Starting a company the straightforward way
More direct and accessible contacts who provide advice and support: in Carinthia, founding an enterprise is not as complex and anonymous as in some startup hot spots, but genuinely personal and uncomplicated.
I dream of owning my own company, but how do I turn this dream into a reality? How can I transform my idea into a product or service? Is there even a market for this? What can my business model look like and how do I best put my team together? And is a business plan really necessary? Anyone looking to launch a venture or navigate the early stages of the startup journey faces a mountain of questions like these. But who can help with what?
Startup platforms and networks
Carinthia is focusing on faster ways of communication and close collaboration in the startup sector. Founders will find a broad network of funding agencies, universities, research institutions, and experienced contacts here.
“Many founders tell us that they can connect with the right people more quickly in Carinthia. That’s exactly what makes a smaller, well-connected location such a big advantage,” says Martin Trink, Managing Director of build! Gründungszentrum Kärnten.
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Reach your goals faster
build! Gründungszentrum is an important contact point for innovative, scalable and technology-oriented startups. It supports founders in the realisation of their business ideas through professional and trustworthy coaching. If required, the build! Team guides entrepreneurs through every step of launching their own company: from the initial meeting and the preparation phase to funding programmes and getting started.
build! is part of the Austrian incubator network, “AplusB” (“Academia Plus Business”). Along with organisations and institutions from Vorarlberg, Tyrol and Salzburg, Carinthia makes up “AplusB South-West”. “Carinthia excels at quickly turning startup ideas into reality. This requires good cooperation across the entire ecosystem,” says Martin Trink.
“In Carinthia, networking, funding, and counselling work closely together.”
Martin Trink, Managing Director of build! Gründungszentrum
