Links und Adressen
Training & Education
Training as Franchise-Manager
The Wilhelm-Knapp-Schule (WKS) in Weilburg provides training for the "State certified business manager with focus on franchising" in a full-time format.
www.franchising-fachschule.de
Franchising in the web
Franchise-Business-Club
Franchise entrepreneurs and those that still plan on becoming one can find each other and exchange ideas in the Franchise Business Club at XING.
www.xing.com/net/franchise
Franchise.de
Information platform for the franchise sector
www.franchise.de
Franchise-net
Information exchange for people interested in business start-ups.
www.franchise-net.de
Franchise portal
Information and advertising platform for franchising, regular live chats with franchise experts
www.franchiseportal.de
Infofranchise.de
International franchise portal in six languages
www.infofranchise.de
Institutions
Ministry of Labor and Technology
www.bmwi.de
In the start-up-homepage of the BMWI you will find the latest information on business start-ups: start-up planning guide, decision tools, sponsor databases, checklists,…
www.existenzgruender.de
Deutsches Franchise-Institut GmbH
The DFI sees itself as an educational institution for the franchise industry in the German speaking region, and trains franchisors, franchisees, as well as system central office employees.
www.franchise-institut.de
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK)
is the umbrella organization of the 81 Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Germany.
www.dihk.de
The Franchise Pool International e.K. is an initiative of the DFV, specializing in placing franchise systems in international markets.
www.franchisepool.org
Internationales Centrum für Franchising & Cooperation (F&C)
scientific guidance of franchising in Germany
www.franchising-und-cooperation.de
Italian Chamber of Commerce for Germany
provides information about Italian franchise companies that wish to expand into the German market.
www.franchising-net.org
The KfW Mittelstandsbank (KfW) -a bank structured for taking care of the interests of smaller companies
offers support for small and medium-sized companies, as well as company founders in package form. With financing and consulting products, it is a competent partner for business financing.
www.kfw.de
Trade-Shows
Deutsche Gründer- und Unternehmertage Berlin
Trade show surrounding the topic of company formations and entrepreneurship in Berlin.
www.degut.de
START-MESSE Dortmund
The trade show for company formations, franchising and emerging companies
START is the nationally leading trade show for company formations, franchising and emerging companies.
www.start-messe.de
Associations
The European Franchise Federation - EFF
represents the interests of the franchise industry to the European institutions and organizations since 1972.
www.eff-franchise.com
Austrian Franchise Association (ÖFV)
Founded in 1986 on the initiative of the European Franchise Federation, the ÖFV (Austrian Franchise Association) works as an information platform for the Austrian franchise sector.
www.franchise.at
The Swiss Franchise Association (SFV) is an organization of franchisors active in Switzerland. The SFV promotes and supports franchising in Switzerland and is the point of contact for all questions relating to franchising.
www.franchiseverband.ch
The World Franchise Council (WFC)
was founded as a worldwide umbrella-organization for national franchise associations. Its target is to promote and protect franchising on a worldwide basis. It is especially engaged in the creation of an internationally accepted understanding of franchising as well as in co-operations within the franchise sector.
www.worldfranchisecouncil.org
Newspapers, Magazines
FranchiseErfolge (franchise successes)
The magazine “FranchiseErfolge” (franchise successes) specifically addresses founders, who are interested in franchising and introduces successful franchise systems through informative and concise company portraits.
www.franchise-erfolge.de
GründerMagazin
addresses company founders during the start-up phase.
www.gruender-mag.de
Impulse
is the leading entrepreneur’s magazine in Germany, and important reading material for successful entrepreneurs, freelancers and company owners.
www.impulse.de
StartingUp
The new magazine for people starting a business and young entrepreneurs appears four times a year in newsagents throughout Germany and offers practical know-how, as well as background information for the crucial phases before, during and after the establishment of the business.
www.starting-up.de