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Program & Events

Our tasks include: raising awareness, qualifying, motivating and networking. Whether you have an innovative idea and want to follow-up on it or you are going to take over your family’s business – we provide key information in regular events and give you the opportunity to present your ideas and get to know other founders and regional partners.

Our programs and events are offered in German and English, depending on the interest of international students.

Programs

Our programs build on each other and are intended for all people who are interested in founding a company, with or without a specific business idea.

Entrepreneurial Women DO EXIST - 3rd Cohort

For all women with a start-up idea, the German government is launching the Exist Women programme for the third time. Together with RheinMain University of Applied Sciences, we will be participating again this year and can offer 1–2 students a scholarship place. Information and application forms can be found here: https://gruendungsfabrik-rheingau.de/kalender/exist-women-3-runde-deine-bewerbung/

Founder Workshop

If you have a good idea for a business model and want to turn it into a company, then the Founder Workshop is the ideal programme to refine your idea, define target groups, back up your business model with figures and, ultimately, be ready to pitch to partners, investors or potential employees.

There are currently no dates set for a workshop. If you need immediate support, please send us an email at: hallo@gf-rheingau.de.

Events

Our wide range of events includes various kinds of sessions, from inspiring networking to start-up competitions in front of a jury. All of our events are offered free of charge for all founders and those interested in founding.

 

Rheingau-Taunus Founder Award 2025

The competition is entering its sixth round!

Category 1: Best business idea from schools and universities
Category 2: Best start-up from the district’s colleges/universities
Category 3: Best start-up from the Rheingau-Taunus district

Don’t miss the final an be part of the audience. Click the button below.

If you want to take part with your idea or company, watch out for news for the Rheingau-Taunus Founder Award 26.

Rheingau Founder Award (“Rheingauer Gründungspreis”)

In cooperation with the Rheingauer Volksbank as well as regional partners, we are organizing the Rheingau Start-up Award again this year with the aim of setting up the region in a sustainable and future-oriented manner as well as promoting innovative ideas.

More than 20 teams have applied for the final on November 28th in the “Neues Forum” of the EBS University in Oestrich-Winkel. If you would like to be there when the winners are chosen, we would be pleased to receive your registration.

Contact

You want to become part of our community or have further questions? We are looking forward to your message!

WHERE: Winkeler Straße 100b, 65366 Geisenheim

WHEN: from 9am, Monday – Friday

PHONE: 0672 24024052

MAIL: hallo@gf-rheingau.de