Get Into Business With Germany

By Wolfgang Stricker

Get inside the German market, Europe´s most dynamic and solid economy.

Germany has a long economic history and is a proud industrial country with a large service sector and high-tech industries. But also there is a big sector of small and middle sized businesses.

How does the German market look like and how can one get access to it? How to found a business in Germany and how to get in contact with Germans? What rules of interaction are important when doing business with German companies and how to get German customers without ever been to the country?

Get Into Business with Germany is written by an insider and offers an overview about several important questions that entrepreneurs face when they want get a foot on the German market.

This title is published by Serendii Publishing and is distributed worldwide by Untreed Reads.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Untreed Reads
• Release date: Mar 14, 2013
• ISBN: 9781611879957

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Table of Contents

General overview on the German economy.

German economy throughout history.

The most important industrial centers in Germany.

The main industrial regions of Germany. Importance and industrial characteristics.

The Big Five.

1. Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

2. Berlin Metropolitan Region.

3. Dusseldorf Metropolitan Region.

4. Frankfurt am Main metropolitan region.

5. Munich metropolitan region.

German culture and business etiquette.

How to found a business in Germany?

Who is allowed to found a business in Germany?

How to register your business?

Which legal form to choose?

Which insurances do i need?

How to pay taxes?

How to obtain a business visa for Germany?

Application for a resident permit

Get in touch & business with Germans

General overview on the German economy.

Literally and metaphorically speaking, Germany is Europe’s engine, having an economy of billions of Euros per year, and a huge recognition on the international economic markets. As member of the G-7, G-8 and G-20 groups, Germany counts to the 10 most economic powers in the world. Positioned in Central Europe, this country is the heart of the Old Continent, with a purchasing power that surpasses the labor force of its neighbors, Austria, Switzerland, France and Netherlands. The continuous flourishing economy of Germany has had and has real effects in maintaining a very high standard of living and a well-established social security system from this flourishing economy.

The same strong and dedicated to quality work force has propelled the German economy and in the last 20 years this country has managed to dominate the automobile industry, the chemicals industry, the food processing industry and the house holding industry. In 2009, the economic crisis and the following period of recession have destabilized many of the powerful economies at the international level. In the case of Germany, the economic crisis has left small traces of its passing. The recession hasn’t had too many damaging effects and the German economy has managed to maintain its levels stable.

Slowly and with confidence. Continuity and quality! These seem to be the main principles of the German economic stability. Not only