Business Development

As a privately owned agency with decades of experience, a highly specialized team and an extensive network, we offer customized services. We provide first-class business locations in 16 business parks. With our Technopol programme, we are strengthening technology-oriented location development around educational and research institutions in particular. Furthermore, we arrange access to regional subsidies and support innovative cooperation projects in the clusters we supervise in order to increase competitiveness.

ABA - Invest in Austria is the business location agency of the Austrian Business (ABA), which is part of the Federal Ministry of Digital and Economic Affairs. 

ABA - Invest in Austria services are free of charge. We advise interested companies that want to settle in Austria on all location-relevant issues, provide information about Austria as a business location and actively approach potential investory. 

From our head office in Vienna, approximately 32 employees work on projects in Europe, the USA, Canada and Asia. 

Support programmes for Lower Austrian companies in the field of business, tourism and technology.

You want to start your own business? You have already collected a lot of inofrmation here on the Founder Service website and have read the "Guide for Fonders"? But you still have some unanswered questions? 

Then why not arrange for a free consultation appointment? The start-up service and the district and regional offices of the WKO (Austrian Economic Chamber) are at your side right from the very beginning. We accompany you from the first analysis of your business idea, through all questions concerning tax, social security, and trade law right up to the registration of your business at the chamber.   

Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (Austrian Business Service Ltd.) is the federal government's development bank. By granting low-interest loans, guarantees, subsidies as well as equity capital, it supports companies in the implementation of their innovative projects from the initial concept to international market success. Austria Business Service also provides advice and support with regard to the protection and utilisation of intellectual property. This is supplemented by specific information, consulting, service, and support for aspiring, existing and expanding companies.