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CV and cover letter to German standards, a job search strategy and interview preparation.
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From your idea to a business plan and registration: guidance for launching your business in Germany.
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German for work and convincing applications – alongside our core coaching programmes.
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The coaching is paid for by the Jobcenter or the Agentur für Arbeit. We help you prepare your voucher request.
How to get an AVGSUp to 80% BAFA funding
A non-repayable grant towards consulting costs for small businesses and young companies under the BAFA programme.
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Strategy, legal form, business plan, financing and funding for founders and small businesses.
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Your own business in Germany – with support from idea to launch
Start-up coaching with an AVGS voucher, step by step
- An individual business plan for your idea and your market
- Full support: from choosing a legal form to registering your Gewerbe
- Marketing and sales: how to win your first customers in Germany
- Online presence: your own business card website*
- €0 for you once your AVGS voucher is approved
*The website is created as part of the coaching. Details are agreed individually.
What participants say
Tetiana Kolisnyk
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Serhii Kolisnyk
Founder & CEO
Ich hatte die Möglichkeit, direkt von Vitalijs Kilsbach, dem Gründer der Vitavia Akademie, zu lernen – dafür bin ich sehr dankbar. Diese Zeit hat mir den entscheidenden Anstoß gegeben, mein eigenes Unternehmen zu gründen.
Jobs, funding and business in Germany
We prepare your application letter
Fill in the short form – we automatically create the right application letter (in German) for your Jobcenter or Agentur für Arbeit.
Prefer to write it yourself? Letter generator: a finished PDF in 10 minutes
*Free of charge once funding is approved (AVGS or BAFA). We will clarify the exact requirements together.
What is an AVGS voucher?
The AVGS is a funding instrument under § 45 SGB III (German Social Code, Book III). The Agentur für Arbeit and the Jobcenter issue it to pay for measures that activate people and help them into work – for example individual coaching.
Who can get an AVGS?
As a rule, people registered as job seekers or unemployed – for example those receiving Arbeitslosengeld (unemployment benefit) or Bürgergeld (basic income support). Your nationality does not matter as long as you are registered with the Agentur für Arbeit or the Jobcenter. Whether a voucher is issued, and for which measure, depends on your situation and is often at your adviser’s discretion, so it pays to prepare the conversation about your goal.
What does AVGS coaching cost?
If you hold a valid voucher and the measure is run by a provider approved under AZAV, the issuing office covers the cost of the coaching. Vitavia Akademie is AZAV-certified (certificate W-26-26826, GUTcert).
Is the coaching online, and is it available in English?
Our programmes “Dein Jobweg” and “Dein Gründungsweg” run as 1:1 online coaching via Zoom – from anywhere in Germany. In-person sessions in Kempten (Allgäu) are possible by arrangement. Our coach speaks German, Russian and English; the language of your sessions is agreed individually.
Does the start-up coaching help with the Gründungszuschuss?
During the coaching you work out the business plan and financial plan that are usually required to apply for the Gründungszuschuss (start-up grant) or Einstiegsgeld. The Agentur für Arbeit or the Jobcenter decides on the funding; the Tragfähigkeitsbescheinigung (viability statement) is issued by a qualified body.
This information is for general orientation only and does not replace individual advice from the Jobcenter, the Agentur für Arbeit or qualified professionals. Requirements and administrative practice may change.
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