All under one roof: Startup Factory USA
The Startup Factory is the soft landing pad for mid-sized European companies that want to expand their business activities in the USA with their own subsidiary for sales, assembly, production or logistics – we provide a roof over their heads for everything that goes beyond pure office operations.
In Fort Mill, SC, south of the Charlotte International Airport, we have found an ideal location – also for companies planning assembly or light production processes. Our German-American team led by President Mike Birkle currently supports the business of six foreign subsidiaries of European companies on an initial 250 sqm of office and 700 sqm of warehouse and workshop space. Mike Birkle is flanked by Christian Haug in our contact office in Germany.
In combination with lease space, the Startup Factory USA offers the Startup Factory service modules Operational Management, Accounting & Finance, Human Resources & Payroll, Logistics Services, or even just a business address with office space to get started. Our customers can concentrate fully on production and business development.
Some facts
70 companies
incubated in total
| Total invest | 100 Mill. USD |
| Total sales | 120 Mill. EUR |
| Jobs created | 1000 |
45 companies currently under Startup Factory management
| Startup Factory sites | 3 |
| Startup Factory team | 45 |
Our Services in Detail
In Fort Mill, SC, we offer Startup Factory Services in management modules that are billed according to fixed monthly flat rates adapted to the customer’s requirements. These are supplemented by the USA-specific supporting services of business address & virtual office as well as logistics, warehouse & order processing. In detail, our local team takes over:
Startup Factory USA Management Modules
Operative Management
Filling of an officer position, management of operations, reporting, implementation of business processes from business process landscape, banking
Finance
Accounting (via Quickbooks), payment processing, liquidity planning, monthly reporting, tax filings (via local network partners)
Human Resource
Employee selection, recruiting, payroll accounting, employee management, labor law compliance, further training, setting up salary benefits systems
Lease Areas
Lease Areas
Warehouse and workshop areas 50-250 sqm, also suitable for assembly and production, central loading dock, reception
Offices
Air-conditioned offices, separte or workstations in the co-working space for sales staff, meeting room, coffee kitchen
Supporting services
Virtual Office Services
Business address, phone number, routine mail forwarding, incoming call taking
Logistics
Importing, warehousing, (re)packaging, shipping & receiving within the USA
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Location
The Startup Factory USA is located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Distances
- Charlotte, NC (City Center) 35 km
- Spartanburg, SC 140 km
- Atlanta, GA 413 km
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport 38 km
- Port of Charleston 317 km
Surroundings
The site is located south of the Charlotte metropolitan area and is part of the Charlotte Metropolitan Area, one of the fastest growing economic regions in the USA with 3.1 million inhabitants and 1.5 million jobs in the metropolitan area.
Region
The Charlotte region has a strong industrial focus with an average 38-year-old workforce. And with an employee rate of 25 % in manufacturing occupations, it is well above the US national average.
Connections
Charlotte has excellent transportation connections, is located at the intersection of Interstates I-85 (Atlanta to the west) and I-77 (Cleveland, OH to the north and Columbia, SC to the south), has a train/Amtrak connection north to New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. The port of Charleston is about 3 hours away. From Charlotte Douglas International Airport as an American Airlines hub, many destinations in North America can be reached directly and there are daily transatlantic connections to Munich, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona and Dublin.
