The best business news about the VIENNA REGION

The Vienna Region is home to an abundance of successful companies and start-ups. It is an excellent business location, offering lots of benefits to entrepreneurs. There are various funding, mentoring, and networking opportunities. We have collected a few tips for you on where to get the best business news about the Vienna Region.

The VIENNA REGION

consists of Austria’s three most Eastern regions Vienna, which is Austria’s capital, Lower Austria and Burgenland. It is an innovative and modern region, worth living in and investing in. Austria’s charm, natural beauty, and cultural heritage are well known all across the globe.

But the country is rich in modern amenities as well, from universal healthcare to excellent infrastructure, top-class universities, and successful entrepreneurship. Whether a business is successful or not, largely depends on the company’s location. Finances and funding, production cost, infrastructure, and the availability of competent staff, etc. vary from country to country and from region to region. The Vienna region offers great perspectives in all of these areas and many more.

The news section of our homepage publishes updates on innovation, new companies or programs, and a variety of helpful subjects such as housing and emergency services. We also conduct interviews with entrepreneurs who share their experiences and success stories.

Founded in 2008 and backed by Austrian powerhouses like the Vienna Business Agency, ecoplus, and Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland, the Vienna Region Marketing GmbH is your gateway to success. And here’s the cherry on top: it’s a collaborative initiative spearheaded by three top Austrian Federal Provinces—Vienna, Lower Austria, and Burgenland!

Austrian Business Agency

The Austrian Business Agency (ABA) is the first point of contact for foreign companies aiming to establish their own business in Austria. Owned and operated by the Republic of Austria, ABA reports directly to the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs. It provides professional and free consulting services to firms interested in setting up business operations in Austria. ABA helps with all the issues relevant to selecting an appropriate location and offers start-ups practical support in the initial phases. You will find information on incentives and financing, labor, tax, and legal issues. 

Their comprehensive website has a lot of helpful data, including the best business news about Austria. Informative blog articles, event schedules, success stories, and regular news updates keep you in the loop. It also lists research institutes, investment incentives, and facts & figures. There is specialized information for various business sectors: automotive industry, data centers, environmental technology, information and communication technology, logistics, tourism, electronics, digitalization, life sciences, mechanical engineering, and the chemical industry.

Business Magazines

Trend

Der Trend is Austria’s largest business magazine by circulation. Since 1970, it has been aimed at entrepreneurs and people interested in business. Under the motto “We move business,” the magazine reports on current economic developments and their backgrounds. You can find interviews with decision-makers, analyses and commentaries, portraits of corporate leaders, and expert tips on investing, careers and culture. Trend.at is the equivalent online offering. The weekly business magazine is supplemented by special issues such as E-Trend (current trends in digitization and information technology), Trend.invest (focusing on investment and assets), and Karriere Guide (tips for career advancement and continuing education). An online newsletter informs about daily current events.

The Top 500

Among other things, Trend is known for its rankings, such as those of the richest Austrians and the best employers. The “Top 500 Companies” is Austria’s most comprehensive data survey of the largest domestic companies. There is also a ranking of the best 100 start-ups of the year. There is actually an entire section on start-ups. Start-ups get a chance to present themselves in articles and interviews, you can find informations on start-up festivals, co-working spaces, funding, and much more.

Platforms and networks

New Business

NEW BUSINESS Verlag GmbH has been the publisher of the monthly magazine NEW BUSINESS for more than 27 years. It provides companies with valuable assistance and suggestions for business practice. It highlights the performance characteristics of top companies and awards winners. Moreover, it creates numerous interesting and value-oriented suggestions for the B2B target group of decision-makers and executives. The comprehensive portfolio encompasses mechanical engineering, manufacturing & automation, energy & environment, transport & logistics, export & financial topics, human resources & training, and IT & telecommunications.

There are regional specials and industry guides. An English-language export magazine presents Austria’s export emperors and newcomers twice a year. It focuses on information about Austria as an industrial location, as well as local institutions and cooperation partners.

Platforms and networks

The multimedia platform for startups, digital economy, and innovation was made by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. Der Brutkasten is all about entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology. It also addresses social and political issues. The comprehensive platform with a journalistic core wants to connect the “innovation forces” of young, agile startups with those of established companies. Digitally, via social media, in videos, at events, or in print products – “Brutkasten” offers some of the best business news. It reports on everything that is currently moving the markets – and what will change the business world in the future.

BusinessCluster is a network for start-ups and SMEs and offers the service pillars of a free press portal. lt also connects start-ups and existing companies and lists start-up deals. Whether it’s low-cost hardware and software, office equipment, or SEO consulting – start-ups can find excellent deals on this platform.

The start up scene

AustrianStartups is a non-profit platform for innovative entrepreneurship in Austria. Offline events & online resources connect founders, supporters, entrepreneurial minds, and policy-makers and enable exchange between them. AustrianStartups studies entrepreneurship and builds expertise around it, providing policymakers makers with comprehensive insights. Blog articles, podcasts, and event calendars provide information on Austria’s start-up scene, subsidy programs, and the latest and most successful new company formations.

If you are looking for a new location for your company or a new production facility, you should absolutely consider the Vienna Region. Situated in the very heart of Europe, it holds all the key factors for success. Finnish companies in Austria enjoy many benefits and advantages – especially in the Vienna Region.

Let me give you five reasons why you should set up your headquarters in the Vienna Region:

• it is one of the richest country of the European Union
• a high quality of life at affordable prices 
• Excellent, highly-developed infrastructure
• highly qualified workforce
• outstanding spending capacity of customers
• home to many international companies, universities as well as research facilities
• direct access to South East and Eastern Europe 
• high level of personal security, political stability and legal certainty
• an international as well as cosmopolitan region due to a population with migration background

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What a founder-friendly location needs is a focus on the global market. Austria’s location in particular makes it an ideal hub for the international start-up scene in Central and Eastern Europe. 

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