Are you a neighbourhood shop and looking to implement a new idea? Then reach out to us. We support businesses that provide local services and products to meet the daily needs of local residents.
Invite us to your premises: We provide on-site consultations to commercial, trade, and craft enterprises. Do you have an administrative errand to take care of, and do you want to make sure that you've got all your bases covered? Are you exploring the possibility of investing in your company, and do you want to know what to watch out for? Get expert support from us.
Our funding is available to all businesses based in Vienna. We provide consultations to ensure that you get the proper funding to move your idea forward. We offer special funding to businesses that meet the daily needs of people in their neighbourhood.
Frequently Asked Questions About Neighbourhood Shops in Vienna
We offer information on business premises in Vienna. Subsidies are available for your new premises in the areas covered by the Grätzelinitiative. Additionally, there are other special offers you can access to rent a space. 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 general legal conditions.
Die Grätzelinitiative Wien unterstützt derzeit Unternehmen in bestimmten Gebieten des 2., 16. und 20. Bezirk, damit Kleinst- und kleinere Unternehmen sowie Gründer*innen in ihrem Grätzel Waren und Dienstleistungen für den täglichen Bedarf der dort lebenden Menschen anbieten können.
Im 16. Bezirk haben Unternehmen mit der Grätzelinitiative Ottakring auch die Möglichkeit, sich für ein Geschäftslokal mit geförderter Untermiete zu bewerben.
Our business support team will be happy to provide consultations on your premises. Your contact person will work with you as an equal partner and provide you with cost-free information on investments and the procedures that need to be completed with the official authorities. What’s more, your advisor will direct you to the proper point of contact so you can take care of all the necessary errands for prompt realisation of your project. Contact us.
The consultations, funding, and events and workshops offered by the Vienna Business Agency are available free of charge for all businesses based in Vienna.
The Vienna Business Agency – just like the whole City of Vienna – is committed to sustainability. The concept of the 15-minute city aims to create neighbourhoods where people have access to products and services in the immediate local community, enjoy a sense of well-being and where the climate impact is mitigated by minimising reliance on cars.
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 advisors.
Our consulting team will be happy to advise you in your company on subsidies, financing and regulatory issues, especially if you are planning to invest in business premises, workshops, production or research space, machinery or the digitalization of your company.
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