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As a reliable, long-term partner, Brandenburg supports companies in the Capital Region with established funding programmes for implementing innovative business ideas, and when it comes down to promoting growth, training your employees or helping start-ups get off the ground.
Read about the most important funding programmes here:
GRW-G Large Directive
- Small enterprises (SE) with investment volumes > €2 M
- Medium-sized enterprises (ME) < €250 M euros and revenue < €50 M, balance sheet total < €43 M
- Large enterprises (LE)
- Investments eligible for funding starting at a minimum of €100 K
- Capital equipment-related grants or alternatively wage related-grants
- Funding amount for eligible investments up to max. €50 M**
| Assisted area* C | Assisted area* D | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LE | ME | SE | ME | SE | |
| Base funding | 10% | 10% | 10% | --- | --- |
| SME supplement | --- | 10% | 20% | 10% | 20% |
| Structure and quality criteria | 5% | 5% | 5% | --- | --- |
| Border area bonus | 10% | 10% | 10% | --- | --- |
| Funding ceiling | 25% | 35% | 45% | 10% | 20% |
* see map of assisted areas (below > More information)
** Additional conditions apply for investments over €50 M
GRW-G Growth programme for small enterprises
- Small enterprises (SE) < 50 employees; revenue or total assets max. €10 M
- Investments eligible for funding starting at a minimum of €60 K up to max. €2 M
- Provision of funds in advance for capital expenditure → No pre-financing by companies necessary in the next two months
- Capital equipment-related or alternatively wage-related grants
- Funding amount for eligible investments:
| Assisted area* C | Assisted area* D | |
|---|---|---|
| Funding rate for SE | 35% | 20% |
| Border area bonus | 10% | --- |
| Funding ceiling | 45% | 20% |
* see map of assisted areas (below > More information)
Innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs?
Grant programme for the promotion of start-ups
of innovative and socially-innovative companies
- Innovative companies
- Freelancers
- market-oriented social enterprises up to three years after foundation
- Requirement → Business location in the state of Brandenburg
- Investment measures
- Non-investment measures
- Personnel costs
- Non-repayable grant between €25-150 K
- Funding rate up to 50%
Brandenburg Innovation Voucher (BIG)
Funding programme for knowledge and technology transfer,
innovation and digitalisation
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME, restrictions apply)
- Knowledge and technology transfer from research institutes to SMEs
- R&D projects
- Digitalisation measures
- Advice on applying for EU funding programmes
- Grant up to €500 K
Brandenburg Innovation Specialists (BIF)
Funding programme for hiring highly skilled young professionals
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Within the framework of an operational innovation task, funding is provided for the
- recruitment student trainees
- recruitment of university graduates
- recruitment of graduates of a regulated upgrading vocational training course
- Grant for personnel costs
- “de minimis”
- Employees whose company is located in Brandenburg
- Company owners
- Sole proprietors and freeelancers
- External vocational training services
- Unlimited number of participants
- Restrictions → Regular training prescribed by law is not eligible for funding
- Grant for further training costs and exam fees
- A maximum of 50 per cent of the eligible expenditure
- Requested grant must amount to at least €1,000
Innovations need courage. And this is especially true for start-ups and new businesses. Which is why we support and advise you in the following areas:
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