Kompass Frankfurt
Enabling
You want to become self-employed, start your own business, position your young company successfully on the market or go international?
We support start-ups, start-up entrepreneurs, start-ups and companies interested in sustainable business models with a wide range of tools and broad business networks.
We offer our own tools and broad business networks and thus pave the way to more profitability, sustainability, innovation and growth.
We answer all your questions, arrange suitable events, workshops and seminars and clarify the next step with you.

Our offer
With our offers you can develop yourself and your business professionally. Choose your personal theme and discover our offers.

Our events and services
You need help with topics like financing, business plan, marketing or digitalization? Our events offer you entrepreneurial know-how from practice. Find the event that suits you – develop yourself and your business.
Aktuelle Nachrichten
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FAQ - Frequently asked questions
We support people interested in founding a company, founders, start-ups and entrepreneurs in planning, establishing and developing business models.
We offer start-up services, a wide range of workshops, networking events and tailored advice, paving the way for greater profitability, sustainability, innovation and growth.
Arrange a free initial consultation and find out about the support options offered by Kompass.
You can use the “Start now” button in the header of the website to send us your contact details and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
We support people interested in founding a company, founders and start-ups in the initial phase and advise founders and entrepreneurs on the sustainable development of their business models.
Kompass is accredited for public funding programs, enables transparency about municipal funding offers and provides access to financing instruments.
Direct financing via Kompass is not possible.
If you are thinking about starting up or are already an entrepreneur, you already have everything you need.
After an initial discussion (check-up), we will look together at how we can best support you.
Kompass offers a wide range of networking events, roundtables and workshops on the topic of start-ups and relevant future topics such as digitalization and sustainability.
We offer young companies support in setting up, adapting and sustainably securing their respective business models with a focus on innovation, sustainability aspects and entrepreneurial resilience.
We also provide support through innovative workshops and skills training focusing on trends and developments in the market as well as relevant future topics such as digitalization and sustainability.
Yes, but individual suitability would have to be checked.
With our access to an international network of institutions, we can also refer you to other points of contact.
Free of charge, but not for nothing: Our advisory services and workshops are based on a program logic that enables funding from various providers.
This means that we can generally offer our customers free advice.
As the first point of contact within the Rhine-Main start-up scene, we support people interested in founding a company, founders, start-ups and entrepreneurs in the planning, establishment and further development of business models.
We offer start-up services, a wide range of workshops, networking events and tailored advice, paving the way to greater profitability, sustainability, innovation and growth.
Kompass was founded in 2000 and has been the hub for a regional and international start-up scene in Frankfurt am Main for over 20 years.
We have advised more than 26,000 founders and companies and supported over 6,000 founders on their path to self-employment.