Image credits

All photos come from free sources (Wikimedia Commons, Openverse) and are used under the licences listed. Charts and diagrams are our own.

• How to Start a Business With No Money (Honestly): Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0
• Bootstrapping a Business: Growing Without Investors: Santeri Viinamäki, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Asking Clients for a Deposit: How Much and How: Shixart1985, CC BY 2.0
• How to Sell Digital Products: Tax, Refunds, Platforms: Glenn Carstens-Peters glenncarstenspeters, CC0
• Dropshipping Startup Costs: The Budget Nobody Shows: Meanwell Packaging, CC BY 2.0
• Start-up Grant Germany: Gründungszuschuss Explained: PantheraLeo1359531, CC BY 4.0
• KfW Startup Loan (StartGeld 067): A Guide for Founders: Karsten11, Public domain
• Jobcenter Self-Employment Grant: Einstiegsgeld in 2026: Bärbel Miemietz, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sweat Equity in a Startup: Shares for Work, Done Right: Helloquence helloquence, CC0
• Start a Side Business While Employed: The Ground Rules: freddie marriage fredmarriage, CC0
• Register a Business in Germany: Cost and Steps for 2026: Städtisches Gewerbeamt der Landeshauptstadt München, Public domain
• Self-Employed in Germany: Costs in Your First Year: CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0