Frau und Beruf e.V.

What Frau und Beruf e.V. does

Frau und Beruf e.V. is a registered non-profit association (eingetragener Verein) domiciled in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany, providing free career counseling and coaching to women in professional transition situations. The organization was founded in 1983 from the women's café of the Martha parish and has been participating in the Berlin Senate Administration's program for "Fortbildung und berufliche Wiedereingliederung von Frauen" since 1985. Its core offering centers on confidential one-on-one Einzelberatung, supplemented by the structured Erfolgsteams peer-coaching format — including the newly launched Jobrecherche-Erfolgsteam — plus workshops, online lectures, networking meetups, and a Selbsthilfestelle covering unemployment-benefit questions. Specialty services include the Offene Gruppe für Frauen nach Tagesklinikaufenthalt, the Küchentischgespräche online interview series highlighting digital careers, and the Welcome Women to Work initiative supporting refugee women's labor-market integration.

The underlying "technology" is methodological rather than software: the Erfolgsteam moderation framework, Gabriele Witzenrath's "7 Schritte im beruflichen Übergang" method, Visual Thinking / sketchnotes facilitation, and published frameworks such as "Die Heldenreise als Beratungsinstrument" and the Fuzzy Goals approach. The service is delivered by three named counselors (Cornelia Eybisch-Klimpel, Laura Rispens, Ute Biedermann) and one consultant/moderator (Gabriele Witzenrath), under a volunteer board (Dr. Tanja Schirmacher and Marie-Kristin Kaschig since 2024). The office is at Glogauer Str. 22 in Berlin-Kreuzberg, with online and telephone delivery (hotline 0800 4540299 via the FIONA network) as supplementary channels.

The business model is grant-funded and non-commercial. All client services are provided free of charge, with primary funding from the Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung and supplementary donations via PayPal. The organization holds the k.o.s GmbH Qualitätssiegel für Beratung (certified through 31 October 2026) and operates as a member of the FIONA counseling consortium and the Berliner Frauen Netzwerk, with a historical co-location tie to Mira Martha – Räume für Frauen. Geographic scope is restricted to Berlin; revenue is not publicly disclosed and there are no subsidiaries, parent entities, or M&A activity.

Name

Frau und Beruf e.V.

Legal name

Frau und Beruf e.V.

Website

https://frauundberuf-berlin.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Frau und Beruf e.V. is a Berlin-based registered non-profit offering free, confidential career counseling, peer-coaching success teams, workshops and networking to women in professional transition, funded primarily by the Berlin Senate administration.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Women's Career Counseling Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Redundancy & Layoff Support Services (RIF Planning & Communications) (BPACAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee & Immigrant Support Services (BPAGAEAI), Immigrant & Refugee Workforce Integration Programs (EDAAAOAJ), Refugee, Migration & Displacement Support (BPAGABAH)

Keywords

• Women's career counseling
• Professional transition support
• Job search coaching
• Career reintegration services
• Women's employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin-Kreuzberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Primary funding from the Berlin Senate Administration for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-discrimination (Senatsverwaltung für Arbeit, Soziales, Gleichstellung, Integration, Vielfalt und Antidiskriminierung). Services are provided free of charge to clients.
2. Donations: Accepts donations from private individuals to support operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Frau und Beruf e.V. provides free, confidential, resource-oriented individual career counseling (Einzelberatung) and coaching for women in professional transition, complemented by moderated peer Success Teams (Erfolgsteams, including the specialized Job-Recherche-Erfolgsteam), a Self-Help Center (Selbsthilfestelle), online lectures on job research, workshops on application preparation and agile planning, networking meetups for refugee and local women, and the Welcome Women to Work project supporting refugee women's labor-market integration. All services are delivered directly to women at no cost, funded primarily by government grants from the Berlin Senate Administration for Labor, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-discrimination, with supplementary funding from donations.

Product overview

Frau und Beruf e.V. is a counseling and coaching organization offering a unified portfolio of services for women in professional transition. The core offering centers on Individual Counseling (Einzelberatung) providing one-on-one guidance, complemented by structured Success Teams (Erfolgsteams) including the specialized Job Research Success Team (Jobrecherche-Erfolgsteam) for systematic job searching. Additional services include the Self-Help Center (Selbsthilfestelle), online lecture series on job research, the Kitchen Table Talks interview series highlighting digital careers, networking meetups for refugee and local women, workshops on applications and agile planning, and the Welcome Women to Work project for refugee integration. All services are free of charge and funded by the Berlin Senate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Einzelberatung (Individual Counseling) Free, confidential, resource-oriented, and individualized one-on-one counseling for women in professional transition — covering career reorientation, entry into the labor market after study or training, return to work after family leave, illness, or unemployment, and application and interview preparation. Delivered at the Berlin-Kreuzberg office and via video-meeting; appointments booked by phone.
• Erfolgsteams (Success Teams) Structured, moderated group programs of typically 4–6 women who support each other in their professional transition process through systematic research techniques, shared experience, and collaborative problem-solving. Marie-Kristin Kaschig has been engaged as an Erfolgsteam moderator since 2022.
• Jobrecherche-Erfolgsteam (Job Research Success Team) Specialized Success Team format that systematically guides women in identifying employers and organizations, conducting research conversations, gaining practical experience through local visits, and applying the systematic Job-Recherche methodology to find suitable positions.
• Selbsthilfestelle (Self-Help Center) Counseling service addressing questions about professional transition, return to work after parental leave or illness, application documents, interviews, and issues related to unemployment benefits (ALG I and ALG II). Staffed by Ute Biedermann; appointments bookable Mondays 13–16h.
• Küchentischgespräche online (Kitchen Table Talks Online) Online interview series featuring women in digital jobs, showcasing various digital career paths through informal conversations with role models. Co-developed with KOBRA Berlin.
• Online-Vorträge zur Job-Recherche (Online Lectures on Job Research) Free online webinars covering topics such as identifying employers and organizations, engaging in professional exchanges, conducting research conversations, and gaining practical experience through local visits.
• Meetups: Connecting Women and Work – Newcomers and Locals Meetup series bringing together refugee and local Berlin women who are between jobs, providing impulses for conversations about work and career and supporting self-directed job searching.
• Offene Gruppe für Frauen nach Tagesklinikaufenthalt (Open Group for Women After Day Hospital Stay) Open small group for women with mental illness or after day-hospital treatment, offering a protected space to discuss professional topics and gain new perspectives on re-entering work.
• Workshops (Bewerbungsvorbereitung, Agiles Planen) Various thematic workshops including application preparation, agile planning with Personal Kanban, and agile work with intuition — designed to support women in professional transitions.
• Welcome Women to Work Project supporting professional integration of refugee women, including conferences and meetups connecting newcomers with local women seeking employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Women successfully find employment after counseling - extensive testimonials documented

