Organisation

Vienna supports economy.

Support for the business location Vienna — for over 30 years

The Vienna Business Agency offers a “360° service” for companies in Vienna. Funding and advice, workshops and coaching for startups, assistance with the search for industrial space or office premises, contacts to potential partners in the technology scene or creative industries.

The Vienna Business Agency positions Austria’s capital city in the international economic environment, looks after international companies settling in Vienna, and is the first point of contact for expats arriving in Vienna.

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: Hans Arsenovic

Organizational Chart

Vienna Business Agency organigram (PDF in German)

Activity Reports

Vienna Business Agency Activity Report 2017 (PDF in German)
Vienna Business Agency Holdings Report 2017 (PDF in German)

EU co-financed projects from the Vienna Business Agency

Project CORE (Urban Innovative Actions Initiative)
Projekt IC3 Innovation by Co-Operation, Co-Creation and Community Building
Project Start up and Grow
Project Twin Entrepreneurs

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