The growth stage addresses self-employed companies and startups that have already been founded and want to enter new markets or develop new products/services. Once young companies have completed the growth stage, they outgrow the startup ecosystem and become established companies.
On the way to becoming an established company, the business model may need to be adapted. Business development, prototyping and market research are the main focus here. In this case, a well-positioned startup ecosystem works with professional providers who can provide experts in various fields.
In the growth phase, it is not uncommon for human and spatial resources not to be able to keep up with the speed of development of the young company. This makes it all the more important to be able to search specifically for suitable premises and capable specialist personnel. For this purpose, a start-up ecosystem can offer suitable specialist personnel marketing or position potential commercial real estate in a highly visible manner.
Since the growth phase is often associated with high financial expenditure for startups and founders, it may make sense to bring additional investors on board. These investors are to be differentiated according to public, private and company-related investors and according to the amount of the investment volume. Business angel networks or venture capital providers are just two of many types. A well-positioned startup ecosystem maintains contact with such investor networks or, ideally, even operates its own venture capital company that invests in startups with equity.
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False starts are expensive. The risk can be reduced by scrutinizing the potential of your product on the market in advance.
The market research of the InnovationsCampus Wolfsburg offers you a variety of instruments, such as product tests, qualitative and quantitative market research or usability tests. After an individual needs analysis, the team will create an individual concept for you and conduct a customized market research. The results are evaluated, presented and lead to recommendations for action.
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Jasna Fiebig
Wolfsburg AG | Innovation Development & Business Ideas
Major-Hirst-Strasse 11
38442 Wolfsburg
Phone: 05361/897-2885
E-mail to Jasna Fiebig
Whether you want to analyze materials, develop prototypes or set up near-series production, the Open Hybrid LabFactory (OHLF) is the place to go. There is hardly another place in Germany that offers as many possibilities as the OHLF. In the pilot plant you will find various industrial and laboratory scale equipment (e.g. pressing, casting or robotics), in the testing labs you can work with mechanical testing, thermoanalytics or microscopy and the tinkering workshop offers milling, drilling, cutting and grinding machines. As a bonus, OHLF offers free project membership for startups, saving you the accruing annual fee.
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Florian Holze
Herrmann-Münch-Str. 2
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361/890-24-524
E-mail to Florian Holze
Website Open-Hybrid-Labfactory
Ideas need space to grow! But where to set up the new headquarters? This is exactly where WMG can help you with its commercial space and real estate portal. WMG offers holistic location consulting - which location is suitable for my company - which location factors are important for me. WMG brings supply and demand together with its commercial space and real estate portal.
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Nadine Wolters
Wolfsburg Economy and Marketing GmbH (WMG)
Phone: 05361/89994-28
E-mail to Nadine Wolters
Website commercial space and real estate portal
Wolfsburg AG's Supplier Location department is your point of contact if you are a company from the mobility industry or are interested in locating to Wolfsburg. Suppliers receive competent advice from Wolfsburg AG on all aspects of site development, from the initial inquiry to the commissioning of your facility. This also includes finding office and commercial space, assisting with approval procedures, and organizing supplier meetings and trade events.
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René Borowka
Wolfsburg AG | Supplier Relocation
Major-Hirst-Strasse 11
38442 Wolfsburg
Phone: 05361/897-1705
E-mail to René Borowka
Website Wolfsburg AG - SupplierSettlement