03/07/2026
In addition to crowdfunding, business angels and venture capital, Carinthia offers interesting funding opportunities for startups. The province of Carinthia also offers uncomplicated startup aid in the form of competitions.
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03/07/2026
More direct and personal contacts who provide advice and support: in Carinthia, founding an enterprise is not as complex and anonymous as in some startup hot spots, but actually personal and uncomplicated.
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10/01/2024
Founding a company is sometimes like jumping in at the deep end. Fortunately, the Wörthersee in Carinthia is considered the warmest lake in the Alps – and founders can work there at the Businessbeach in a relaxed atmosphere and decide for themselves when a refreshing dip would do them good. This is how work-lake balance works in Carinthia.
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15/06/2023
All plastic packaging must be fully recyclable and PET bottles will need to contain up to 30 percent recycled plastic under targets set by the European Union for 2030. Many companies in the Austrian plastics industry are already ambitiously pursuing these goals to create a circular economy.
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17/03/2023
In addition to large-scale plans for the expansion of the port of Trieste, new transport routes along the Tauern-Adria axis are also in the pipeline. Throughout its existence, the port of Trieste has been the “gate to the world” for Central Europe and has played an important role as an international logistics hub especially from an Austrian perspective.
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15/03/2023
Carinthia takes on the challenge of the European Green Deal. More about the key facts and the fascinating vision of making Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world by 2050.
Famous bamboo forest Sagano in Kyoto in Japan
03/03/2023
The EAG essentially replaces the previous Green Electricity Act and also completely restructures the subsidy for clean energy. In future, the subsidy will be more dynamic, market-based and with a longer subsidy period will offer an even lengthier planning horizon.
