Corporate Management in NRW

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.

Further free advisory services can be found at the [Startercentern NRW] (https://www.startercenter.nrw/) or the [Existence Foundation Portal of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy] (https://www.existenzgruendungsportal.de/Navigation/DE/Home/home).

If you need financial support as an entrepreneur, 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.

The [Agency for Employment] (https://www.arbeitsagentur.de/company) provides detailed information on:
• Employment of foreign employees
• the distinction between the hiring-out and the posting of workers
• the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) for admission to the German labour market
• Refugee employment and skills needs

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 portal vergabe.NRW is the official platform of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia for public procurement. It supports companies, municipalities and state authorities in the awarding and processing of public contracts - transparently, digitally and efficiently.

The platform provides companies in North Rhine-Westphalia with comprehensive information on tenders, public procurement law and current announcements. You can find out about open orders, apply to participate and submit digital offers. A free registration allows access to procurement documents as well as automatic notifications of new tenders or changes.

Procurement procedures can be conducted electronically via the NRW procurement marketplace, which can also be reached at [evergabe.nrw.de] (https://evergabe.nrw.de/), from the search for tenders to the submission of tenders.

For municipalities and public institutions in North Rhine-Westphalia, vergabe.NRW offers the opportunity to publish notices on procurement procedures electronically and thus promote the digital transformation of procurement. The NRW-wide standardization of processes not only saves time and costs, but also increases the transparency and acceptance of e-procurement.