Support Programs for SMEs

Baden-Würtemberg

Bayern

Bremen

Hessen

Saarland

Sachsen

Schleswig-Holstein

Baden-Württemberg

Nature of promotion

Subsidy for consultancy costs for

·         Development of an export strategy

·         Verification of export capability

·         Research of market information

·         Establishment and implementation of an internal export department

Requirements

Targeted development of a foreign market

Exclusion of legal, insurance, tax or distribution advice of certain goods or services and expert’s reports

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Bayern

Fit für Auslandsmärkte – Go International

Nature of promotion

Subsidy for the planning and execution of an internationalization strategy

Requirements

·         SME/professional worker

·         Headquarters or major branch in Bavaria

·         No obvious exposure to insolvency

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Bremen

Bremisches Außenwirtschaftsförderungsprogramm

Nature of promotion

Participation in fairs

Consultation on foreign trade

Overseas branches

Individual projects

Requirements

SME

Application before realization of project

Subsidizing of participations in fairs solely for fairs and exhibitions of supraregional or international nature

Secured project financing

Subsidy of consultation on foreign trade, overseas branches and individual projects only for non-EU and non-EFTA countries

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Hessen

Gründungs- und Mittelstandsförderung – Außenwirtschaftsberatung

Nature of promotion

Subsidy for individual and group consulting services on

·         Individual market tests

·         Creation or expansion of export structures

·         Establishment or extension of branches or collaborations on location

Requirements

SME from the following sectors:

·         Manufacturing industry

·         Craftsman's establishments

·         Wholesalers, retailers

·         Service providers

·         Professional workers

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Saarland

Außenwirtschaftsförderungsprogramm für kleine und mittlere Unternehmen (AWF)

Nature of promotion

·         Project related consultation on foreign trade

·         Participation in international fairs and exhibitions

·         Participation in office communities abroad

·         Market investigation trips

Requirements

SME

Group of companies

Chambers

Entrepreneurs’ association and their members

International fairs have to be registered in the AUMA guide ”international” or in a similar directory

Local fairs have to be registered in the AUMA guide “Messeplatz Deutschland”

Office communities which are targeting market entries have to consist of five to fifteen companies. Furthermore they must guarantee proper and independent business operations.

The selection of target countries and co-operation partners for trade delegations is done by the BMWi (German ministry of economics) in consensus with the ZPT and the chambers and entrepreneurs’ associations.

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Sachsen

Mittelstandsförderung – Intensivberatung / Coaching, Außenwirtschaftsberatung

Nature of promotion

Consultation for

·         Foundation

·         Expansion

·         Market development

·         Ensuring the livelihood

·         Corporate succession

·         Environmental consultancy

Requirements

·         SME

·         Headquarters or branch in Saxony

·         For consulting with focus on foreign trade the applicant has to prove that he has received a free consultation by the Saxon Chamber of Industry and Commerce or a Chamber of Handicrafts beforehand.

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Mittelstandsförderung – Messen, Produktpräsentationen und weitere Maßnahmen

Nature of support

Funding of costs for participation of SME at

·         Fairs abroad and international fairs in Germany

·         Joint actions of small companies for exhibiting products at local fairs

·         Product presentations which are organized by municipalities, counties, chambers, associations or other economic organizations of non-commercial nature

·         Symposia which support foreign market entries

Requirements

For fairs and symposia: subsidizable expenses amounting to at least € 2.000

For product presentations and the preparation of promotional material minimum €5.000

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Schleswig-Holstein

Nature of promotion

·         Initial consultation for

o    Evaluation of export opportunities

o    Revision of organizational structure for the foreign operations

o    Development of foreign markets

·         Participation in fairs abroad
As well as the initial participation of small enterprises in an international fair in Germany (with special justification)

·         Participation in office communities abroad and related consultations

Requirements

Consultation of

Consultants with designated international experience in foreign trade

Chambers of industry and commerce abroad

Delegation offices of German industry abroad

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