Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald

What Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald does

Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald is a publicly funded, non-profit career counseling center operated by the City of Mannheim's Division for Gender Equality (Abteilung Gleichstellung) within the Department of Democracy and Strategy. It is one of 12 designated contact points in the state-wide Landesprogramm Kontaktstellen Frau und Beruf, established in 1994 by the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Handwerk und Tourismus of Baden-Württemberg. The center delivers free, confidential, individual career counseling to women across the Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald region, with a 5-person team led by Beate Reichelstein and supported by an administrative role. Outreach counseling is offered in Heidelberg, Weinheim, Sinsheim, and Wiesloch, in cooperation with local partners such as the Amt für Chancengleichheit der Stadt Heidelberg and the Wirtschaftsförderung Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.

The service portfolio comprises individual career counseling (covering job search, career change, re-entry after family phase, career advancement, continuing education, and entrepreneurship), corporate consulting on recruiting and retaining female talent, and the coordination of regional networks including the Netzwerk Frau und Beruf Rhein-Neckar and the Gründerinnen:Netz RNK for female founders. Flagship programs include the Mentorinnen-Programm für Migrantinnen (10 years old, 210 mentor-mentee pairs supported) and the familyNET 4.0 Wettbewerb for family-friendly employers. Channels include a website (frauundberuf-bw.de), social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, email newsletters, in-person events, workshops, and online seminars. The organization does not operate proprietary technology, apps, or APIs; its digital infrastructure is a conventional content platform.

The business model is government grant-funded, with the Baden-Württemberg state ministry as the primary funder and co-financing from Stadt Mannheim and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. All services to end clients are free of charge (kostenfrei). There is no commercial revenue stream, no pricing model, and no equity ownership; the entity is structurally a municipal public-service program with no M&A, funding round, or acquisition history. Customer concentration is by design diversified across individual women and corporate clients, with no disclosed revenue figures or contract values.

Name

Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald

Legal name

Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim - Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald

Website

https://frauundberuf-mannheim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Government-funded career counseling center in Mannheim, Germany, serving women in the Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald region with free career coaching, mentoring, and entrepreneurship support, operated by the City of Mannheim since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Career Counseling Services

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Management Consulting Services (54161), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Career Coaching, Mentoring & Placement Support Services (EDAAAKAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Individual Outplacement & Career Coaching (BPACAOAA), Coaching, Mentoring & Facilitation Services (BPACANAI), Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

Keywords

• Career counseling services
• Women workforce development
• Government employment programs
• Career coaching workshops
• Professional mentoring programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mannheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded by the Ministry for Economic Affairs, Handwerk und Tourismus Baden-Württemberg, with additional co-financing from local institutions including the Stadt Mannheim and Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The organization provides free, confidential, individual career counseling and coaching for women covering job search, career change, continuing education, re-entry after family phase, career advancement, and entrepreneurship. It also offers company consulting on recruiting and retaining female talent and on diversity, and coordinates regional networks (Netzwerk Frau und Beruf Rhein-Neckar, Gründerinnen:Netz RNK) plus a dedicated mentoring program for migrant women.

Product overview

Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Mannheim – Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald is a government-funded career counseling center offering a portfolio of advisory and networking services. The core offerings include confidential free career counseling and coaching for women (covering job search, career changes, re-entry, and entrepreneurship), consulting services for companies on diversity and female talent recruitment, and coordination of the Netzwerk Frau und Beruf Rhein-Neckar. Key programs include the Mentorinnen-Programm für Migrantinnen (10-year mentoring program for immigrant women), the Gründerinnen:Netz RNK (entrepreneurial network), familyNET awards for family-friendly employers, and the annual Frauenwirtschaftstage. The organization also maintains a digital platform and offers events including counseling days, seminars, and workshops across topics like digitalization, leadership, and work-life balance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gründerinnen:Netz RNK: A network providing empowerment, expertise and engagement for female founders in the Rhein-Neckar region.
• Netzwerk Frau und Beruf Rhein-Neckar

