Partners, links and funding
For further information on topics such as subsidy advice, settlement and start-up support, please also contact the following organisations:
>> Dresden Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
>> Dresden Chamber of Crafts (HWK)
>> Saxony Trade Association (HVS)
>> Saxony Economic Development Corporation (WFS)
>> Sächsische Aufbaubank (SAB)
>> Wirtschaftsförderung Region Meißen GmbH (WRM)
>> Employment Agency, Riesa
>> Meißen District Office, Job Centre"
Current business development programmes:
>> SAB funding finder for the Free State of Saxony
>> Funding programme promotes investment in digitalisation
"Digital now" supports digitisation investments by SMEs with grants of up to €50,000 for hardware and software as well as employee training. Applications can be submitted via an electronic application portal. Small and medium-sized enterprises and craft businesses with 3499 employees are eligible to apply.
>> Funding programme "Market launch of innovative products, processes and services"
The Free State of Saxony has published the funding guideline "Market introduction of innovative products, processes and services grant ERDF 2021 to 2027".
This is intended to encourage companies to launch newly developed or further developed innovative products or services as well as new or improved processes on the market. Companies receive support for the implementation of research/development results in marketable products, services or processes as well as for significant improvements to existing products, services and processes in order to increase their competitiveness.
Funding is provided as a grant depending on the size of the recipient's company and its duration of existence.
You can apply for funding on the SAB website, where you will also find detailed information on the funding programme.
>> "Digitalisation funding programme"
The Free State of Saxony has published the funding guideline "Digitalisation grant ERDF 2021 to 2027".
The funding programme offers support for introducing micro-enterprises to digital transformation topics (pre-accession projects) and for complex digital transformation projects (transformation projects).
Funding is provided as a grant depending on the size of the company of the funding recipient and its duration of existence.
You can submit your funding application on the SAB website.
Detailed information on funding can also be found on the Sächsische AufbauBank (SAB) website.