VEND consulting GmbH was founded on January 7, 2004 as a spin-off of the student consultancy Junior Consulting Team (JCT) by Alexander Brem, Christian Neusser, Florian Philippi and Christian Oswald. The reason for the foundation was the organization of the Nuremberg Economic Forum - a large event for medium-sized companies in the region and students of FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg and the Georg-Simon-Ohm Hochschule Nürnberg. The topic was "Growth despite crisis", which, with the problem at the time of rising commodity prices coupled with restrained consumer behavior, has many parallels to the current economic situation and the challenges facing many SMEs today.
The founding team was driven by a friendship from university to immerse themselves in a varied and challenging professional environment and to learn from their own experience with a consultancy. In line with the motto "Consulting on point", the aim was to provide targeted and efficient advice and support to national SMEs. The complementary skills in the team created an ideal starting point for this. The name was also chosen to reflect this, as "vending" stands for an innovative and digital way of selling. The result was an initially small consulting company that was able to acquire its first clients. Over the years, the company has grown to 25 full-time employees at VEND consulting today. In addition, there are the many trainees, interns and working students who have started their careers at VEND consulting over the years. The strong network built up over the last 20 years is still the foundation for the company's targeted and implementation-oriented consulting services. This is particularly evident in the more than 400 clients and many awards, including the nomination for the Bayerischer Gründerpreis. In 2013, Prof. Brem stepped down as a shareholder and partner when he accepted a position at the University of Southern Denmark and has remained a friend of the company ever since.
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Hanna Dewes
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