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• FIONA - Berufsperspektiven für Frauen BeratungsnetzwerkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrau und Beruf e.V. is a member of the FIONA network, a consortium of Berlin women's career counseling centers. The network operates a joint hotline (0800 4540299) and shares resources, referral systems, and professional development. Members include BER-IT, Raupe und Schmetterling, Frauenzentrum Marie, Inpäd, KOBRA, and TIO.
• Berliner Frauen Netzwerk (BFN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrau und Beruf e.V. is part of the Berliner Frauen Netzwerk and shares its commitment against racism. Laura Rispens served as Vorstand (board member) of BFN from 2023-2024.
• Welcome Women to Work ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative supporting refugee women's professional integration in Berlin through conferences, meetups, and networking events. The project addresses the fact that about one-third of refugees in Berlin are women, with ~80% desiring employment.
• Mira Martha - Räume für FrauencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrau und Beruf e.V. originated from the women's café of Mira Martha parish in 1983 and maintains a friendly-neighborly connection. Co-located at Glogauer Str. 22. Mira Martha hosts the orientation course 'Frauen wieder in den Beruf' and parent café.
• KOBRA BerlinmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for joint events including the 'Küchentischgespräche online' series featuring women in digital jobs, and collaboration on refugee women's integration projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• ArbeiterKind.de: Germany-wide nonprofit supporting first-in-family students through mentoring and career-entry programs. Laura Rispens of Frau und Beruf serves as a mentor there, and it is comparable as an adjacent education-to-employment nonprofit serving structurally similar underrepresented populations through volunteer mentoring.

Broad incumbents

• Bundesagentur für Arbeit: Germany's federal employment agency providing job placement, unemployment benefits (ALG I/II — topics Frau und Beruf explicitly addresses), and career counseling nationwide. Comparable as the broader incumbent in workforce reintegration whose policy framework and funding environment shape Frau und Beruf's operating context.
• Arbeit und Bildung e.V. Marburg-based nonprofit providing employment promotion, qualification, and social-integration programs across Hesse. Comparable as a broader regional workforce-development nonprofit with similar public funding dynamics, even though it operates outside Berlin and is not women-exclusive.

Regional players

• WeiberWirtschaft eG: Berlin-based women's business and entrepreneurship center offering networking, advice, and incubation for women founders and professionals. Comparable as a regional women's economic-empowerment hub with a similar community-embedded model, though it leans entrepreneurial rather than re-employment focused.
• Business and Professional Women Germany (BPW Germany): German chapter of an international network advocating for women's professional advancement through mentoring, networking, and policy advocacy. Comparable as a women-focused professional development network with peer-coaching and mentoring offerings, though operating nationally rather than as a single local counseling center.

Direct peers

• KOBRA Berlin: Berlin women's organization and FIONA member focused on gender equality in employment, including digital careers and refugee women's integration. Directly comparable because it co-produces the Küchentischgespräche online series with Frau und Beruf and shares the same public funding and referral channels.
• Inpäd e.V. Berlin-based educational and counseling organization and FIONA network partner offering career-related support services. Comparable because it shares FIONA's referral architecture, Berlin Senate funding stream, and focus on women navigating professional and educational transitions.
• Frauenzentrum Marie: Berlin women's center providing counseling and support for women in life and career transitions, and a FIONA network partner. Directly comparable because it shares FIONA's joint intake hotline, receives Berlin Senate funding, and targets an overlapping client base of women in professional reorientation.
• Raupe und Schmetterling: Berlin-based women's career transition project and fellow FIONA network member offering individual counseling, coaching, and group programs for women re-entering the workforce. Directly comparable because it shares the FIONA hotline, referral base, and the same Senate funding model for women's employment counseling.

Emerging players

• DaMigra e.V. Berlin-based migrant women's self-organization offering empowerment, counseling, and labor-market integration programs for women with migration backgrounds. Comparable because its Welcome Women to Work-style programming overlaps directly with Frau und Beruf's refugee women's integration segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/frau-und-beruf-e-v

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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