B3-Beyrow Business Beratung

What B3-Beyrow Business Beratung does

B3-Beyrow Business Beratung is a women-led business consulting firm founded in 2000 and headquartered in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The firm delivers personalized advisory services across the full lifecycle of an entrepreneur's journey: business startup consulting (Existenzgründung), growth and coaching (Wachstum und Coaching), and business succession planning (Unternehmensnachfolge). Its core client segments are founders, small business owners, and prospective successors, with a distinctive focus on increasing women's participation in entrepreneurship and business takeovers. The firm operates as a micro-consulting practice with 5–7 female consultants whose backgrounds span law, marketing, social pedagogy, agricultural engineering, and media design.

The firm's revenue model is built on fee-based professional services augmented by public project funding. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; services may be subsidized through publicly funded programs such as BAFA (Förderung des unternehmerischen Know-Hows), unternehmensWert:Mensch, and Potenzialberatung. Since February 2018, B3 has operated the national "FRAUEN unternehmen" initiative office on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), jointly with Prospektiv GmbH, giving the firm a federally mandated role as the national contact point for women entrepreneurs. The firm also runs regional projects including MIQUA microcredits, NEUSTART INNENSTADT urban development in Herten, and "Mutig.Clever.Gründerin!" workshops.

The go-to-market motion is sales-led and community-led, relying on the STARTERCENTER NRW network in the Emscher-Lippe region, free introductory webinars and events, museum-based networking formats ("Netzwerken unter Bildern"), and an active presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. There is no proprietary technology platform; the firm's digital infrastructure consists of a WordPress website with standard third-party tools (CleverReach newsletter, Borlabs cookies, Google Maps/Fonts). Customer concentration is low — clients are fragmented across the SMB and individual founder segments — but revenue predictability depends materially on continued public funding streams.

Name

B3-Beyrow Business Beratung

Legal name

B3 – Beyrow Business Beratung

Website

https://b3-beyrow.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

B3-Beyrow Business Beratung is a women-led business consulting firm in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, providing startup, growth, and succession advisory to SMBs and founders, with a specialization in women entrepreneurship and operation of the federally-mandated "FRAUEN unternehmen" initiative since 2018.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gelsenkirchen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Business Consulting & Advisory Services: Fee-based consulting services for business startups, growth coaching, and succession planning. Services are personalized and delivered by the consulting team, likely on a project or hourly basis. Revenue is generated through direct client engagements, which may include publicly funded consulting programs (e.g., Förderung des unternehmerischen Know-Hows, unternehmensWert:Mensch, Potenzialberatung).

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

B3-Beyrow Business Beratung is a women-led business consulting firm based in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, founded in 2000. The company delivers consulting services across three core practice areas: Existenzgründung (startup/founding advisory), Wachstums- und Coaching-Beratung (growth and business coaching), and Unternehmensnachfolge-Beratung (business succession planning). It also runs the MIQUA microcredit program and contributes to national initiatives such as FRAUEN unternehmen, Mutig.Clever.Gründerin!, and NEUSTART INNENSTADT.

Product overview

B3-Beyrow Business Beratung is a business consulting company offering a unified portfolio of advisory services for entrepreneurs at all stages of business development. The core offering consists of Unternehmensberatung (Business Consulting) with three main service pillars: Existenzgründung (business start-up consulting), Wachstum und Coaching (growth and coaching), and Unternehmensnachfolge (business succession consulting). Complementing individual consulting, the company manages numerous regional and federal projects focused on women's entrepreneurship, local economic strengthening, and career support. Key initiatives include the federally-managed 'FRAUEN unternehmen' program since 2018, the MIQUA microcredit program, and the 'Mutig.Clever.Gründerin!' program. The company also offers free webinars and publishes knowledge products to support founders and entrepreneurs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Existenzgründungsberatung Structured advisory for prospective business founders covering business-plan development, formalities of starting a business, and early-stage setup. Targeted at individuals preparing to launch a venture in Germany.
• Wachstums- und Coaching-Beratung Growth and coaching consulting for owners and managers of established small and mid-sized businesses, supporting strategic scaling and professionalisation.
• Unternehmensnachfolge-Beratung Business succession advisory supporting SMB owners through the process of transferring or selling their company, including successor identification and transition structuring.
• MIQUA Mikrokreditprogramm Microcredit programme run by the firm to provide small-scale financing to founders and small-business owners, addressing gaps in access to startup capital.

