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Start Ups
Things to know about Start Ups
  • In the last three years, the share of full-time entrepreneurs has increased.
  • 15 % of the founders start with a regional, Germany-wide or worldwide market novelty.
  • Most founders need less than EUR 5,000 in start-up capital.
  • Most capital flows into the software, internet and medical technology sectors.
  • Bank loans serve as the main source of funds.
  • Crowdfunding is an enormously important source of money
    (EUR 4.3 million were able to raise startup Collect companies with crowd investing
    in 2012. That is 10 times as much as in 2011).
Media on the topic
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Are we doing enough for start-ups? 3 questions - 3 answers (2:26 min.)

Reading aid:
The statistics show the capital* raised worldwide through crowdfunding in the period from 2011 to 2013. The capital raised within the respective year is shown. Crowdfunding is a way of financing projects, start-ups and companies. In this process, capital is made available through a large number of backers via an online portal. The idea of crowdfunding originated in the USA and was initially used primarily to finance music productions. Translated into German, crowd means "accumulation" or "crowd of people". Funding encompasses the raising of funds or financing. According to the source, about 1.5 billion US dollars were raised on global crowdfunding platforms in 2011.

Lesehilfe:
The statistics show the development of the enterprise birth rate in Germany in the years from 2004 to 2009. In 2009, the enterprise birth rate in Germany was 8.31.