About 8.700 founding teams were helped to find their way in their economic independence. More than 20.000 pupils had been given an insight into the world of economy. Numerous entrepreneurs did use this german business founder award as a springboard.

StartUp-award Baden-Württemberg
StartUp-award winner from Ubstadt-Weiher

Stuttgart/Ubstad-Weiher (BNN)

The president of the association of savings banks, Heinrich Haasis, awarded the prize toghether with the minister of economic affaires Walter Döring to the five award winners of the StartUp-award Baden-Württemberg.

Falk Sommer und Norman Bürkle received with the third place 5000 Euro. The company they founded, Phoenix Pure Water, produces water treatment systems and distribution systems for dialysis centres. They also take over the service for these systems.

[resource: Badische Neueste Nachrichten BNN, Thursday 18 May 2004]