Event Profile: Start Expo is the leading German Exhibition for Start-ups, Franchising and Entrepreneurs - in Essen with over 340 exhibitors, more than 12,000 visitors and over 200 lectures and workshops. Visitor's Profile: Trade Visitors only - marketing & selling persons, franchisee & business opportunity companies, Consumer Commissions etc. Exhibitor's Profile: Profile for exhibit include Business start-ups, Financing and grants, franchising and take-overs, Innovative ideas and technology orientated start-ups, Business security and expansion strategies, Self-employment for the unemployed, Networking and cooperation, Marketing, Business planning and rating, Start-up capital and liquidity, Staff and management, Account factoring and investment. Organizer: Messe Essen GmbH Norbertstrasse, Essen, Germany.