Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SME Management (CENTIM)
H-BRS Entrepreneurship Centre
Start-up-Cup 2026: Submit your idea now!
From the lecture hall straight to your own business? We’re kicking off the 6th round of our ideas competition and are looking for your visions here at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences—whether it’s a tech gadget, a social service, or a digital revolution. The best teams will present their ideas live in October to a panel of experts and our audience.
Submit your idea in the form of a pitch deck and win up to €1,000 in prize money or one of our valuable special prizes.
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From the lecture hall straight to your own business? We’re kicking off the 6th round of our ideas competition and are looking for your visions here at Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences—whether it’s a tech gadget, a social service, or a digital revolution. The best teams will present their ideas live in October to a panel of experts and our audience.
Submit your idea in the form of a pitch deck and win up to €1,000 in prize money or one of our valuable special prizes.
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people empowered by Start-up-Manufaktur
An der Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg stecken jede Menge kluge Köpfe hinter innovativen Ideen. Unter dem Motto „People empowered by Start-up-Manufaktur“ holen wir die Gesichter hinter den Gründungsideen aus unserer Hochschule ins Rampenlicht. In den Interviews erzählen sie ganz offen, was sie motiviert, wo sie an ihre Grenzen stoßen und wie sie den Sprung ins kalte Wasser gewagt haben.
Our upcoming events
27.
July
2026
Forgers & Founders Meetups 2026
Bei den Forgers & Founders Meetups 2026 steht der informelle Austausch im Fokus.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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15.
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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27.
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.
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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.
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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.
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Start-up Idea Exchange: The Perfect Match
The Start-up Manufactory's Idea Exchange is your matchmaking tool for direct entry into the world of entrepreneurship. We bring together what belongs together:
- Innovative technology: From AI-supported medicine to sustainable GreenTech patents.
- Entrepreneurial talent: Students and alumni who are interested in business development, strategy, and market entry.
Your professional background is often secondary; what's much more important is your motivation to familiarize yourself with a topic and support an existing team or develop a marketable business model from pure theory.
The best part is that you don't start from scratch. The technology is often already proven or even patented, and we at Start-up Manufacture accompany you every step of the way.
Impact Entrepreneurship
Business does not have to be solely profit-oriented. More and more people are founding businesses with the aim of solving social or environmental problems and creating successful companies in the process. This way of thinking is called “common good orientation.”
With the new SoNaR project, CENTIM and Start-up-Manufaktur support effective start-ups and offer tailor-made consulting concepts for impact start-ups.
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