Support for start-ups in Bremen
Bremen is one of the hidden champions in the start-up scene in Germany. We have a small, but vibrant ecosystem shaped by the cooperation of various players. In Bremen, the distances to the industry, research institutes and universities, politics and the wide network of supports are very short. This strengthens the support network for our founders and especially start-ups.
This is supported by our unique start-up culture. We aim to connect you as best as possible with the resources such as infrastructure, coaching and funding and get you in touch with the economy to drive your business and ensure growing.
What is a start-up?
The term start-up is often used to describe any type of business that seems somehow fresh and modern. However, the term start-up stands for a company that is founded with a new business idea and high growth potential.
Beyond this definition, however, start-ups also stand for a certain "disruptive" self-image: they question familiar processes and try out new things. In doing so, they demonstrate a keen nose for trends and for what people want and need. "Just do it and learn from mistakes" - this is the motto that enables start-ups to pick up on new developments faster than the competition and turn them into innovative products.
The start-up culture is therefore characterised by openness, a willingness to learn and a readiness to question every conviction.
Support for your start-up stages
Not every start-up actually goes through each of these phases. The transitions between the individual phases are usually fluid and the individual development stages often vary in length.
As a rule, the following start-up phases are mentioned, through which a newly founded innovative company passes in the first few years. We have several services to support you on the way and guide you along your founding journey. Our services are on demand or programme-based, so you can get individual or peer-to-peer support. Furthermore, we have a big network who offer support services and we are happy to connect you with.
How we support you:
- Corporate values: We work with you to find out which values you and your company embody so that you have a common basis for growth.
- Business Modelling: We work with you to create the business model of your start-up so that the three cornerstones of desirebility, feasibility and viability are in place.
- Value Propositon: We help you to find and match the jobs-to-be-done, pains and gains of your value proposition. So that you can create value for the customer.
- Agile work planning and structures: We support you in integrating agile work planning into your start-up so that you can operate efficiently and flexibly on the market.
- Team roles and structures: We look with you at the roles in the team and the structures. Who does what and is responsible? We help you go from founder to CEO.
- Lean start-up method: We show you how to validate your business model based on hypotheses so that you minimise risk and make the right decisions with confidence.
- Pricing and Value Capture Strategy: We look with you at how your pricing can be and which Value Capture Strategy is suitable for you.
- Investor readiness: We get you ready to take on an investment so that you can make the most suitable investment for you.
- GmbH management: What do I have to consider as CEO of a GmbH? What rights and obligations do I have? We support you in becoming a CEO.
- Pitch training: No investment, no contract without a pitch. We make you fit for both.
- Business planning: Harmonising figures, data and facts in a document and showing a growth path. We support you in creating a business plan.
- Company valuation: We show you how to find out what your company could be worth.
- Product strategy: How can you make sensible decisions about the order in which new products or product features are developed? What makes a good product strategy and how do you create one? We will show you how to proceed.
- Private Equity
- Start-up Funding BRE-up
How we support you:
- Product strategy: How can you make sensible decisions about the order in which new products or product features are developed? What makes a good product strategy and how do you create one? We show you how to proceed.
- Leadership and Culture: We support you in making the transition from founder to CEO to leader without losing the start-up culture.
- GoToMarket-Strategy: We support you in finding the right sales strategy so that your company can pursue acquisition and retention strategies.
- Mentoring: Experience makes the difference! We provide you with mentors so that you can have experienced entrepreneurs at your side and thus gain more confidence.
- Pilot projects: The first customer - a challenge! We support you in finding, initiating, matching and working with SMEs so that your first customers don't remain wishful thinking.
- Private Equity
- Start-up Funding BRE-up
How we support you:
- Mentoring: Scaling makes the difference! We provide you with mentors so that you can have entrepreneurial personalities with scaling experience at your side and thus gain more security.
- Pilot projects: First project done but more use cases in view? We support you in finding, initiating, matching and collaborating with SMEs so that your customers don't remain wishful thinking.
- Product strategy ready to scale: How can you make sensible decisions about the order in which new products or product features are developed as the company grows?
- Leadership and culture ready to scale: We support you in making the transition from founder to CEO and leader without losing the start-up culture. Especially in scaling mode. We support you in finding an organizational structure, development of the right salary models (new pay) and much more.
- Sales Strategy ready to scale: We support you in finding the right sales strategy in scaling mode so that your company can pursue acquisition and retention strategies to enter new markets.
- Private Equity
Idea and pre-seed phase
- It's about desirability: Problem vs solution, acquisition and retention strategies
- Lay the foundation: Evaluate and develop ideas, find job-to-be-done and outline and match profits and gains. Build and test hypotheses
- Problem solution fit is achieved: You know the problem you are solving resonates with you personally.
- Problem founder fit is achieved: You know that you...
- Proof of concept is achieved: You have tested the first technical feasibility.
Seed phase
- It is about desirebility and visibility of your product, services and company.
- You work on the technical feasibility (technology, activities, resources, partnerships).
- You have found a pilot customer and designed your first MVP.
- You are able to expand your customer base and iterate you MVP.
- You are on the way of reaching product market fit.
- You are able to reach the business model – market fit soon.
Growth and scaling phase
- It's about the scalability
- desirebility (problem vs. solution, acquisition and retention strategies) and
- viability (revenue, pricing and cost streams)
- feasibility (technology, activities, resources, partnerships)
- professionalising the organisation and its processes
