DLA Piper is one of the world’s largest legal practices with more than 4,200 lawyers in 77 offices located in 31 countries throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. In Germany, DLA Piper is well recognised in many areas of law, advising clients from our offices in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich. Our German offices are fully integrated into DLA Piper’s global network and our lawyers are highly qualified and of considerable knowledge across a wide range of legal and commercial issues.

EIF's central mission is to support Europe's small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) by helping them to access finance. EIF designs and develops venture capital and guarantees instruments which specifically target this market segment. In this role, EIF fosters EU objectives in support of innovation, research and development, entrepreneurship, growth, and employment. The EIF total net commitments to private equity funds amounted to over EUR 6bn at end 2011. With investments in over 370 funds, the EIF is a leading player in European venture due to the scale and the scope of its investments, especially in high-tech and early-stage segments. The EIF guarantees loan portfolio totaled over EUR 4.4bn in close to 220 operations at end 2011, positioning it as a major European SME guarantees actor and a leading micro-finance guarantor.

Der ECB e.V. vereinigt Berliner Entrepreneure unterschiedlicher Branchen mit dem Ziel, gemeinsames Lernen zu fördern und steht der Politik als Ansprechpartner in Gründungspolitischen Fragen zur Verfügung. Der Verein hat das Ziel, ein positives Unternehmerbild zu fördern.

The ECB unites entrepreneurs of various industries in Berlin with the goal to foster joint learning, and serves as a government contact for entrepreneurial matters. The society strives to encourage a positive entrepreneur image.

KPMG in Germany provides audit, tax and advisory services to help organizations negotiate risks and perform in the dynamic and challenging environments in which they do business.

Startupbootcamp (or “SBC”) is a three month business startup acceleration program that runs quarterly during the year for startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses across Europe to get ready for funding, launching and scaling to European and global markets. By locating startup teams to one of Startupbootcamp’s program offices in Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dublin, Madrid, Haifa and Berlin, the accelerator focuses on exposing and connecting startups to an expanding community of key mentors and advisors that provide expertise from a multitude of verticals, industries and regions vital in growing a business.

IBM SmartCamp EMEA is official Partner of the Global Entrepreneurship week.

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November 14th
Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin

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