https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed New data based on social science tests reveal that Berlin and Munich founders are similar in that they are more open, creative and extroverted than founders elsewhere across the globe. But they have a few differences too. https://www.thelocal.de/20171114/german-entrepreneurs-among-the-worlds-most-creative-study Tue, 14 Nov 2017 10:34:52 +0100 german-entrepreneurs-among-the-worlds-most-creative-study A new study shows that immigrants in Germany are experiencing an "entrepreneurial boom", with 44 percent of new businesses last year founded by people with non-German heritage. https://www.thelocal.de/20161201/one-in-six-entrepreneurs-have-foreign-roots Thu, 01 Dec 2016 13:01:44 +0100 one-in-six-entrepreneurs-have-foreign-roots In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind his successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed him forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Gene Sobolev, co-founder of inboundli. https://www.thelocal.de/20150303/startups-inboundli-interview-sobolev-the-only-person-you-have-to-please-is-the-customer Tue, 03 Mar 2015 17:20:47 +0100 startups-inboundli-interview-sobolev-the-only-person-you-have-to-please-is-the-customer In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind their successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed them forever. This week, Emma Anderson talks to Anna Alex, co-founder of Berlin-based Outfittery. https://www.thelocal.de/20150223/outfittery-showing-men-how-they-ought-to-dress Mon, 23 Feb 2015 17:39:49 +0100 outfittery-showing-men-how-they-ought-to-dress In our ongoing feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind his successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed him forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Stéphane-Bertin Hoffmann, co-founder at Berlin-based Sciencebite. https://www.thelocal.de/20150209/getting-scientists-knowledge-to-where-its-needed Mon, 09 Feb 2015 15:04:44 +0100 getting-scientists-knowledge-to-where-its-needed In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind his successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed him forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Gerrit Jan Reinders, founder of Box at Work. https://www.thelocal.de/20150202/changing-how-you-move-one-box-at-a-time Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:40:54 +0100 changing-how-you-move-one-box-at-a-time Melanie Fieseler is a British business/career consultant and coach, and founder of Berlin-based WorkSmart. She is on a mission to help ambitious mums like herself successfully combine motherhood with building a fulfilling and rewarding career or business. https://www.thelocal.de/20150126/jobtalk-worksmart-working-mothers-work-i-love-and-a-rewarding-family-life Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:02:57 +0100 jobtalk-worksmart-working-mothers-work-i-love-and-a-rewarding-family-life In our ongoing weekly series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind his successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed him forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Malte Zeeck, founder and co-CEO of Munich-based InterNations, a social network for expatriates worldwide. https://www.thelocal.de/20150119/networking-the-worlds-expats-internations-jobtalk-germany-startup-munich-social-network Mon, 19 Jan 2015 12:22:13 +0100 networking-the-worlds-expats-internations-jobtalk-germany-startup-munich-social-network In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind their successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed them forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Stanislav Bic, founder of Gentle Gin and BerlinSpiceMan. https://www.thelocal.de/20150106/gentle-gin-berlin-entrepreneur-startup Tue, 06 Jan 2015 13:20:00 +0100 gentle-gin-berlin-entrepreneur-startup In our weekly feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind their successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed them forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Bertram Meyer, one of the four German co-founders of Taulia. https://www.thelocal.de/20141223/dont-be-skimpy-in-rewarding-top-talent-jobtalk-entrepreneur-taulia-payments-platform Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:14:00 +0100 dont-be-skimpy-in-rewarding-top-talent-jobtalk-entrepreneur-taulia-payments-platform In our weekly feature series, The Local chats with a successful entrepreneur. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Simon Schneider, CEO and co-founder of networking tool Zyncd. https://www.thelocal.de/20141215/relentlessly-networking-with-cool-people-startup-zyncd-jobs-berlin-business-simon-schneider Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:12:00 +0100 relentlessly-networking-with-cool-people-startup-zyncd-jobs-berlin-business-simon-schneider In our new feature series, The Local looks into a successful entrepreneur's life - the story behind their successes, major challenges and how being an entrepreneur changed them forever. This week, Sparsh Sharma talks to Lawrence Leuschner, founder of second-hand marketplace reBuy. https://www.thelocal.de/20141124/always-be-ready-to-perform-different-tasks-entrepreneur-interview-rebuy-germany-marketplace-startup Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:41:00 +0100 always-be-ready-to-perform-different-tasks-entrepreneur-interview-rebuy-germany-marketplace-startup The school rebel is more likely to be a successful entrepreneur in later life, according to a German-Swedish study. https://www.thelocal.de/20130807/51265 Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:40:00 +0200 51265