The Employment Agency or Job Center will issue an Activation and Placement Voucher (AVGS) upon written application, which you can redeem at Kompass!

The programme activates entrepreneurial or labour-market-relevant potential among refugees and provides support on all topics related to starting a business.

The program supports founders, startups, and new companies in developing new business, product, or service ideas that are "barrier-free!" or align with the motto "designed for all."

Founders and startups planning to launch across borders can find long-term support here. The programme offers events, workshops and individual coaching on key topics such as doing business in Germany, immigration-law questions, cross-border business, developing a business plan, financing and international matchmaking.

The program offers professional support for career reorientation to individuals facing job loss. In addition to emotional stabilization during this transition, participants develop new and sustainable career prospects and explore whether self-employment is a viable option. This way, a new opportunity can arise from a professional challenge!

The German development cooperation program "Business Ideas for Development" advises people with a migration background living in Germany who want to realize innovative business ideas in their countries of origin.

Through this program, young companies from the Rhine-Main region develop digital perspectives and future-proof business models.