Exchange of experience and networking around green start-ups
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Sustainable founding

Events on the founder platform of BMWK and KfW

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The Borderstep Institute supports the founder platform in building up the target group-specific offering for green and sustainable start-ups and, in this context, offers various events for exchange.

Borderstep Director Prof. Dr. Klaus Fichter and Borderstep Research Fellow Thomas Neumann moderate the rounds and answer all questions on the topic of sustainable founding.


Founding sustainably: Coaching & Exchange

Start-up expertise and networking with the Borderstep Institute.

In a small group, prospective founders can share their questions or challenges in the idea generation and start-up process. They receive feedback and suggestions on how to further develop their green business idea and can exchange ideas with other sustainability-oriented people interested in founding a company. Borderstep moderates and answers questions.

More info, dates and the possibility to register you can find here

Sustainable Foundings: Inspiration & Good Practice

In conversation with Impact founders and pioneers

Experienced impact founders report on their start-up journey and offer inspiration and stimulation for those interested in founding a sustainable organization or company from their start-up idea. Borderstep moderates the exchange.

More info, dates and the possibility to register you can find here

The green start-up café

Orientation for green founders

In the green café, the founder platform gives sustainability-oriented founders an insight into the content and formats of the founder platform to make working on the platform easier.

More info, dates and the possibility to register you can find here


About the founder platform

The founder platform is the central contact point for all start-up enthusiasts in German-speaking countries. Aspiring founders are supported from the idea to the business model to the business plan in the implementation of their start-up project. The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and KfW are the initiators of the platform. It is implemented by the partner BusinessPilot.

As part of its collaboration with the founder platform, Borderstep is designing new knowledge offerings, guides and learning formats specifically on the topic of green startups. Additional support and consulting formats offer personal and individual assistance to those interested in founding a company. This enables them to develop their green ideas and business models.

The founder platform aims to empower founders to develop their ventures sustainably using new knowledge and skills. And to create positive ecological and social impact with entrepreneurial methods.