Taking over a business

For many entrepreneurs, taking over an existing business is an attractive prospect: the business is already established on the market, it has an existing customer base, and it has a network of partners or suppliers. Here you will find government services and contacts at public authorities related to transferring a business.

Services in Taking over a business

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Apply for deletion of membership with the Chamber of Crafts
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Apply for, change or cancel voluntary insurance or supplementary insurance with the statutory accident insurance scheme
If you are not insured against accidents at work by law, you can apply for voluntary insurance. You can change or cancel the insurance at any time.
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Cancellation of a register entry by the Chamber of Skilled Crafts
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Deletion of one of several trades or trades similar to crafts
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Deregistering a company, self-employed or freelance activity with the statutory accident insurance fund
If your company ceases operations, you must inform your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. The same applies in the event that you cease your freelance or self-employed activity.
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Insolvency proceedings and liquidation of companies
If you want to set up a business in Germany, you must comply with certain rules and requirements. This section provides information on your rights and obligations, in particular with regard to insolvency proceedings and the liquidation of companies.
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Mergers of companies or selling a business
If you want to set up a business in Germany, you must comply with certain rules and requirements. This section contains information on your rights and obligations, in particular on merging or selling a business.
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Moving a business to another Member State
Here you can find information on your rights and obligations when relocating a business from Germany to another Member State and from another Member State to Germany.
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Notify changes in the company, self-employed or freelance activity to the statutory accident insurance.
Has something changed in your company or in your self-employed or freelance work? You must report this to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
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Notify the Künstlersozialkasse of any changes in legal circumstances.
If the legal circumstances of your company change, you must inform the Künstlersozialkasse. The change may affect your obligation to pay contributions.
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Notifying the continuation of a restaurant business after the death of the license holder
If you wish to continue operating a restaurant after the death of the owner, you must notify the competent authority.
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Point of Single Contact
The pan-European network of Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.
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Registering, reforming or closing a business
If you want to establish an undertaking in Germany, you will have to comply with certain rules and requirements. This document provides information about establishing, running and closing an undertaking, e.g. about obtaining a trading licence.
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Report changes in the agricultural, forestry or horticultural enterprise or self-employment in agriculture, forestry or horticulture.
Something has changed at your agricultural company? You must report this to the Social Insurance for Agriculture, Forestry and Horticulture.
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Restaurant: Continuation of the business
After the death of the permit holder of a restaurant, this may be continued by the spouse, partner or the minor heirs during the minority without their own permission. The same...