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5-Euro-Business-Competition at the University of Passau

You see a problem, you are creative and want to find a solution? With the 5-euro business competition, you can set up your own company for eight weeks and develop your very own business idea. With five euros, as a symbolic start-up capital, you can put a lot of your solution into practice. You are not alone. Your team will be supported with valuable practical tips by mentors from regional companies and institutions.

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With the 5-Euro-Business you will acquire important future skills on the subject of starting a business: You will gain first-hand experience of setting up your own business, learn more about economic relationships and how to think and act like an entrepreneur. At the end, you will receive a certificate from the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. (bbw e. V.) and can also collect ECTS points.

Kick-off event

Have you become curious? Then come to the kick-off event on

22nd October 2024, 4 p.m. in HS 6, Innstraße 27 (Economics).

The best thing this year: The founding teams from the programme “Honours Degree in Entrepreneurship” will present their start-up projects with final pitches at the event. Here you can see what can grow out of an idea. Afterwards, you can get in touch with start-up enthusiasts from the University of Passau at the get-together. Catering will be provided.

Registration & Contact

Anyone can register for the (non-binding) kick-off-event via StudIP event 72180. After the event, you can register for the 5-euro competition and become a temporary entrepreneur yourself. You can find more information on the event website, including information on credit transfer.

Dr. Maria Diekmann is available to answer your questions during her “Ideenschmiede” consultation hours or via email to maria.diekmann@uni-passau.de.

The 5-Euro-Business is a project of the Bildungswerk der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e. V. (bbw e. V.).

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