Consultation hours

Have you just started a business with an innovative idea, or are you planning to do so?

Are you looking for an initial overview and support with the next steps?

Do you need advice on how to finance your start-up, which support programmes are available in Brandenburg and where to locate your business?

Then come to our free start-up Q&A consultation with the Economic Development Agency Brandenburg (WFBB)!

Tailored to pre-seed founders, this informal 60-minute session offers guidance, feedback and access to a network to support you in taking the first steps towards founding a start-up in Brandenburg. You will get answers to your questions, tips on funding opportunities and ideas on how to take your idea forward.

Tuesdays every 4 weeks, 60 minutes time slots in German or English, Dr. Kuang Dai (WFBB)

You either have a start-up idea or you already have a start-up.

You need guidance on Brandenburg’s financing and funding options.

Then this consultation hour is just what you need.

You will receive advice on funding programs, location issues and the next steps to take.

Wednesday every 4 weeks, 60 minute time slots, in German and English, Dietmar Koske (ILB) and Bastian Kuhse (WFBB).

Are you thinking about starting a business, or have you already started the process?

If so, you probably have questions about financing that are causing you headaches. During our investor consultation hour, you will have the opportunity to talk directly with investors from Brandenburg Kapital GmbH and High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF) in an honest and open one-to-one conversation.

Three times per year (March, June, September) and on request, 60 minute time slots, in German and English, Dr. Angelika Vlachou, Biologist and Expert on Venture Capital and Investments in Life Science (HTGF) and Dr. Moritz Beissenhirtz, Biochemist and Investment Director Life Sciences (Brandenburg Kapital GmbH)

As an entrepreneur, you have little time for new ideas. But: Without new ideas, every business dies!

Do you want to make your company future-proof and resilient and systematically find new business opportunities? Are you wondering how to take the next step in developing your business and how to develop your business model efficiently and strategically?

Then come to our free Business Development Consultation Hour!

In a relaxed 60-minute consultation, we help you systematically find and implement new business opportunities. You get practical tips, concrete recommendations for action, and proven methods tailored to your specific questions.

Three times per year (March, June, September) , 60 min, German or English, Dennis Böcker

Did you secure an IP at your institute and would like to transfer it to your startup or company? Or are you faced with the decision to secure an IP-right and would like to clarify the rules and guidelines of your institute in advance? Would you like to know what is important when making agreements with the institute to avoid possible legal disputes? During the consultation you can also clarify which steps are necessary for filing patents or registering trademarks, how to negotiate a licensing agreement to obtain the intellectual property rights for a spin-off and which conditions and fees are common and need to be taken into account.

Sign up through our events calendar and discuss your questions!

On request, 60 minute time slots, in German and English, Prof. Dr. Hans-Eric Rasmussen-Bonne and Prof. Dr. Frank Hammel (Weitnauer Partnerschaft mbB)

The “Entrepreneur in Residence” team of the Business Angel Club Berlin-Brandenburg consists of experienced entrepreneurs who have faced and successfully mastered the challenges of commercializing research or early-stage technology. With their expert knowledge, they provide their perspective on a variety of business topics, such as successfully attracting investment, building a team, and communicating the value proposition.

This program offers a free one-hour consultation for young teams at the Potsdam Science Park. These consultations are only arranged on request. We will then put you in touch with experts from the Business Angels Club Berlin Brandenburg e.V. who are industry-specific and/or tailored to your specific needs. Send us a short email to Startup@potsdam-sciencepark.de – we will then consider together which questions are in the focus and which experts could be suitable.