Business Innovation Hub is the competence and training centre of Bundesvereinigung mittelständischer Unternehmer e.V. and Bund der Selbständigen, Landesverband NRW e.V.

Seminars and webinars for SMEs.

Practical training for owners, managers, and teams. Find dates, formats, and subjects directly in the course catalogue.

Coaching for startups and established businesses.

From a business idea to succession: we work live on the decisions that move your company forward.

Mandatory training and instruction – clearly implemented.

Start with a live webinar. If useful, participants receive a ready-to-use learning environment with courses, LMS, and evidence.

Research that makes SME decisions understandable.

Original papers, study excerpts, and practical analysis on founding, digitalisation, mandatory training, and succession.

Training for SMEs – association-connected and practical.

Business Innovation Hub is the competence and training centre of Bundesvereinigung mittelständischer Unternehmer e.V. and Bund der Selbständigen, Landesverband NRW e.V.

Seminars & webinars

Practical knowledge for owners, managers, and teams – bookable directly from the catalogue.

Coaching

Guided work on concrete decisions: founding, growth, succession, leadership, and change.

Research for SMEs

Papers, studies, and analysis to support entrepreneurial decisions.

Do not only learn. *Apply it directly.*

You book a seminar, webinar, or coaching programme. If it helps your project, you can continue using optional tools and templates from the programme afterwards.

Seminars & webinars

Compact or intensive, online or in person: knowledge for current challenges in the business.

Guided implementation

One-to-one, group, and programme coaching for decisions that need more than standard answers.

Research for SMEs

Studies, papers, and understandable analysis for your next decision.

What moves your business *forward now.*

Every card leads to a concrete offer, a coaching programme, or the relevant catalogue filter.

Mandatory training and instruction

Webinar plus an optional ready-to-use learning environment for your company.

Startup coaching

Coaching series, operating manual, and toolkit for founder teams.

Employer attractiveness and recruiting

Training for recruiting and onboarding – with optional tools for implementation.

Digitalisation, AI, and succession

Seminars, coaching, and research for the next strategic steps.

Member advantage for BVMU and BDS members.

Members receive a separate price. The member advantage is shown transparently in the offer, at booking, and on the invoice.

See the price before booking

Regular and member price remain clearly separated.

Applies to learning offers

The advantage is represented through the price group for eligible seminars, webinars, and coaching.

Verifiable and traceable

Membership is confirmed in the booking or offer process, not merely claimed.

Knowledge that *leads to action.*

Why startups fail – and what teams can decide earlier.

The meta-study translates recurring failure patterns into questions for startup coaching.

Connect evidence, roles, and recurrence

Digitalisation and succession in SMEs

Looking for a concrete training offer?

Open the course catalogue or discuss a seminar, coaching programme, or company package with us.