At the University of Hohenheim, consulting for aspiring entrepreneurs is provided by the Research Support Department (AF). This department provides individual advice to university members interested in starting up a business on general questions relating to start-ups, on legal issues concerning intellectual property rights and on applying for funding for start-ups from within the university (EXIST, "Junge Innovatoren").With the workshop series GründungsBooster, founders receive practical support in realizing their entrepreneurial ideas.