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    Start-up financing

    Loans

    A fantastic business idea sometimes needs financial assistance to get off the ground.

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    Start-up financing

    Guarantees

    No start-up financing should fail due to a lack of collateral.

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    Start-up financing

    Databases

    Which funding programme is the right one? There is a variety of programmes available.

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    Areas of focus for start-ups

    Areas of focus for start-ups

    Different start-ups have different needs – which is why the start-up institutions in North Rhine-

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    Areas of focus for start-ups

    Internationalisation

    Waiting for the right moment for internationalisation is a big challenge.

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    Areas of focus for start-ups

    Creative industry

    To set up a business in the creative industry, you also need plenty of entrepreneurial expertise

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    Areas of focus for start-ups

    Trade

    Founders of the trade live the trade tradition and develop the business of the future from it.