Products and services

• Beratung und Coaching (Career Counseling and Coaching) Confidential, individual, and free career counseling for women in the Mannheim/Rhein-Neckar-Odenwald region, covering job search, career changes, continuing education, re-entry after family phase, career advancement, and entrepreneurship support. Delivered in-person at the Mannheim headquarters and outreach locations in Heidelberg, Weinheim, Sinsheim, and Wiesloch, with online options also available.
• Unternehmensberatung (Company Consulting on Female Talent) Consulting services for companies on how to recruit and retain female professionals, develop diversity and family-friendly HR policies, and strengthen employer branding. Targeted at HR, diversity, and employer-branding functions of regional employers.
• Mentorinnen-Programm für Migrantinnen (Mentoring Program for Migrant Women) A mentoring program that pairs migrant women with mentors to support their integration into the German labor market, providing guidance on job search, qualification recognition, and career entry. Now in its 10th year with 210 mentorinnen and mentees supported.
• Gründerinnen:Netz RNK (Female Founders Network Rhein-Neckar) A network coordinated by the Kontaktstelle that provides empowerment, expertise, and engagement for female founders, entrepreneurs, and business successors in the Rhein-Neckar region, including regular network meetings and themed workshops such as 'Erfolgreiches Netzwerken'.

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stadt Mannheim (Fachbereich Demokratie und Strategie, Abteilung Gleichstellung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe organization is operated by the Division for Gender Equality in the Department for Democracy and Strategy of the City of Mannheim, which serves as the main institutional carrier.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Rhein-Neckar-KreiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with the economic development agency of the Rhein-Neckar district for regional economic initiatives.
• Amt für Chancengleichheit der Stadt HeidelbergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for counseling days in Heidelberg, providing counseling services for women from Heidelberg in partnership with the city's equality office.
• Netzwerk Frau und Beruf Rhein-NeckarcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA coordinated network of representatives from institutions, educational institutions, associations, organizations, and businesses that meets regularly to work on shared goals of promoting women and advancing equality.
• Gründerinnen:Netz RNKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA dedicated network for female founders in the Rhein-Neckar region offering empowerment, expertise and engagement. The organization coordinates this network and provides resources for female entrepreneurs including patchworkers.
• Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Handwerk und Tourismus Baden-WürttembergcoreOthersThe primary funder of the statewide Landesprogramm Kontaktstellen Frau und Beruf since 1994. Provides main funding for operations.
• FamilyNet (FamilyNET 4.0 Wettbewerb)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerParticipation in the familyNET initiative, a competition for modern corporate culture in Baden-Württemberg, organizing events like 'Geteilte Führung' (shared leadership) to help businesses attract talent.
• Landesprogramm Kontaktstellen Frau und Beruf Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of a statewide network of 12 contact points coordinated by the state government, operating since 1994. Includes a mentoring program for migrant women now in its 10th year.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Broad incumbents

• Randstad Deutschland: Major German staffing and recruitment firm offering career coaching, outplacement, and HR consulting services. Comparable to the center's recruiting and career transition offerings but as a commercial, fee-based provider serving both employers and job seekers.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Bundesagentur für Arbeit): Germany's federal employment agency providing job placement, career counseling, and re-entry support. Overlaps with the center's career transition and re-entry mandate but at national scale and broader demographics; the center's focus on women differentiates it within this space.

Emerging players

• CoachHub: Berlin-based digital coaching platform with strong German/European presence offering scalable career and leadership coaching to individuals and corporates. Comparable to the center's coaching and corporate consulting offerings but with technology-enabled delivery and broader geographic reach.
• BetterUp: Global digital coaching platform expanding in Europe, providing career and leadership coaching with technology-enabled delivery. Comparable to the center's coaching/coaching track but self-serve and digital-native, representing a substitution risk for in-person counseling.

Direct peers

• Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Freiburg - Südlicher Oberrhein: Direct peer within the same Landesprogramm, providing identical free career counseling, mentoring, and Unternehmensberatung services in the Freiburg region. Same funding model, same service catalog, same brand network.
• Kontaktstelle Frau und Beruf Stuttgart - Region Stuttgart: Another of the 12 statewide Kontaktstellen in Baden-Württemberg offering the same model of free, confidential career counseling for women and company diversity consulting. Operates under the identical Landesprogramm framework and serves the directly adjacent Stuttgart region.
• Bundesweite Gründerinnenagentur (BGA): National German initiative supporting female entrepreneurship with counseling, networking, and resources. Closely comparable to the Gründerinnen:Netz RNK sub-brand and the center's entrepreneurship coaching track.

Others

• Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Rhein-Neckar: Regional chamber of commerce providing business startup advising, networking, and continuing education. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem participant supporting female founders and SMBs in the same Rhein-Neckar geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/frau.und.beruf.mannheim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kontaktstelle-frau-und-beruf-mannheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/frau.und.beruf.mannheim

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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