The experts at Berlin's economic development agency Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH can be found in the showroom of the Business Location Center (BLC). They provide companies and investors with advice on doing business in Berlin and help them find the right funding opportunities.

The Business Location Center portal also contains a wealth of information about doing business in Berlin. Investors will find guidance and services in the areas of investment, personnel, and innovation promotion.

• Funding information in the Business Location Center
• Berlin Business Financing Package: custom funding and financing solutions
• Map of subsidy eligibility areas
• Business services in Berlin's districts

The most important partner for financing in Berlin is Investment Bank Berlin (IBB), which offers numerous promotions and start-up grants aimed both at start-ups and established companies. Companies can find the right financing offer at every stage of their business life cycle, from start-up to growth and consolidation.

• Funding offers from Investment Bank Berlin
• The IBB Product Finder (only available in German)
• Business Support Guide 2019/2020

The Berlin Chamber of Commerce offers start-ups and existing companies comprehensive information on funding and financing.

• Business in Berlin
• Funding

KfW Bank Group, the promotional bank of the Federal Government, provides comprehensive funding instruments.

• KfW Bank Group

Here you will find information on the opportunities offered by EU Structural Funds. The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) supports companies operating in Berlin in various areas. In Berlin, funds for companies are being channelled into the support programmes operated by Investment Bank Berlin. This makes the IBB your first point of contact for access to EU funds.

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  Information on EU funding for Berlin companies

The funding database of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Technology provides an overview of funding programmes and financial aid from the Federal Government, the German states, and the European Union.

• Funding database of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Technology (only available in German)