Program
Introduction: Business location Germany: an overview
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Kickoff Workshop: Fundamental considerations when entering in the German market​
What is your Go-to-Market Strategy?
What entry modes you should consider when exporting to Germany?
How can you optimize your business model & partner pitch?
Week I: Legal Basics
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Unit 1: Legal Forms of Companies when entering the German market
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What possibilities does the German commercial and corporate law offer for businesses and what legal forms of companies exist in Germany?
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Unit 2: Distributor, partnership or corperation?
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How to pick the most suitable option for your business - legal requirements and steps in the establishing process?
Unit 3: Commercial Law & Drafting of Contracts
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What you should consider when posting workers to Germany, recruit skilled workers and lease employees?
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What parts should be included in your contract to minimize your risks?
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What you should consider when posting workers to Germany, recruit skilled workers and lease employees?
Unit 4: German employment law
Unit 5: Establishment & Taxation of Corporations in Germany
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What tax regulations are relevant for Germany and how you can make use of them?
Week II: Intracommunity Trade
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Unit 6: Export Control
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What are the cornerstones of export controls & technical assistance?
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Where do export controls apply to Companies?
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What to consider for your internal compliance program?
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Unit 7: EU Customs Union (preparation for Unit 8)
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What are costumes presedures when importing goods and services from third countries?
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What to consider when importing from third countries?
Workshop: Best practices and experiences of the topics market entry and German sectors
Unit 8: Customs procedures, access2markets Database
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What is and how to use the access2markets platform?
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Recycling and Packaging Regulations in Germany
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What you need to know when exporting your packaged good to the German market?
Week III: Finding Partners and Public Funding
Unit 9: Finding business partners
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Understand your Partner - Procurement in Germany: Situation, Processes & Developments
Unit 10: Public Funding and Procurement
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How you find grands for R&D, hiring personnel, public equity capital, public loans and public guarantees?
Where to apply for public procurement in Germany and the EU?
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Training for Trade Fairs
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Getting ready for your pitch I
Getting ready for your pitch II