Antwort
Thank you for your request and your interest in setting up a business in Germany.
Before you launch your new company it is important to check the following points:
- If you are a citizen of the European Union you are generally free to work as a freelancer in Germany. If you are not a citizen of the European Union and you do not hold a permanent resident permit (www.make-it-in-germany.com), you should get in touch with your competent authority (“Ausländerbehörde”) regarding your residential status (you should check whether your current work permit allows a freelance activity or you may have to change to another residential status before taking up the freelance job). To get some personal advice, you can also contact the hotline “Working and Living in Germany” under the telephone number +49 30 1815 – 1111.
- Since you are employed as a full-time staff, you should inform your employer about the start of you freelance activity and furthermore check if you need the consent of your employer. For this, it also may be helpful to a look at your employment contract.
Detailed information on formalities when starting your business you will find here: www.existenzgruender.de. Furthermore, there are many public information centres which will advise you as you set up your own business. On the Startup Portal, under “advice and information”, you will find the contact information of regional and national information centres for entrepreneurs with a migrant background (www.existenzgruender.de). A general contact list is available on the Startup Portal: www.existenzgruender.de.
Regarding further information on setting up a business, please check out the website "Make it in Germany" for useful advices on business plan, financing and funding, etc.: www.make-it-in-germany.com.
Source: Justina Alichniewicz
Projekt „Make it in Germany“
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.
Mai 2017
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