Programme & Application for female founders and entrepreneurs

Gründungsgarage_F is a programme specifically aimed at female founders and entrepreneurs who want to tackle societal challenges through their ideas. Whether in the social, environmental, creative or cultural sectors – Gründungsgarage_F offers you the space and support to turn your vision into a business.

Participation is flexible and designed to last between six and eighteen months. Children are always very welcome. Childcare is not available – you can support one another, bring your children along, or arrange for another carer to be present.

The programme will be launched for the first time in June 2025. You’ll find out more when we meet in person.

GGA_F – Exchange and working conditions

A glimpse into Gründungsgarage_F: working, networking and growing in a supportive environment.

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Our range includes

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Support tailored to your needs for your start-up or business
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At your own pace: duration of 6 to 18 months
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family-friendly facilities and access to a co-working space
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Mentoring by business experts
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Networking amongst female founders and entrepreneurs, as well as with investors and partners
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Coaching for low-threshold, long-term and sustainable empowerment
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strengthen your entrepreneurial skills and personal strengths
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Exchange with like-minded people
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Work-life balance & gender-equitable conditions
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Creative and collaborative methods and approaches
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The visibility of female role models and success stories
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Programme for female founders and entrepreneurs
Impact-focused & family-friendly

We support and coach you in your social, environmental, creative or cultural start-up venture or existing business with a social impact.

We empower you as a female founder or entrepreneur and take you and your ideas seriously. We encourage you to achieve your goals, value your development and reinforce your strengths.

Our mission is to raise the profile of businesses founded by women and to strengthen the region’s innovative capacity.

GGA_F – A conversation with female founders
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1 · Online application
Your motivation and needs

Applications can be submitted with immediate effect by email to gruendungsgarage-chemnitz@asa-ff.de This can only be done using the application form.

Tell us about yourself, your idea and your motivation in the application form and send it to us.

2 · Shortlist
Assessment of start-up projects

Once submitted, the applications will be assessed and shortlisted. A panel of judges will assist us with this process.

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3 · Getting to know each other in person
Interview & Matching

We are inviting the shortlisted candidates to an initial interview.

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Who can take part?

  • You have an East German and/or migrant (family) background.
  • You are a female founder or entrepreneur.
  • You have a social, environmental, creative or cultural start-up idea or venture that makes a difference.
  • Family commitments (children, relatives, etc.) are not a problem.
  • Residence or registered office in Chemnitz and the surrounding area.
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Diversity

For us, diversity is important not only in terms of the business ideas, but also among our participants. People from different backgrounds, with different perspectives and identities, are expressly welcome. This programme is aimed specifically at women.