Offenbach is fighting: Highest corporate bankruptcy rate in Germany!

Offenbach is fighting: Highest corporate bankruptcy rate in Germany!

Offenbach is currently on everyone's lips - but not because there is a sea of ​​flowers to marvel at here. According to a recent study by Creditreform, the city has the highest business failure rate in Germany at an alarming 4.4 percent. That's a whopping 25 percent more than in second-place Ludwigshafen. At a time when economic resistance such as inflation and rising energy prices are the order of the day, the situation for founders and small business owners is becoming increasingly tricky. op online reports that small companies and newly founded companies in particular are often left behind and often do not achieve the necessary profitability.

However, with around 10 start-ups per 1,000 inhabitants, Offenbach is thriving as a startup stronghold. This is above the Hessian average of 8 start-ups. In 2023, an impressive 1,422 new registrations were recorded in the area of ​​business-related services such as cleaning, transport and security alone. This shows that despite the adverse circumstances, there is a certain entrepreneurial spirit and many are trying to “throw their hat in the ring”.

Support from the IHK

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) supports founders and offers tailor-made support, from the creation of business plans in company workshops to monthly discussions with experts. IHK not only offers start-up days and seminars, but also knows suitable funding opportunities for new founders. Your experts are available to help clarify fundamental questions about starting a business and to improve the structures and conditions of financing.

Mayor Felix Schwenke underlines the challenges faced by small businesses and solo self-employed people, who often start their own business with little money. “The financial basis is often narrow, and the economic situation doesn’t make it any easier,” says Schwenke. He emphasizes the need to bring larger companies to Offenbach in order to create a more stable basis for new start-ups.

• Höchste Unternehmensausfallrate in Deutschland: 4,4 Prozent in Offenbach
• Neugründungen: 1.422 im Jahr 2023 im Bereich unternehmensnaher Dienstleistungen
• Hohe Gründungsintensität: 10 Neugründungen pro 1.000 Einwohner
• Unterstützung durch die IHK: Gründungsberatung, Seminare und Fördermöglichkeiten

Newly founded companies and those in the liberal professions and agriculture in particular are increasingly having to face challenges. The IfM Bonn keeps statistics that enable a differentiated view between innovative start-ups and other company start-ups. This differentiation is important in order to shed light on the entire situation of the start-up culture in Germany.

In view of these challenges, it is to be hoped that the many new start-ups in Offenbach are not just a temporary phenomenon, but can, with the right support, take a permanent place in economic life. After all: whoever dares wins!