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We are entrepreneurs, business-owners, universities, business development agencies and supporters.
You’ve got an idea? You are ready to set up?
Or planning to grow?
We are there for you!

VentureWærft – Your Start-Up community in the Fjord region Flensburg-Sønderborg

Your Start-Up community in the Fjord region Flensburg-Sønderborg

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Idea

We offer you the entire range of start-up support from the first idea to a successfully growing start-up - all from one source.

For every stage of your start-up

Let‘s take one step closer & learn a bit more about us …

Founding

Development

Crisis

Optimisation

Growth

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ABOUT US

VentureWærft is your start-up community in the Fjord region Flensburg-Sønderborg-Nordfriesland.
We are entrepreneurs, business-owners, universities, business development agencies and supporters.

OUR MISSION

VentureWærft aims at activating and supporting a vibrant start-up community that covers the entire Fjord region Flensburg-Sønderborg-Nordfriesland.
We achieve this with the help of our powerful partner network, a unique combination of know-how and our strong international mindset.

WHAT WE OFFER

ONE-STOP START-UP SUPPORT:

With our unique combination of important key players in the Fjord region Flensburg-Sønderborg-Nordfriesland, we offer you the entire range of start-up support from the first idea to a successfully growing start-up – all from one source.

WIDE RANGE OF EXPERTISE:

We strive to combine the strengths of our partner network systematically to create value for you. By joining our community you gain access to a wide range of start-up-relevant expertise.

NETWORK & DOOR OPENER:

Become part of an international network that opens doors to new national markets, know-how and exchange of experience. Use our platform as a stepping stone for gaining international business experience early on.

INTERNATIONAL MINDSET:

We promote an entrepreneurial mindset that crosses (national) borders. This way of thinking shapes our actions.

Dock1

Idea generation

Idea and Business Model development

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Dock2

Foundation

Crisis

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Dock3

Optimization

Growth

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Dock4

Idea generation

Idea and Business Model development

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Dock5

Idea generation

Optimization

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Dock6

Idea generation

Optimization

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As you can see, there are six VentureWærft Docks with different focus areas. It doesn‘t matter if you‘re working on your idea or if you‘ve already finished your business plan or if the foundation of your start-up is a few months or years away: We‘re there for you!

Benefit from the experience of our docks and additional partners and become a part of our community. Find out what we have to offer and approach us!

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Once there was a young guy, nearly 15 years old, that had a vision and a dream: to become an entrepeneur. Today, nearly 34 years later, he encourages the younger participants to finally just push the green button and to start their own business as early as they can. Allan Kaczmarek, CEO of Swipbox, the fastest growing company in Sønderborg:

”It’s a great fun – you should also do that!“ (Allan)

The stand of the VentureWaerft

picture: the booth of the Venture Werft

Allan explains the concept behind Swipbox, talks about the importance of the sustainable development goals, that our future is really important and that AI will change everything. In Germany you’ll find „Packstationen“, but in Denmark and many (34!) other countries it’s SwipBox that you’ll find as parcel lockers. Allan is also convinced that it will be just as fine to start your company in Sønderborg or Flensburg as in Copenhagen because especially for Swipbox the main resource is human beings and that could also be found in our own region.

 

Chris from Adapto at VenturePitch

picture: Chris from Adapto faces the Sea Lions on the VenturePitch at Alsion

 

Again, there was a brave start-up that was taking it up with the sea lions at our VenturePitch, a mini version of the popular TV-show “Løvens Hule/Shark Tank/Die Höhle der Löwen”. Chris Schack Noesgaard presented an investors pitch for his company Adapto, which is offering an AI based software solution. The two sea lions (Claus Albjerg and Dr. Peter Rehders) were able to ask a few questions about the concrete business model of this employee-relationship-management-tool, the amount of customers, the percentage of free vs. paying customers and the actual evaluation of the company.

 

Peter asks questions at the VenturePitch

picture: Sea Lion Peter asks questions on the VenturePitch at Alsion
  

Michael Jørgen Hamann, one of the local head organizers (Dock5), mentioned a really important fact during his welcome note:

”The aim of the conVenture is to build networks! Across the border!“ (Michael)

So that was also a reason why this conVenture got a new twist in it’s programme and barcamp-inspired workshops were implemented. The participants were divided into 8 rooms and were able to choose from 8 pre-picked topics like „Starting up while studying: Pros & Cons“, „Early stage funding“ or „Women’s Entrepreneurship“. They discussed a few of these topics and talked to everybody in the room, so that people really got to know each other and probably will stay in contact afterwards.

Start-up-Pier bei conVenturepicture: Start-Up Pier at the conVenture

Before the bus drivers left for their tour to Flensburg again, the evening ended with sandwiches and soft drinks in the foyer of the Alsion. In the meantime, the participants were able to have some more conversations with start-ups on the small exhibitor area, our Start-Up Pier, and deepen the networking of the workshops.

If you’d like to stay in contact or know more about us: have a look at our website for further information.

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The conVenture is a joint event by the German and Danish VentureWærft docks. The Dr. Werner Jackstädt Centre for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Flensburg, the Technologiezentrum Flensburg, the University of Southern Denmark (Entrepreneurship Labs & Mads Clausen Institute) and Sønderborg Iværksætter Service.

In addition to these partners the VentureWærft consists of experienced business people and start-ups from the region. The VentureWærft is supported in its work as a part of the Grenzland INNOVATIV Schleswig-Holstein [innovative border region Schleswig-Holstein] project “innovative university” initiative funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Joint Science Conference.


Auflistung Logos Gründung Schleswig Holstein

Die VentureWærft ist ein Bestandteil des mit Mitteln des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung im Rahmen 
der Bund-Länder-Förderinitiative „Innovative Hochschule“ 
geförderten Projektes „Grenzland Innovativ Schleswig-Holstein“.

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A part of this project is also supported by the project Grenzland INNOVATIV Schleswig-Holstein, sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz.


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