IBB business development
As part of our business development activities, we offer loan-based and investment-orientated forms of financing along with grant programmes. Our monetary services and comprehensive coaching are specifically designed to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and founders in Berlin.
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Costumer groups
Our customer groups in business development are founders, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as larger companies. Universities and research organisations also belong to these customer groups. We also offer special products and programmes for companies in difficulty.
Founders
Founders are individuals who want to start up their own business or whose company has been on the market for no more than three or five years.
SMEs
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are companies that generate sales of no more than EUR 50m or a balance-sheet sum of up to EUR 43m and have up to 250 employees.
Larger companies
Larger companies are companies that generate annual sales in excess of EUR 50m and employ a staff of more than 250.
University & research institutions
These are, for instance, universities, universities of applied sciences and non-university publicly funded research institutes in Berlin.
Companies in difficulty
A company is considered to be in difficulty when it is no longer able to stem losses with its own funds or borrowed funds and will almost certainly experience its economic downfall in the short to medium term if the government does not intervene.
Projects
Projects are understood to be any plans or activities that founders, companies or freelancers intend to perform on a commercial scale. These include start-ups, company expansions and takeovers or investments in property, plant and equipment (PPE). Commercial projects also include the planning, design and implementation of appearances at trade shows and expansion into foreign countries, be it as an investment location or as a sales market.
Our funding priorities
- Investment & working capital
- Purchase order financing
- Technology, research & development
- Investment financing
- Internationalisation
- Coaching
- Venture capital
Venture capital for Berlin
Phases of a company
Starting up, growth, stabilisation are the different phases of a company’s lifecycle. We have tailored products and programmes for every phase of a company, for start-ups and SMEs.
Starting up
IBB has a wide range of offers for companies getting started. The support programmes provide young Berlin-based companies with personnel and non-personnel support, individually tailored loans as well as non-monetary support services during the start-up and consolidation phase.
Who and what is supported?
Target groups and expenditure that qualify for support
Different target groups benefit in the start-up phase from our support programmes for starting out in business. Some of the programmes are also designed for established companies and can therefore also be found in the range of offers for target groups in the growth phase. To find out who and what is supported, go to the description of the respective support programmes.
Growing
IBB offers established companies and freelancers a host of support programmes. Whether to increase your inventories or to gain access to new markets – companies who are already successful on the market can find the support they need here.
Who and what is supported?
Target groups and expenditure that qualify for support
IBB offers support programmes designed for different target groups in the growth phase that cover various types of expenditure. To find out who and what is supported, go to the description of the respective support programmes.
Stabilising
IBB helps established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to consolidate and to overcome financial bottlenecks. With special support offers, companies facing acute liquidity difficulties are in a position to pre-finance contracts and to survive bad debts or a temporary decline in sales.
Who and what is supported?
Target groups and expenditure that qualify for support
IBB offers support under the 'BERLIN liquidity assistance' programme to help established companies tackle their liquidity bottlenecks. With short-term and medium-term liquidity assistance, we can help to stabilise your company so that you can restore your competitive strength and protect jobs. To find out who and what is supported, go to the description of the respective support programmes.
What offers are available?
IBB has the right support offers for companies that are experiencing acute liquidity difficulties and need to restore their stability. Our liquidity assistance allows you to overcome your liquidity problems and carry out the needed restructuring of your company. We will help you to regain your competitive strength and to protect jobs. More detailed information can be found in the detailed pages of the fund.
An A to Z of our business development programmes
With a host of programmes and initiatives, we support founders, start-ups and existing companies in Berlin.
Please note: Applications are accepted in German only.