In the organizer's words:

How can I set up a company that takes responsibility and is still profitable?

You will find the answers in this workshop. You will learn about strategies that people use today to respond to increasingly scarce resources, rising expectations and complex challenges - whether with a start-up, a project or an idea for change. You don't need any prior knowledge, just curiosity and a desire for change.

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In this workshop you will learn how to...

• use resources cleverly and avoid waste
• do business fairly and make an impact in the process
• develop structures that match your values
• align your idea with sustainability and social added value

We bring together two strong concepts:

• Circular value creation: designing materials and processes in such a way that they conserve resources and avoid emissions.
• Economy for the common good: An innovative approach that is based on solidarity, transparency and justice - and is still economically viable.

You will learn

• how these approaches work together and can strengthen your project
• what R-strategies are and how they open up new paths
• how you can take concrete first steps towards impact and sustainability

We work practically, together and openly with:

• professional input
• Group work & reflection
• a simulation game that invites you to try things out
• Exchange with other doers from the region

Do you have an idea for a project, a team, a small business? Do you want to build something meaningful that is more than just economically successful? Then you've come to the right place.

Who is it for?

Anyone who wants to build or change something, e.g. with an idea, a project, a start-up or in a team.
Whether you're a student, young professional, university employee or founder - you don't need any prior knowledge.

Speaker: Dr. Bettina Knothe, graduate biologist, doctorate in environmental sciences; coordinator of the Bergisches RheinLand Circular Value Creation Network in the :bergische rohstoffschmiede project at Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV)

The event is offered by the Start-up-Manufaktur, the start-up center of theBonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences.

Price information:

Registration until December 09!