business administration student Kissia founded a coffee roasting company and opened a café "just like that" during her studies. Meramanis serves Indonesian coffee Java Banyubiru, among other things, as well as sweet and savory snacks.

Kissia is completing her internship semester in her own company, is a mentee in the Mentoring for Founders program and is in regular contact with our startup advisors.

For more on Kissia's founding story and an inside look at the café, check out the freshly published article.

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About Start-up-Manufaktur

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Partner network of the Start-up-Manufaktur

Funding programmes for founders

Start-up dictionary

Entrepreneur-Check

Founding a Company in Germany

Patent- und Markenrecht

always up-to-date with our social media accounts

Start-up-Manufaktur on LinkedIn

The Start-up-Manufaktur is an initiative of CENTIM and is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action as part of the EXIST programme (Logos: Exist.de)

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