10 Steps to Starting a Business in Germany
10 Steps to Starting a Business in Germany – Overview (quick links) Step 1: Creating the business plan Step 2: Finding the right legal form Step 3: Registering your address in Germany Step 4: Opening a bank account Step 5: Getting the right visa Step 6: Freiberufler or Gewerbetreibender Step 7: Getting a trade license […]
What Challenges you will face After the Foundation of the Company
What Challenges you will face after the Foundation of the Company – As a company founder, you are your own boss. That’s great but that also means you have a lot of responsibility. This also includes business aspects that you don’t necessarily have to know yourself as an expert, but you should have them on […]
How to Build a Website for your Business in Germany
How to Build a Website for your Business in Germany – There are different ways and tools you can build up your website with. Nowadays, owning a website for his business is inevitable and one of the most important marketing channels ever. We will show you different ways how you can build a website even […]
The best ways to Learn the German language
The best Ways to Learn the German language – How important it is to learn the German language and what the best ways are to get started? With establi, we want to help people to become self-employed in Germany without having to speak fluent German. https://youtu.be/X-QSrOrTSzA Nevertheless, we would like to emphasize the importance of […]
How to Get your Business Idea market-ready
How to Get your Business Idea market-ready – You have finally found your personal business idea and want to mature it for the market? In this post we’ll show you how to find the right business idea, how to improve it and how to make your idea promising enough for a market launch. For starting […]
How to Have a Side Business in Germany
How to Have a Side Business in Germany – Many people do not dare to take the step into self-employment, because they think that they will have to give up their main job for it and from that moment on they will have to fully focus on their business. However, it’s possible to register your […]
How to Register a Business in Germany
How to Register your Business in Germany – To officially register your company in Germany, you have to go to the „Gewerbeamt“ (thats the german trade office) and get a „Gewerbeschein“ (thats the trade license). In other words this trade license is the permission to run your business. If you’re a „Freiberufler“ (a freelancer), you don’t have to go to the „Gewerbeamt“ (the trade office), […]
How to Find and Develop your Business Idea in Germany
How to Find and Develop your Business Idea – The very first step to starting your own business is of course a good business idea. You first have to think about a good business idea for quite a long time. It is much more than just a spontaneous idea that comes to mind in the […]
How to Register your Address in Germany
Registering your Address in Germany – The first official step, if you have not already done so and are already in Germany, is to register your address („Anmeldung“). If you have been in Germany for some time, you will have already done some or most of the things described here. However, make sure you don’t […]
How to Get a Trade License in Germany
How to Get a Trade License in Germany – If you know that you are a trader and want to register a trade, you must apply for a trade license („Gewerbeschein“) before visiting the tax office. Where you can register your trade varies from state to state in Germany. Often you register at the district […]