Tekoha · Schwerin
Mate coffee from Paraguay, founded in Schwerin
Just do it. Trust yourself more and get started.
All you need to begin is curiosity
There is a lot of support for starting a business in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but people often do not find it. We look for it together with you and walk the way with you.
The skills are there, only access is missing
21%
Founders with a migration background in the German start-up ecosystem
Migrant Founders Monitor 2023
8.9%
the same share in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Migrant Founders Monitor 2023
Starting a business and immigration have long gone together in this country, in every trade and not only in the start-up scene. However, less of this reaches Mecklenburg-Vorpommern than other places.
What is missing is not the skill but the way to get there. Capital is often only available against collateral, networks only through contacts, and rarely does anyone help you through the bureaucracy. On top of that come questions about residence law without a reliable answer, qualifications that are not recognised here, and offers that do exist but do not reach the women.
So the gap between 8.9 and 21 per cent is not a question of potential but a question of access, and this is exactly the gap we want to close.
Women Who Build MV
Women building businesses in MV
Too few visible role models are one of the reasons why women are less likely to start a business. That is why we tell the stories of women with a migration background who have already built something in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and of how they got started.
We make what already exists usable and only add what is missing
Advice, workshops and funding have existed in MV for a long time, they are just rarely found. We sort them by founding stage and walk the way between them with you. Where something is missing, we bring it in, such as the Pre-School with Startup Migrants, and from there you move on to the offers in MV that suit you.
At the start
You bring your experience, and together we turn it into an idea.
The first step is a conversation, not an application. Together we look at what you bring with you and what you need.
Along the way
There is already a lot of support, and we show you which of it suits you.
The support finder sorts workshops, advice and funding by stage, location and language.
The goal
At the end, you stand in front of investors and companies with a finished pitch.
Investor readiness and a professional pitch deck are built up throughout the whole programme, not just at the end.
Where are you right now?
There are four ways in, and each one is just as right as the others, including the last one.
I have an idea
You already know what you want to do, and now the question is whether it is viable.
Continue →I have already started a business
You have already started your business or are about to, and we help you move forward and build your network.
Continue →I am looking for knowledge and a network
You will find workshops, advice and people, sorted by your stage and your language.
Continue →I don't know yet whether starting a business is for me
That is a good place to start: come to an info evening without having to decide anything straight away.
Continue →This is what the way looks like
The incubator is made up of building blocks: we include existing offers from our partners, and where something is missing, we close the gap with modules of our own.
Goals and impact
By 2028 we aim for …
These are goals, not results yet. We write down here what we plan to do and will adjust it as soon as we know more.
20–30
participants in the Assessment
Target by 2028
12–16
pitches at the Founders Festival
Target by 2028
6–8
mentoring tandems
Target by 2028
4–8
business start-ups supported along the way
Target by 2028
