Centre for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and SMEs (CENTIM)

Events on the topic of entrepreneurship

From information events to practical workshops and networking get-togethers: We offer a diverse mix of events on the topic of entrepreneurship to give you a better understanding of start-ups and to prepare you to launch your own business.

Upcoming events

Take a look at our German site to see what events are coming up in the next weeks.

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May
2024

Design Thinking Workshop: From Problem to Prototype

Curious about turning concepts into real-world solutions? Join our Design Thinking workshop and understand how to develop an idea and use it to solve a specific problem. The workshop is not only a great learning opportunity, as Design Thinking can be applied to a number of use cases, but it’s also an awesome preparation for anyone considering submitting their ideas to innovation or idea challenges such as the H-BRS Start-up-Cup or the "Solve for Tomorrow" challenge by SAMSUNG and ekipa.

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June
2024

Gründungsstammtisch / Regular's Table

Once a month, you can exchange ideas with like-minded people at our regulars' table, have your questions answered by experts or simply get an insight into the start-up scene. Come by, drinks are on us!

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June
2024

Workshop How-To: Pitch-Deck richtig gestalten

In unserem Workshop lernt ihr, worauf es beim Pitch-Deck ankommt: Wir zeigen euch, welche Inhalte in einem überzeugenden Pitch-Deck nicht fehlen dürfen. Vom Aufbau bis zur Visualisierung - wir verraten euch, worauf es bei der Präsentation eurer Idee ankommt. Erstellt einen ersten Entwurf und erhaltet wertvolles Feedback. Der Workshop bereitet euch ideal auf die Teilnahme am Start-up-Cup, unserem hochschulinternen Ideenwettbewerb, vor!

28.

June
2024

GreenBonn Hackathon 2024

Entwickelt beim Green Bonn Hackathon im Mai 2023 kreative Ideen für gesellschaftliche Herausforderungen. Gesucht wird alles, was hilft: technische Innovationen, politische Konzepte, kreatives Miteinander

Entrepreneurship regulars' table

You want to meet like-minded people, brainstorm ideas for the future together or exchange information about start-ups, innovations or ideas? At our Gründungsstammtisch you can network with other start-up enthusiasts. In addition to free drinks, there are alternating guests or topic inputs.

The regulars' table takes place every 2nd Wednesday of the month from 5 to 7 p.m. in the DIGITALHUB.de at Bonn Central Station and is a joint offer of the Start-up-Manufaktur, the University of Bonn and the DIGITALHUB.de.

More information and the next dates

You can also stay up to date on our events via LinkedIn and Instagram.

Highlights

Start-up-Cup - der Ideenwettbewerb der H-BRS

At the H-BRS Start-up-Cup, we award innovative ideas and dedicated teams with cash and special prizes.

Start-up-Cup 2022

Looking back: Start-up-Cup 2021

R(h)einstarten - Start-up Summit 2021

At R(h)einstarten, the regional start-up summit of H-BRS, curious and interested founders and start-up fans gathered on 30 September 2021 to network, attend exciting lectures and workshops, and exchange ideas with like-minded people on the topic of founding and start-ups! The highlight of the digital event was the finale of our Start-up-Cup, followed by the award ceremony.

Looking back: R(h)einstarten 2021

Mentoring for Founders

With the Mentoring for Founders programme, Start-up-Manufaktur is currently sponsoring access to the mentoring programme of our partner WoMentor for three students.

More about the mentoring programme

Past events

Intrapreneurship: Soft Skills für selbständiges Handeln

finale of the Start-up-Cup 2022

Startkapital gesucht: Bankenfinanzierung für Start-ups

No Limits – Hürden überwinden und Lösungen entwickeln

MedTech meets Start-up

Start-up Spring School 2023

Bootstrapping 101 - Founding without capital

Sustainable Start-up Days

IT/Cyber Security Bonn Hackathon 2023

Teaser Event Founding For Non-EU-nationals

Starting a Business in Germany (for non-EU-nationals)

Start-up Summer School 2023

LET’S EXPLORE – nebenberufliche Gründung

Recurring events

Many of our events take place on a regular basis. Find out more about our recurring dates here.

Start-up live – founding stories

At "Start-up live" you get authentic insights into the world of start-ups. Founders talk openly and honestly about their experiences and tell their very personal start-up stories.

And because every start-up is individual, every "Start-up live" is different. Stay tuned to see which founders will be sharing their stories and answering your questions in the future.

Have you founded a company yourself and would like to share your story? Then get in touch with us and become a guest at "Start-up live".

Starke Start-up Partner

The start-up scene is all about networking: We share know-how, ideas and stories and benefit from the experience and knowledge of others. Start-up-Manufaktur can count many successful players from the regional start-up ecosystem among its partners.

In our event series "Strong Start-up Partners", many of them introduce themselves on our virtual stage to present their programmes or offers, answer questions and share their knowledge.

A look back: our past events

Entrepreneurship Summer School 2022 (August 2022)
Vortragsabend: Disruptive Innovation in der Biotechnologie und Bioökonomie – Chancen für Bio Tech Start Ups? (Juni 2022)
Workshop zur Produktvalidierung mit dem Code-Studio squareware: "Pretotyping - Produkte schnell und effizient validieren" (Juni 2022)
Workshop zur Erarbeitung des eigenen "Warum": Your Purpose: Erarbeite deinen eigenen Purpose und dein persönliches Why (November 2021)
Online-Workshop für Wissenschaftler:innen und Doktorand:innen: From PhD to Innovator (veranstaltet von "Young Entrepreneurs in Science") (November 2021 und Juli 2022)
Entrepreneurship World Café: Green Business + Female Empowerment - Veranstaltung im Rahmen des Respekt! Aktionszeitraums (Oktober 2021)
Entrepreneurship Summer School 21 (August 2021)
Panel-Diskussion mit Gründerinnen zum Thema Mut: CIRCLE meets Region Bonn-Rhein-Sieg (Mai 2021)
Networkingveranstaltung mit Impulsvorträgen: Business meets Technology – ISM x H-BRS (Mai 2021)

Our previous speakers at Start-up live:

Thilo Kanther von Pepa Lani
Sebastian Kawelke und Tim-Lukas Bastin von l3montree
Start-up live (English edition): Désirée, founder of WoMentor
Aus der "Höhle der Löwen" nach Sankt Augustin: Start-up live mit "Grundriss in Lebensgröße"

Our previous guests at "Starke Start-up Partner":

High-Tech Gründerfonds
Digital Hub
Science to Startup Bonn, e.V.
Kreissparkasse Köln
Horbach
IHK + H-BRS zu Unternehmensnachfolge
EXIST-Programm mit dem Projektträger Jülich (gemeinsam veranstaltet mit dem Transfer Center enaCom der Universität Bonn)