Fachkundige Stellungnahme der IHK für Gründungszuschuss einholen

If you are unemployed and want to start a business, you can apply for a start-up grant from the employment agency. For this, you need the opinion of an expert body on your business concept.

You should first clarify any questions relating to funding with the relevant employment agency. This is also where you apply for the start-up grant.

A prerequisite for the start-up grant from the employment agency is that an expert body has examined your business idea and considers it to be viable. You can choose the contact person for the opinion. This can be, for example, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce.

During the viability test, your start-up concept is checked for plausibility and comprehensibility. The decisive factor is whether you can live from the implementation of the business idea after a start-up phase.

In addition to the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, other bodies can also assess the viability of your project:

• Chambers of Crafts,
• professional chambers,
• trade associations,
• credit institutions,
• Others (tax consultants, auditors, start-up initiatives, etc.).

In the event of justified doubts, the employment agency may again request the submission of an opinion from an expert body.

In order to receive an opinion, at least the following documents are required:

• Brief description of the business start-up project
• Curriculum vitae
• Capital requirements and financing plan
• Turnover and profitability forecast
• Evidence of business activities to date, for example a written report on your entrepreneurial activities and outlook for business development in the coming months, overview of income and expenses, incoming orders or efforts to obtain orders

In general, we recommend the preparation of a comprehensive business plan (templates and samples are available, for example, from the competent authorities) as well as the preparation of a liquidity plan, at least for the targeted funding period.

• Your business concept is comprehensibly presented
• Your business concept is viable, i.e. you can expect to make a living from it

As a rule, a fee is charged. You can find out more details from your IHK.

The statement is a step towards receiving the start-up grant. Please first contact your employment agency and find out whether you are eligible for a start-up grant.

If you apply for the start-up grant at the employment agency and would like to obtain the opinion of a Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) for this purpose, please proceed as follows:

• You contact your IHK and arrange a meeting.
• Prepare the necessary documents (short description of the business start-up project, curriculum vitae, capital requirement and financing plan, turnover and profitability forecast, additionally recommended: liquidity plan).
• It is often necessary to send the documents to the IHK before the interview.

After the interview, you will receive the assessment of the expert body from the IHK, which you will then send to the employment agency. Ask the IHK about possible deviating procedures..

Please inquire about the processing time with the expert office.

More about the start-up grant and a way to make appointments can be found here: Page of the employment agency

You can find the Chamber of Industry and Commerce responsible for you here: IHK jurisdiction finder

No formal legal remedies possible

• Issue of expert opinion
• Are required by unemployed persons interested in founding a company in order to be able to apply for a start-up subsidy at the responsible employment agency?
• Expert body: Chamber of Industry and Commerce or other institutions (chambers of crafts, start-up initiatives, banks, etc.)

You can find the Chamber of Industry and Commerce responsible for you here: IHK Jurisdiction Finder

• Forms: Application for a statement on the start-up grant from the Chamber of Industry and Commerce, form "Request for a statement from an expert body on the viability of the business start-up".
• Personal appearance necessary: according to the requirements of the expert body
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form requirement: no