Funding, consultations and events for creative companies in Vienna.

The consultations, funding, and events and workshops offered by the Vienna Business Agency are available free of charge for all businesses based in Vienna. For companies in the creative industries and those developing a new media format, we offer dedicated services like special funding and competitions, and the Media Initiative. We’ve got your back, even if you're just getting started.

We provide funding to Vienna-based companies developing a new idea in their area of expertise or for their business, such as launching a new creative product. Talk to our funding experts to access the funding that's right for you.

Join us at our cost-free events to meet the most important stakeholders in town. Keep up to date with our calls for participation – we regularly allocate slots for relevant events, giving you a chance to showcase your company in Vienna and on international stages.

The Vienna Business Agency provides funding for companies in the creative industries at all stages - from start-up to expansion projects. The Vienna Media Initiative is also aimed at journalists and start-ups that are developing new media offerings. Book a consultation and get your development proposal off to a solid start.

If you want to include a new project or format in the portfolio of your media company, you've come to the right place. The Vienna Media Initiative is aimed at all media companies in the city. Apply for funding to put your media start-up or the new format of your media company on a solid footing right from the start. At our events, you can meet the most important people in the media industry in Vienna to easily expand your network or develop your idea together with other journalists.

The Vienna Business Agency funding refers to financial aid that we pay out in support of new development proposals submitted by Vienna-based businesses and founders. You can use the funding to realise projects that you may never have ventured into without this kind of support.

Get in touch with us. Check out the page that features the particular funding opportunity you're interested in to find the name of your personal funding expert.

If you plan to make temporary use of vacant property or want to use vacant commercial units, reach out to Kreative Räume Wien. Their team will assist you in selecting the right space and provide you with information on the legal framework. If you're operating a shop or planning to open one in Vienna's 2^nd, 16^th or 20^th district, you have the option of applying for funding. If you haven't found the right premises in Ottakring yet, you can move into the street-level retail space offered by the Vienna Business Agency on a subsidised sublease.