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The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs is asking the startup community for ideas for the new startup and scaleup strategy. Founders can submit proposals online until September 8, 2025.

Your opinion as a social entrepreneur is needed. In the current survey on the German Social Entrepreneurship Monitor (DSEM) by SEND e.V. The survey runs until January 31. Participate and help create better conditions for social enterprises.

Self-employed individuals currently assess their situation significantly worse than a month ago. This is evident from the latest Jimdo-Ifo business climate index for the self-employed.

The majority of German startups currently need fresh capital – but are experiencing stronger caution from investors due to economic conditions. This is the result of a survey by the digital industry association Bitkom among 203 tech startups.

After the crisis year 2022, German startups are now thinking about growth again and want to expand their workforce. A survey of 203 tech startups commissioned by the digital association Bitkom shows this.

The number of startups in Germany declined significantly in 2022 by 57,000 (-9 percent) to 550,000, as shown by the new KfW Founding Monitor from KfW Research. Overall, founding activity declined to 108 startups per 10,000 people aged 18–64, thus returning close to its historic low from the first corona year 2020 (104), after a brief recovery in 2021 (119).

The Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V. wants to know how things stand with the German startup landscape and collects voices from those who need to know: founders and executives of startups. The results are then published in the German startup monitor (DSM). The survey for the DSM 2023 is now open.

How can Munich’s city administration become more small business-friendly? What administrative barriers need to be removed from an economic perspective? Munich companies and entrepreneurs have until February 12 to provide anonymous feedback to Munich’s city administration.

According to Bitkom, every second startup (50 percent) in Germany now includes its employees in company ownership. Compared to the previous year, this represents a slight increase of six percentage points, according to the digital association.

Are the metaverse, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and Web3 short-term hypes or long-term trends that will shape the internet of the future? In a survey by the industry association Bitkom, around 150 German tech startups were asked about this. The results show varying assessments.

Despite everything that has happened in the past two years, the situation for startups in Germany has improved during this time. At least that’s what 42 percent of tech startup founders say in a recent Bitkom survey. Another 40 percent see no change, and only 12 percent report deterioration for the startup scene.

A recent Bitkom survey of 148 tech startups from Germany shows that 8 out of 10 startups (79 percent) need fresh capital within the next two years. The surveyed founders are also confident that they can complete successful funding rounds.