We support business, the economy and the city.

The Vienna Business Agency is here for you. We support local and international companies in all phases of their business development, providing advice on all corporate issues and helping expats get up and running in Vienna.

Anyone wanting to found a company, startups, sole traders, domestic and international small and medium-sized enterprises or corporations will receive all the information they need.

If you’re looking for funding, business premises, an office, free advice or workshops and want to establish new partnerships, then we’re the best people to speak to.

We can provide information about:

• Funding
  For companies from any industry and of any size in Vienna.
• Real estate
  Business premises, production sites and laboratories of all sizes, with special infrastructure, setups, relocations, expansions, and office leases.
• Advice
  On all aspects of your business life: personalised and free-of-charge.
• Networking
  With companies to help you move forward.

The organisation

The Vienna Business Agency was founded in 1982 as the Vienna Economic Development Fund (Wirtschaftsförderungsfonds) by the City of Vienna, the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, the UniCredit Bank Austria AG (formerly the Zentralsparkasse) as well as the Erste Bank der Österreichischen Sparkassen AG (formerly the Erste Österreichische Sparkasse).

Executive board

• Board of directors
• Advisory board
• Executive committee
• Chairperson
• Management

Executive committee

• Chairperson: Peter Hanke 
• Vice chairperson: Kathrin Gaal
• Member of the committee: Walter Ruck
• Member of the committee: Helmut Horvath
• Member of the committee: Norbert Kettner

Organizational Chart

• Vienna Business Agency organigram (PDF in German) (PDF)

Activity Reports

• Vienna Business Agency Activity Report 2020 (PDF in German) (PDF)
• Vienna Business Agency Holdings Report 2020 (PDF in German) (PDF)

EU co-financed projects of the Vienna Business Agency

Ongoing:

• CEFAT4Cities
• DigiMe – Digitale & Mediale Kompetenz für SchülerInnen und LehrerInnen (PDF)
• FFZ- Fit für die Zukunft (PDF)
• Gründen und Wachsen (PDF)
• INSITU - Interreg Central Europe

Completed:

• CORE – Integration im Zentrum der Initiative Urban Innovative Actions
• Deep Demonstrations - Unterstützung von CO2-Neutralität in Städten durch die Entwicklung innovativer Klimaschutzmaßnahmen
• IC3 Innovation by Co-Operation, Co-Creation and Community Building (PDF)

Location Mariahilfer Straße: Concept and design of the offices of the Vienna Business Agency RATAPLAN - Architektur ZT GmbH