The complex process of a successful relocation or expansion requires expertise from a variety of specialized areas. Along with the official approval process, issues such as clarifying the legal prerequisites and taxation matters, handling company start-ups and company registration, dealing with finance and funding, employee recruitment, residency, etc. are all especially important in this context.
In order to facilitate your access to multilingual advisers and service providers with international experience, we can readily provide you with contact information for professionals. This network is currently being developed and will be successively expanded.
Finance and Funding
Austria offers investors a broad funding programme with grants for small and medium-sized businesses, research and development, company start-ups as well as investment and technology subsidies. The products available range from cash grants and interest subsidies to the assumption of guarantees. This exceptionally broad offering enables companies to tap into a funding programme commensurate with their specific requirements. The banks in Carinthia and those operating throughout Austria have experienced finance experts at your disposal for handling applications and funding requests.
Banks
Funding bodies
Legal Clarification
You may find contacts for legal questions in connection with starting a business, property acquisition, etc., at
Basic helpful information about Austrian legal requirements is available at
Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria (RIS).
Tax Clarification
For addressing cross-border aspects of tax laws effective in Europe and the appropriate tax structure of investment measures, we refer you to
Employees
When recruiting qualified employees, you may turn for support to experienced service providers such as
Prior to their employment, employees need to be registered with the regional medical insurance Provider Österreichische Gesundheitskasse. Entrepreneurs have to register with the commercial social insurance
SVS within the first month.
Networking
The following institutions and networks in Carinthia offer platforms for exchanging ideas:
Further informative links: