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As your company grows, you'll usually need additional employees very quickly – on a part-time, full-time, or casual basis. Personnel costs are often the biggest expense for startups. André Braig from Osborne Clarke offers insights and practical tips on the employment relationship between employers and employees: What rights and obligations do employers and employees have? What do I need to consider when hiring employees? What should be included in the employment contract? How can I terminate an employment relationship as cost-effectively as possible? Are freelancers or temporary workers an alternative? Which…

Do you have an idea that makes a positive difference? Or are you still searching for one? At the Happy Impact Hour, you'll receive practical tools, concrete tips, and new perspectives to advance your project with social impact. This monthly live webinar covers a variety of topics related to starting a business with social value. This time, Andrea Mörike, expert in ethical sales and social enterprises (Sales4Good), will be speaking: Many social enterprises are familiar with it: the internal hurdle of clearly representing the value of their own work. Doubts about whether…

Hiring employees in a startup – what do I need to consider as a founder? You need employees. There are various employment options, such as interns, working students, part-time or full-time positions, etc. Furthermore, a registration process is required for social security purposes. How can startups hire employees efficiently and save money in the process? Tobias Kurz and Selina De Lisi from the SocialPizza team at Techniker Krankenkasse (a German health insurance company) provide insights into what's necessary and what you should consider beforehand: What employment options are available? Registration and contribution statements – what are they and how do they work?

Banks typically grant loans against collateral and depending on the likelihood of repayment. Loans from development banks usually offer preferential interest rates and liability waivers. In this tutorial, Peter Leitenmayer and Melanie Kirsch from LfA Förderbank Bayern and Anton Kasak from Sparkasse Nürnberg provide insights and tips on loan financing for startups: What is eligible for loan financing – and what isn't? How do I find the right financing structure? What criteria should I use to choose my primary bank? What role does the corporate account manager play, and what are their interests? Which…

The leap from initial angel investment to a major VC round is the biggest hurdle for many startups and business angels. How do you crack the code of (corporate) VCs? And why do so many founders fail just before the finish line? In this 90-minute BAND Deep Dive, Erdinç Koç shares his experience with VCs and reveals the "brutal truths" from ten years of fundraising practice. Willem Bulthuis, the specialist for follow-on financing and the path to corporate VC, demonstrates how to build strategic partnerships that go beyond mere capital.

Law & Taxes for Social Startups: Do you have an idea that makes a positive impact? Or are you still looking for one? At the Happy Impact Hour, you'll receive practical tools, concrete tips, and new perspectives to advance your socially impactful project. This monthly live webinar covers a variety of topics related to starting a socially beneficial business. This time, Eva Straube, lawyer and tax expert for social enterprises, will discuss how to achieve social impact while remaining economically viable – how to make this legally sound…

gate-Academy "Effective Tax Strategies for Growing Companies" Taxes are rarely a topic that excites founders – but incorrect tax decisions can stifle growth and lead to costly tax arrears. In this workshop, Tanja Oswald and Philipp Schlotmann will show you several tax strategies to optimize your tax burden, secure liquidity, and build future-proof structures – so you can focus on what really matters: scaling your business. In this workshop, you will learn how to: • Use taxes as a liquidity lever…