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 2018, operates the national 'FRAUEN unternehmen' initiative on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, reaching entrepreneurs and multipliers throughout Germany.
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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prospektiv GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2018Since February 2018, B3-Beyrow has co-operated the national initiative 'FRAUEN unternehmen' with Prospektiv GmbH, as commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi). The initiative connects role-model entrepreneurs with aspiring women entrepreneurs and multipliers across Germany.
• ELfFE e.V. – Emscher-Lippe fördert Frauenerwerbstätigkeit e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember organization focused on promoting women's employment in the Emscher-Lippe region. B3 collaborates on regional initiatives and published the 'Ihr Schlüssel zum Erfolg – Kompass für Berufsrückkehrerinnen' under ELfFE's publisher imprint.
• INTUV e.V. – Internationale Unternehmerverband RuhrStadt e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational entrepreneurs' association in the RuhrStadt region. B3 holds membership and participates in networking and joint initiatives.
• LUZi e.V. – Lohberger Unternehmerinnen Zentrum innovativ e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness women's center in Lohberg. B3 is a member and co-publisher of the 'Kinderbetreuung im Kreis Wesel' brochure with LUZi.
• Netz NRW – Verbund für Ökologie und soziales Wirtschaften e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRW-wide network for ecology and social economy. B3 holds membership and aligns with its sustainability and social economy objectives.
• Wirtschaftsinitiative Gelsenkirchen e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic development initiative for Gelsenkirchen. B3 holds membership and participates in regional business development activities.
• jumpp – Frauenbetriebe e.V.coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner in the 'UFO – Unternehmerinnenforum RheinMain' project, co-organizing networking events for women entrepreneurs in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main region.
• Career Service Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am MainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversity career service partnering on the 'Netzwerken unter Bildern' event in Frankfurt, connecting students and young women with entrepreneurial role models.
• G.I.B. mbH – Gesellschaft für innovative BeschäftigungsförderungcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership with G.I.B. mbH on employment promotion projects. B3 contributed to the G.I.B. Working Paper 11 on consulting Gründerinnen and Unternehmerinnen in practice (2002).
• GfAH mbH – Gesellschaft für Arbeitsschutz und Humanisierungsforschung mbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing project partnership covering multiple initiatives including MULTIPLEX (team founding for women), 'Praktikum²/Praktikum³', 'Die Nächste bitte!' succession project, and co-publishing research on childcare and succession.
• LWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur MünsterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for the 'Netzwerken unter Bildern' networking event format. Museum provides the cultural setting for the networking events organized by B3.
• Museum Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt am MainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for the 'Netzwerken unter Bildern' networking event in Frankfurt, providing the cultural setting for the women's networking event organized by B3.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Peers

• Für-Gründer.de: Germany's leading online platform for startup consulting, business plan development, and founder information content. Targets the same founders/startups as B3 with a scalable online content-led model that competes for awareness and top-of-funnel lead generation.

Direct peers

• RKW Kompetenzzentrum: National German consulting network providing management consulting for SMBs and founders across Germany, covering startup, growth, and succession topics. Closest direct competitor to B3 in target audience (SMBs/founders) and service mix (advisory across the business lifecycle).
• Female Founders e.V. National German initiative supporting women entrepreneurs through programs, community, and policy advocacy. Direct mission-overlap with B3's women-entrepreneurship specialization, competing for the same grants and visibility.
• Prospektiv GmbH: Co-operator of the FRAUEN unternehmen initiative alongside B3-Beyrow; consults on women in business and labor market participation. Highest-fidelity peer given shared mandate, mission, and operating geography (NRW).
• bm-t Beratung Mittelstand: German consulting firm providing similar mid-market advisory services including succession, growth, and strategy consulting. Comparable in target segment (SMB/Mittelstand) and service portfolio (succession, growth, strategy).

Broad incumbents

• IHK Nord Westfalen: Regional chamber of commerce serving the same NRW market, offering subsidized startup and growth consulting as part of a broader membership-services portfolio. Competitor and partner (STARTERCENTER) for founder-facing SMB advisory in B3's home geography.
• Handwerkskammer (ZDH / DHTM network): National German trade-chamber network offering subsidized SMB advisory including startup support and succession consulting, particularly to trades and small trades firms. Broader portfolio incumbent competing in the same founder/SMB segment.

Regional players

• Startercenter NRW: State-wide NRW network of starter centers providing free or subsidized startup consulting, also a listed B3 partner channel. Overlaps directly with B3's Existenzgründung service pillar and competes for the same founder audience in NRW.
• RKW Nord GmbH: Regional RKW branch serving northern German SMBs with similar consulting services (succession, growth, strategy). Comparable offering focused on a different German geography, illustrating how RKW's regional network competes with B3's positioning.

Others

• Wirtschaftsförderung Gelsenkirchen: Municipal economic development agency in B3's home market. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor, channeling local founders to programs including B3's STARTERCENTER-channeled consulting offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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