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Join in! The 2013 Ulm Marketing Award!
The Ulm Marketing Award is now in its fourth year. We would like to cordially invite you to participate. The ...
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A Personal Note
TFU Rents: “The Average of the Averages” as an Index
We’re often asked how we actually calculate our rental rates. First of all: we don’t calculate rates individually for each ...
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Marketing for Start-ups 3: “Anything that’s meant to impress must have character”
Take a stand! Distinctive, unmistakable, and clear. A guest column by Anne Ammann, Ammann Design.Konzepte, Ulm Photo copyright: www.pixelio.de/ Positioning ...
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IHK Event on April 9: Search Engine Marketing
Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 6:00 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Search Engine Marketing (SEM) has become a critical factor for the ...
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Marketing for Start-ups 2: Clear Strategies
When I ask young entrepreneurs who their product or service is actually aimed at, they regularly reply, “Everyone!” Sure, when ...
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Tips for Self-Employment
Myths About Self-Employment 2: “If You Don’t Complain, You’re Praised Enough” — Tips for Successful Employee Management
During a consultation on the topic of “employee retention,” a local business owner recently told me that he was able ...
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A Personal Note / Partner
Startup Financing 2: If You’re Hiring Consultants, Should You Get Financing Through Grenke?
Many startup projects receive good advice, for example, from consultants funded by RKW or KfW. You pay a portion of ...
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A Personal Note / Networks and Contacts / Region
District Administrator Heinz Seiffert on the TFU
Dear TFU Tenants, From the very beginning, the Alb-Donau District has been a shareholder in TFU. And for good reason: ...
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A Personal Note
TFU Buildings: New Restroom Facilities for the BioZ
We are currently renovating our Biotechnology Center: all restrooms accessible to TFU companies are being refurbished. We started with the ...
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Funding
Startup Funding 1: Here’s How the Employment Agency Can Help
Who hasn’t been through this during the startup phase: it takes quite a while to attract customers, fulfill the first ...
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Kahnemann: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” and a Few Answers to the Question of How to Best Execute Your Product Launch
It’s well known that launching innovations onto the market is difficult. Banks, investors, and customers—quite irrationally—seem far less interested in ...
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Marketing for Start-ups 1: “Marketing Concerns Everyone”
When I started working as a marketing manager at a large construction company over 20 years ago, many of the ...
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Tips for Self-Employment
Myths About Self-Employment, Part 1: Self and Self-Employment (and a Way Out)
Those who work according to the principle of “always doing everything themselves, all the time ”usually end up falling by ...
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Tips for Self-Employment
Pseudo-Self-Employment: How to Avoid Getting Caught in the Crossfire
For your self-employment, it is important that you do not come under suspicion of being a “bogus self-employed” worker. Bogus ...
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A Personal Note / Networks and Contacts / Region
Effective Economic Development, Unconventional Methods
Dear Founders, As chair of the TFU shareholders’ meeting, I am pleased that you are taking advantage of the services ...
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Ulm Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) Entrepreneurship Day 2013 on January 25
Many more people with good ideas should consider starting their own business—and women, in particular, are encouraged to do so. ...
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Overview of IHK Ulm Events for the First Half of the Year
The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) offers a wide range of services for entrepreneurs. Here is an overview: The ...
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The New Year: What Has Changed?
Every new year brings changes to the law, such as in tax law. Some changes are expected, but they have ...
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A Personal Note / Dates / Networks and Contacts
Happy New Year!
From all of us here at TFU, we wish you a happy, prosperous, and successful New Year in 2013! We ...
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A Personal Note
Thank you!
We’d like to take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of you who make it possible for ...
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A Personal Note
We’re settling the bill…
At the end of the year, it’s time for billing at TFU—specifically, for utility usage. Here, we answer the most ...
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A Personal Note / Dates / Partner
New Startup Initiative by the State of Baden-Württemberg
The event took place on December 4, 2012, at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart; I attended on behalf of ...
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A Personal Note
Industrial Property Rights
If you have great ideas for new technologies, processes, applications, or services, the question quickly arises: Can I protect them? ...
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