Corporate management NRW

The Wirtschafts-Service-Portal.NRW offers information on various topics of corporate management. On this page you will find out more about the possibilities and help to run your business successfully.

If you want to re-register or de-register an existing business, this is easily possible via the founding assistant of the WSP.NRW. Alternatively, you can find the online applications for trade re-registration and trade de-registration here:

Do you need a special use of public roads for your company, e.g. for the installation of billboards or sales stands? Here, too, the WSP.NRW offers information and assistance. You will learn which permits are required for the special use of roads and how to apply for them.

Entrepreneurs are legally obliged to prevent money laundering and to report suspicious transactions. The WSP.NRW provides information and assistance on the measures you can use to implement money laundering prevention. In addition, you will learn with which company which due diligence obligations must be fulfilled.

Successful corporate management also requires sound financial planning and effective controlling.

You can calculate your income tax accurately using the [Wage and Income Tax Calculator] (https://www.bmf-steuerrechner.de/ekst/eingabeformekst.xhtml) of the Federal Ministry of Finance. On the basis of your taxable income, the income tax calculator also determines your average tax rate and what amount you would be left with a possible additional income after tax deduction.

With a [Excerpt from the Central Trade Register] (https://service.wirtschaft.nrw/company management/information from the Central Trade Register/) you will receive more detailed information about traders, for example about administrative decisions, fine decisions or certain criminal convictions for crimes committed in or in connection with the conduct of business.

The brochure ‘Gründer Zeiten 23’ of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy provides information on controlling. Learn how to analyze metrics and improve your company's financial management.

If you as a company need financial support, the competent chambers offer you initial assistance in many sectors and branches of industry. The Employment Agency also offers [support opportunities] (https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/company/financial) such as insolvency funds, start-up grants and an integration grant. In addition to financial support, training courses for founders and entrepreneurs are also offered.

The selection and management of employees is a decisive factor for the success of a company. Special skills are required for personnel management, i.e. the agreement of wages and salaries, compliance with social security regulations and the filling of positions with the appropriate employees.

On the homepage of the Employment Agency you will find [detailed information on human resources] (https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/company), e.g. on:

• Employment of foreign employees
• A leaflet on the demarcation between hiring-out and posting of workers
• Information from the Federal Employment Agency (ZAV) on admission to the German labour market
• Interesting facts about the employment of refugees and the need for skilled workers

The WSP.NRW also provides further information on the recruitment of employees. This is particularly important when setting up companies.

The NRW Specialist Agency International (FAI NRW) supports companies in North Rhine-Westphalia with a free, practice-oriented and individual consulting offer for the recruitment and integration of international specialists:

• From needs analysis to visa and recognition procedures to social integration in the company and family reunification: The FAI NRW accompanies employers step by step and free of charge.
• FAI NRW supports companies with webinars, checklists, in-depth information materials and case-by-case advice.
  Through a fair, international recruitment of skilled workers, companies proactively address the shortage of skilled workers, strengthen their corporate culture and retain qualified employees in the long term. In this way, they create a sustainable basis for innovation, growth and sustainability.

The [vergabe.NRW] portal (https://www.vergabe.nrw.de/) provides support for the award of public contracts. The vergabe.NRW portal is a one-stop-shop for public procurement. It connects companies with municipalities and state authorities when it comes to awarding public contracts. The portal was created under the auspices of the Federal Ministry of Finance.

Numerous target group-specific information can be found on the platform and visitors receive a transparent overview of the country's procurement activities. Municipalities also have the opportunity to participate in a variety of ways: For example, functional components such as the procurement marketplace enable the electronic processing of procurement procedures. The procurement marketplace can also be reached at evergabe.nrw.de.

As a company, you have the opportunity to find out about current tenders and to apply for participation. There is also support and advice for the implementation of procurement procedures.