As a EU citizen, you have unlimited access to the labour market in Germany. You would like to become self-employed or do business.
If you have acquired a state or state-recognized professional qualification abroad and may even be able to prove your professional qualification with a degree, then you should strive to have your qualifications recognized in Germany. Recognition is mandatory for self-employment in some professions, for others it is voluntary.
You should prepare well for starting a business.
The start-up portal of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
suggests 10 steps:
- Self-employment: yes or no?
- Check: Does the business idea work?
- Before the start: information and advice
- Planning to found a company
- Calculate start-up capital
- Obtain seed capital
- Register for independence and, if necessary, obtain permission
- Plan taxes, know obligations to the tax office
- Ensure business, make private provision
- After the start: advice and assistance
You can read more details here:
existenzgruender.de – Gründung-im-Überblick
You can take an online course from the Ministry of Economy:
existenzgruender.de – etraining
Further information
Business start-up portal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Make it in Germany – Business start-up
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Stuttgart Region – Information in English language
