Find out what you need to establish your own company in Germany in our next PIER Startup Workshop “Founding a Startup in Germany as a non-EU Citizen” for early stage researchers (doctoral researchers and postdocs), taking place on 27 June 2025.
In this workshop, we show participants how they can start a business or become self-employed in the EU.
The focus will be on the requirements for founding teams, the level of innovation of the project and the
legal framework/formalities of the founding process. Besides providing an overview of the legal basics of
founding a business start-up, we also explore which legal forms are the most suitable for young start-ups,
how the founding process formally works and what aspects have to be considered, e.g. in terms of
timelines, business strategies and applicable regulations. We also touch upon taxes, duties and fees you
will incur and how founding teams can protect themselves for the "worst case".
The workshop is a mix of theory and practice and enables the participants to clarify their project-related
questions with regards to potential legal issues of their projects. No previous experience in this area is
required for participation.
Content:
- Overview of the startup process
- Milestones and business planning
- Forms and formalities of the founding process
- Legal frameworks, taxes, duties and fees
