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The number of craft businesses in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district is booming!
In the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district, the number of craft businesses is increasing, especially in professions that do not require a license.
The number of craft businesses in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district is booming!
There is good news from the craft sector in the Hersfeld-Rotenburg district: the number of craft businesses is increasing. According to the Hersfeld newspaper The total number of companies has increased by 8.6 percent since 1990, which means an increase from 1,235 to 1,341 companies by the end of 2024. At first glance this may not seem like much, but the trend is remarkable, especially in the trades that do not require a license.
Such companies, which do not require a master's certificate, are truly thriving in the region. In the last 20 years in particular, there has been an unmistakable increase of 194 percent. While there were 108 businesses without a license in 2005, today there are 318. These are sectors such as gold and silversmiths, tailors, photographers or beauticians who can become self-employed without special qualifications. Loud selfaendig-im-handwerk.de These self-employed people simply have to report their activity to the Chamber of Crafts and register a business.
The decline in trades requiring registration
The situation is completely different when it comes to trades requiring licensing. There was a decline of 2.8 percent, which went from 937 to 911 companies in the region. These trades, which include carpenters, roofers and hairdressers, require a master's certificate in order to become self-employed. The Hersfeld-Rotenburg district crafts association does not have its own statistics, but it confirms this declining trend and analyzes the increase in B-companies, which are often one-man businesses.
Interestingly, there are now 248 more B-companies than in the previous year, which indicates that many craftsmen are taking the step into self-employment without having taken a master's examination. And there are reasons for this: access to professions without a license is easier for many and offers a great opportunity to be entrepreneurial. Loud hwk-oberfranken.de Owners of these businesses are not subject to compulsory insurance in the statutory pension insurance, which is a further incentive for many founders to take this route.
An outlook on future developments
The graphic shows the development of craft businesses in the district since 1990:
| Year | Number of establishments |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1235 |
| 1999 | 1196 |
| 2010 | 1228 |
| 2014 | 1291 |
| 2019 | 1261 |
| 2024 | 1341 |
The development of craft businesses shows that the trend among professions without a license is unbroken. As more and more people discover and implement their skills in these areas, there is still room for new trades. Whether as a goldsmith or photographer - the possibilities are as diverse as the talents of the founders themselves. It will be exciting to see how the bars will develop in the next few years.