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The non-profit Arbeitsgemeinschaft selbständiger Migranten e. V.
(Working Group of Immigrant Entrepreneurs), or ASM for short, was
founded in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce in 2007. Our main objective
is to provide support for entrepreneurs and business owners with
immigrant backgrounds, and we offer a wide range of informational,
advising and educational services.
The ASM also places special emphasis on attracting business owners
from immigrant backgrounds as participants in the dual system of
vocational education. We provide entrepreneurs with detailed information
about the job descriptions set out in the Vocational Training Act,
answer practical questions about education and training, and encourage
and assist them in creating trainee positions. The ASM also helps
young people fresh out of school find the right trainee position.
In addition to practical tasks, such as coordinating training organisations
and publishing informational material in a number of languages,
we also work hard to encourage understanding and exchange between
native Germans and people from other nations. We are commissioned
by the Hamburg government and diverse federal ministries.
Together with the Arbeitsgemeinschaft
türkischer Unternehmer und Existenzgründer e.V., the Hamburger
Stiftung für Migranten and the Hamburg
Plus gGmbH the organisation is an essential part of a complete
competency centre for immigrants in Hamburg's inner city. (Schauenburgerstraße
49).
The extensive range of services offered by our centre includes
trainee and job placement, coaching for young people and consulting
services for entrepreneurs looking into setting up a new business.
We round out our range with advising and qualification services
for organisations in Hamburg that offer sponsorship programmes.
A total of 18 employees spread over two floors work to ensure that
the needs of people from immigrant backgrounds are met. Many of
us come from immigrant families ourselves and as such are familiar
with the mindset and problems immigrants face. The range of nationalities
in our offices also means we can our services in many of the native
tongues spoken by immigrants in Hamburg.
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