Setting up a business

One in ten Entrepreneurs in Germany has a foreign nationality.

Increasing numbers of foreign residents are choosing top international locations such as Düsseldorf to set up their own companies and put their business ideas into practice. The Office of Economic Development of the State Capital Düsseldorf is offering a seminar in English on setting up a new business aimed specifically at foreign entrepreneurs and small business owners. The seminar will provide a forum to discuss the many questions and challenges encountered by foreign entrepreneurs on their way to a successful new business.

2 – 2.15 pm Welcome & introduction

Speaker:Bettina Löhr, City of Düsseldorf

2.15 – 2.45 pm Participants introduce themselves

2.45 – 3.15 pm Legal aspects of setting up a business

Right of residence, employment permit, EU market,

Schengen Agreement, company forms

Speaker: Jan Matthes, Lawyer, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Jan Matthes

3.15 – 4.15 pm Fiscal aspects of setting up a business

Different types of taxes

Speaker: Daniel Schmaltz, Tax Advisor and CPA, Schmaltz und Partner

4.15 – 4.30 pm Question and answer session

4.30 – 5.00 pm Case study

Success story of a foreign start-up entrepreneur in Düsseldorf