Incubators & Accelerators
Grafschafter TechnologieZentrum GmbHWelcome to the Grafschafter TechnologieZentrum - here you can develop innovations and implement ideas. We rent rooms in the Grafschafter TechnologieZentrum to you as a startup, young company or for technology and innovation projects, support startups in the county of Grafschaft Bentheim, are a networking contact for startup ideas and support scholarship holders of the Lower Saxony Startup Scholarship as an accredited "accompanying institution". Whether you're a technology fan, a software nerd or an idea smith, you'll find like-minded people just around the corner. At our Technology Center, you'll become part of a vibrant community where ideas fly and creativity bubbles.
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Enschedestraße 14, 48529 Nordhorn, Germany
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GmbH
HRB 130227
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Part of the Lower Saxony Innovation NetworkInnovation promotion and technology transfer - these topics are of particular importance to the state of Lower Saxony. For more than 20 years, Lower Saxony has successfully pursued a strategy of transferring scientific knowledge to the regional economy. Lower Saxony has a comprehensive structure for promoting innovation and business. The partners in the Lower Saxony Innovation Network support companies in particular in realizing innovations, cooperating with research institutions and transforming innovative business ideas into economic success. Universities, technology centers, business development agencies and research institutions are the right partners for all companies that want to increase their innovative capacity. In all regions, the most important sectors and key technologies, Lower Saxony's partners offer companies expert advice and support for their innovation projects.Learn more
Start-up grant - Accompanying institutionAccompaniment of the start-up during the funding period by an "accompanying institution", i.e. a university, a start-up center, a research institution or another accelerator
Events
In this section you can see events in which the organization participates.
18.09.2026, 13:00 (GMT+02:00)
ExistenzgründungsseminarAn event in cooperation with the economic development agency of the district of Grafschaft Bentheimon Friday, 09/18/2026, from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM and on Saturday and Sunday, 09/19 and 09/20/2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM each ContentFormalities, permits, registrations, concessionsDistinction between self-employment – bogus self-employmentCompany concept and business plan creationChoice of legal formMarket analysis and marketing as a permanent company taskBusiness fundamentals (bookkeeping, depreciation, invoicing, dunning, receivables management, costing)Taxes (income tax, trade tax, sales tax, VAT advance return, small business regulation, tax registration questionnaire)personal and business insuranceFinancingFunding programs and support optionsThe target group for the 3-day seminar is primarily start-ups – however, the event is also of interest to young companies and small businesses who want to intensively learn or refresh the entrepreneurial fundamentals of their self-employment.Speakers: Andreas Muchowitsch – Andreas Muchowitsch Unternehmensberatung GmbH; Carsten Hauser – Kreissparkasse Grafschaft Bentheim zu Nordhorn; Martina Groven – Economic development agency of the district of Grafschaft BentheimLocation: Seminar room at the Grafschafter TechnologieZentrum, Enschedestraße 14, 48529 NordhornRegistration deadline: 09/08/2026The participation fee is €120.00 per person.
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19.11.2026, 16:00 (GMT+01:00)
Vortrag: Kleingründung und nebenberufliche SelbstständigkeitContents:Criteria for self-employmentExclusion of bogus self-employmentRegistration formalitiesChoice of legal formSecondary employment in professional lifeBookkeeping and recordsTaxes (Income Tax, Trade Tax, Sales Tax)Social security contributions in secondary employmentFunding instrumentsSpeaker : Andreas Muchowitsch, Andreas Muchowitsch Unternehmensberatung GmbHLocation : Seminar room at Grafschafter TechnologieZentrum, Enschedestraße 14, 48529 NordhornRegistration deadline: 09.11.2026The participation fee is €50.00 per person.
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20.11.2026, 13:00 (GMT+01:00)
Workshop: Sorglos zum Finanzamt – Buchführung leicht gemachton Friday, November 20, 2026, from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM (theory) as well as Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (practice) Most startups, small businesses, freelancers, and even those self-employed on a part-time basis use simplified bookkeeping. This event aims to enable interested participants to prepare their own simplified bookkeeping and, consequently, their income statement. Theoretical part (1 day – on November 20, 2026) Legal basis of accounting Profit determination methods Principles of proper accounting Dealing with the tax office Principle of simple bookkeeping Cash register / Business account Documentation / Invoice Content Operating income / Operating expenses Depreciation / Investment allowance and special depreciation Income and expenditure statement (with reference to the official form) Income tax trade tax Value Added Tax / VAT Return Small business regulation Practical part (2 days – 21.11. and 22.11.2026) Using the business transactions of a fictitious company, participants have the opportunity to practice and learn how to maintain a cash book, separate records, a goods received register, fixed asset cards, and prepare monthly financial statements, including the respective preliminary VAT returns, over a three-month period. This includes working with receipts, invoices, and internal processes. Based on this three-month accounting period, participants then prepare the annual financial statements, the profit and loss statement, Schedule G for the income tax return, the trade tax return, and the annual VAT return. Location : Seminar room in the Grafschaft Technology Center, Enschedestraße 14, 48529 Nordhorn Registration deadline : November 9, 2026 Registrations via: https://gtz.info/veranstaltungen/ The participation fee for the complete workshop is €120.00 per person. It is also possible to book only the theoretical part (Day 1 – November 20, 2026), in which case the participation fee is €75.00.
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