Entrepreneurship Center

We offer comprehensive professional and personal support on all aspects of self-employment, start-ups and founding - from brainstorming to successful founding, free of charge at any time!

As part of the start-up network Startpunkt57
we also support you and your idea beyond university.

AI start-ups also have the opportunity to use offices in the regional high-tech center THE SUMMIT
regional high-tech center.

Gründer:innen spielen Kicker im Entrepreneurship Center

NEWS: Apply now for EXIST-Women 2026!

We support women interested in starting a business and female founders in the early stages with a special support program.

We select up to 10 participants, who receive financial support and go through a special program that develops them professionally and personally. Each woman also has her own coach and mentor.

Start-ups

Selection of start-ups from our ecosystem

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eleQtron

The next unicorn?

The start-up eleQtron , founded out of the University of Siegen, pursues high physics. A team of more than 40 employees from 15 countries develops scalable quantum computers as a spin-off of the Chair of Quantum Optics.

Exchange of words

Cultural start-up from South Westphalia

The WortWechsel team is committed to training people in the use of words and enriches the cultural scene in Siegen-Wittgenstein with its various literary events.

AutomatIQ Synergies

Process improvement using AI

This start-up
is set to revolutionize material certificate inspection in companies through AI. Their solution not only reduces errors, but also saves time.

Offers & Programs

Coaching & Consulting

Our experts and trained coaches accompany you individually and always offer you exactly the support you need.

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events

We organize numerous events that will help you develop professionally and personally and network with other founders.

Networking & Community

We support the regional start-up scene and give you the opportunity to be part of a large community and network with numerous players.

Incubator program

In our incubator program "One Small Step Lift-off", which we run together with Startpunkt57, we support you with the aim of developing your project to market maturity.

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Accelerator program

Together with Startpunkt57, we are designing the accelerator program "One Small Step Boost", which supports you in growing your company.

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EXIST Women Program

We offer a special program for women interested in setting up a business and for female founders in the early stages, which develops participants both professionally and personally.