SEPARTH

ObjectivesIn Schleswig-Holstein, two thirds of all insolvencies involve companies that are less than eight years old and thus count as start-ups. The causes of this development range from a lack of knowledge in business management and a lack of knowledge about information and advisory services for founding cooperations between start-ups, to the refusal of loans needed to start a business. The aim of the development partnership (DP) SEPARTH is to sustainably improve the situation of business founders in Schleswig-Holstein and to promote business start-ups by disadvantaged people (e.g. recipients of unemployment benefit II). To this end, a bundling of support for business founders, potential-oriented consulting and the development of intensive, target-group- and needs-oriented coaching and qualification measures are planned. An overall concept for business founders is to be developed that supports, prepares and accompanies them through suitable measures. Furthermore, within the project, cooperatives, associations or other networks are to be founded or professionalised to support and accompany micro-enterprises, and the continuing training modules “Leadership as a service” and “Coordination and cooperation management” are to be developed. In addition to the focus on “business start-ups”, the project deals with the establishment of training and qualification networks. Three networks in different trades are to be set up. The aim of these networks is to ensure holistic training and to improve its quality, especially in small or specialised companies.