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Yesterday was the DSGV, the Savings Bank and Giro Association of Germany, the finalists for this year’s Founders Award announced. An important thing in these difficult times, as we find. Today, those who head in the sand to lose – and tomorrow is sand in the gears when it comes to the recovery. Who founded, however, invested, and a counter-cyclical way is in times of recession, which is in the front row tomorrow, when the upturn comes. And remember always, our business world needs tracks instead of dust to get back to have a future!
Finalists of the German Founders Award 2009 are
02.06.2009 – German Founders Award
Companies consistently occupy market niches in the crisis
The finalists for the German Founders Award 2009 in the categories StartUp and intermediates have been determined. Six outstanding companies have been nominated by the initiators of a star, savings banks, ZDF and Porsche. Who will win the coveted prizes, the candidates know at the awards ceremony on 30 June 2009 in Berlin in the presence of Dr. Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg, Federal Minister for Economics and Technology.
In the StartUp category, the price the company at the center who are at least a year old. For their successful implementation of the business plan and the establishment of the market have been nominated:
Bergfreunde GmbH Kirchentellinsfurt (Baden-Württemberg), the Internet mail order company for products of the trend sport climbing and other outdoor sports have been established: “The founding team combines both the target group-oriented world of experience and usability of its website www.bergfreunde.de for the customer at the center , sovereign dominated the opportunities of e-commerce and draws them successfully to ensure the publicity of the website. As an avid climbers have succeeded the founder, to compete with their brand against major competitors and to secure a place in the market of climbing. “
Gear-Tec GmbH & Co. KG Eggebek (Schleswig-Holstein), which offers a comprehensive service for the maintenance of gearboxes of wind turbines: “The founding team was quick to recognize a market niche and is able to repair not to transmission of wind turbines only fast but also spare gear to make available and integrate them into the exchange and the rotor maintenance. This allows the client to reduce their costs and realize Gear-Tec with its fast complete service for the defective gear a real customer benefit. “
True Fruits GmbH in Bonn, the Smoothies – Drink of pureed fruit – in a particularly gentle processes produces and sells on the German market: “The true fruits GmbH was the first supplier of Smoothies in Germany and has made it out of its pioneering position, to establish in a traditional industry in the shortest possible time with a consistent focus on premium quality and an innovative marketing concept of a new product and build a brand. ”
In the category of a company is excellent climbers, which is not older than seven years and have noticed already extraordinary growth. Nominated this year are:
Cotesa GmbH Mittweida (Saxony), the carbon fiber composite profiles for the aerospace industry and related applications produces: “The founding team is made up of an insolvent company with great courage and perseverance a company manufacturing high-tech composite materials. Cotesa match is also a medium-sized businesses in the situation, the specific quality requirements of the aerospace industry and continues to grow. “
Nanion Technologies GmbH in Munich, automated, chip-based measurement methods for pharmaceutical and biotech companies to speed medical drug testing develops, manufactures and markets: allow “The procedure cost savings in medical research. The company has in just five years of scientific research results are transferred directly into products, and reached after two years break even. The already established product worldwide to follow. “
PURPLAN GmbH Wallenhorst (Niedersachsen), the storage facilities and processing plant of chemical substances and realized: “PURPLAN engineering expertise with high-performance craft, as each build is unique. The very service-and quality-oriented companies listed since its inception, a strong revenue growth, a market leader in plant engineering in Germany and is advancing its international expansion consistent. “
All this year for the prestigious award nominees can demonstrate, despite the current economic crisis, a growth in employees and revenues. The young companies face the crisis, by offering products and services of high quality, develop them continuously, to maintain an innovative edge and very much to invest in marketing.
By clearly focusing the company and the consequent occupation of niche markets could gain the companies in established markets, new customers who remain loyal to them even during the crisis. The combination of engineering with craft services to the success of strategies is one of the nominees this year are able to offer highly customized products in this way.
Nominated companies were the experts of the German Founders Award, the years of experience with enterprise ¬ ups through contacts in the business scene and very good knowledge of the industry are excellent. They work with the German Founders Award in the search for interesting candidates together.
The six companies will receive an individual, their needs tailored coaching by the Consulting Porsche Consulting GmbH addition, take on board members of the German Founders Award for a period of two years of sponsorship for each nominee. Depending on demand, the sponsors will know how in such areas as financing, organization, marketing, sales, legal or personnel, and of course contacts. The nominees will also receive a one-day media training and access to the alumni network.
The German Business Founder Award is the most important award for outstanding entrepreneurs in Germany. The aim of the initiative is to start-up climate in Germany to promote a positive and courage to make self-employment. The price is in the categories of students, StartUp, Movers and life’s work awarded annually. Exceptional business performance may be assessed a special award with. The prize is German Founders Award from the companion star, savings banks, ZDF and Porsche, which already since 1997 for the promotion of entrepreneurship and start-up culture involved. The German Founders Award is a top-class board of trustees supported by the sponsorship of the nominees and winner takes over. Supporters of the German Founders Award, the Bertelsmann AG, Gruner + Jahr AG, the Süddeutsche Zeitung and the insurance of savings banks. Cooperation partner is the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.
