German Handelsblatt: Interview: “DAX corporations or tech giants alone don’t keep an economy running” – BMW heiress Susanne Klatten on her start-up strategy004897

Susanne Klatten and Dr. Helmut Schonenberger

Together they founded the UnternehmerTUM business incubator. They support young founders in their careers and promote their innovations.

(Photo: Thorsten Jochim for Handelsblatt)

Only seven percent of Germans wanted to start a business last year. In order to remain technologically independent in a newly organized world, it must be made easier for founders to network, says Susanne Klatten. The major BMW shareholder sees her UnternehmerTUM start-up center as a role model.
Dozens of successful companies have emerged from UnternehmerTUM. Read here how Susanne Klatten helps young founders to find their way and how she wants to gain a foothold at European level.

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