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In a small town (let’s just call it Neubrandenburg), the founding team of Einfach anfangen & Co. sat in their little office.

If employees work on Sundays and public holidays, they are entitled to a substitute rest day.

As founders or young businesses, you naturally approach your work with confidence and drive.

Starting January 1, 2025, e-invoices will generally be required for transactions between domestic businesses.

The Annual Tax Act 2024 has been published in the Federal Law Gazette and is now coming into force in large parts.

The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (The Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control (BAFA) is once again providing subsidies for the purchase of e-cargo bikes and e-cargo trailers used for bicycle-based freight transport.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is considered a key technology that will significantly shape the future of work.

There’s no denying it: The Advent season is approaching, and with it comes the time for company Christmas parties.

As always, the increase in the minimum wage may potentially impact existing employment contracts.

Starting January 1, 2025, e-invoices will be mandatory, with only a few exceptions. Transition periods apply.

This year’s Daylight Saving Time ends on the night of Sunday, October 27, 2024. The clocks will be set back from 3:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

The start-up agency Stapellauf Nordost organizes its annual business plan competition. This serves as a springboard for entrepreneurs with innovative business ideas from all research institutions and universities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The BMWK (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action) supports small and medium-sized enterprises in accessing new foreign markets through an export initiative.

Entrepreneurship is a new Master’s degree programme at Wismar University of Applied Sciences. In the GründerMV interview, course director Prof. Dr Olaf Streuer talks about the practical training, innovative projects and the crucial role of networking for future entrepreneurs.

The minimum apprenticeship remuneration refers to the legally mandated minimum payment that must be provided to apprentices in Germany.

The Bureaucracy Relief Act aims to reduce “unnecessary” bureaucracy. This relief is urgently needed, as the annual burden on the economy from bureaucracy is already estimated to be around 65 billion euros.

The German Startup Monitor 2024 has been published. It provides information about the current development of the startup scene.

Depending on the survey, 10 to 25 percent of Germans could imagine taking the step into self-employment.

In order to improve the framework conditions for start-ups in Germany and Europe, the Federal Government adopted a start-up strategy for the first time in the summer of 2022.

For founders and those aspiring to become one: On October 11 and 12, 2024, the 40th German Founders and Entrepreneurs Days (deGUT) will take place in Berlin.