OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE SHOWS WHAT THE CONTRIBUTION OF SUCH A REGION TO THE FUTURE ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR COUNTRY CAN LOOK LIKE

ONLY BY CREATING HIGHLY DEVELOPED STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS ARE WE ABLE TO MAKE OUR ECONOMY SUSTAINABLE FOR THE FUTURE AND SAFEGUARD OUR PROSPERITY. THIS ESPECIALLY APPLIES TO A REGION LIKE OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE THAT IS SP STRONGLY SHAPED BY ITS MITTELSTAND COMPANIES

Pioneers are needed to go where no one has gone before – to pave the way and serve as catalysts for established actors at the same time. Vital startup ecosystems such as the one in Ostwestfalen-Lippe are decisive drivers of such a transformation.

The Startup Monitor Ostwestfalen-Lippe supplements the German Startup Monitor in showing the importance of startups for Germany but also includes recommended steps towards a innovation landscape in this region that remains dynamic and sustainable in the future. Let's get to work together!

The cooperation with startups is enormously important for Miele. We work together with startup platforms and scout promising young companies worldwide, from Silicion Valley over Singapore to Sweden. Always with an eye towards applying their knowhow to our produces as well as towards new business models but also towards the digital transformation of our factories.

Restless capital markets, growing global competition, and the acceleration of technological progress are pervasive. In contrast to how the public perceives these changes, I believe that they present great opportunities for VC investors; and especially for such regions without major conurbations such as Ostwestfalen-Lippe

The Hinterland of Things Conference, the Pioneers Club, the Founders Foundation, the Denkwerk from Herford, StartMindenUp and the emerging Innovationszentrum Gütersloh offer excellent opportunities for successful developments. But, there is still much to do. At the start of their stuides, two thirds of university students can imagine becoming active entrepreneurs but also 5% of graduate manage to do so in the end.