As the city's economic development agency, we are responsible for developing, strengthening and marketing Cottbus as a business and science location. We support and assist companies in establishing businesses, developing and marketing commercial sites, and collecting all information on available commercial real estate.

As a research institution of the Carl Thiem Klinikum (CTK), the non-profit Thiem-Research GmbH develops new concepts and health technologies not only in the laboratory but in the middle of the reality of everyday care. With our interdisciplinary team, we research future medicine in innovative projects and make our data available for research and healthcare.

The Cottbus Chamber of Crafts was established by the legislature in 1953 as a public-law corporation to carry out self-governing tasks in the area of the crafts and skilled trades industry. Around 9,700 craft enterprises are currently active in the Cottbus Chamber district. The administrative district covers the four counties of Dahme-Spreewald, Spree-Neiße, Oberspreewald-Lausitz and Elbe-Elster, as well as the independent city of Cottbus. Almost 1,700 vocational training relationships are registered in the chamber district.

Berlin Partner works on economic growth, promotes business, technology and innovation, and presents the advantages of the capital to companies, investors and talents.
Berlin Partner supports companies and scientific institutions that are already established in the region in their expansion plans and connects them within the strong Berlin Partner network. In addition, Berlin Partner's experts provide information on funding opportunities and advise on the search for suitable locations or highly qualified personnel.

EUNICE, the European University for Customised Education, is designed to solve social and economic challenges, both globally and locally. The alliance is nurtured by seven universities’ intellectual and infrastructure input, resulting in a solid network of crossed interactions between educational institutions, industry and business partners, as well as other social, cultural, artistic and sports stakeholders.

ICT Innovation for Manufacturing SMEs (I4MS) promoted by the European Commission to expand the digital innovation of manufacturing SMEs in Europe. As an SME or a mid-cap you can apply for technological and financial support to experiment with different technologies and services to improve the innovation skills of your staff and the technologies and services your company provides.

The WFS promotes Saxony as a business location and advises potential investors comprehensively from the initial idea all the way to the implementation of their relocation projects.
In addition, the WFS assists Saxony’s companies in achieving their export goals and initiates cooperations with companies located outside of Saxony. The objective is to open up new international markets for Saxony’s business community and to create new jobs in Saxony.

EIT Digital embody the future of innovation by mobilizing a pan-European multi-stakeholder open-innovation ecosystem of top European corporations, SMEs, startups, universities and research institutes, where students, researchers, engineers, business developers and investors address the technology, talent, skills, business and capital needs of digital entrepreneurship.

Digital Impact North (DIN) is a Digital Innovation Hub in north Sweden, focused on Smart Sustainable Societies, characterized by the diversity and challenges specific to societies in sparsely populated areas. DIN builds on the region’s long collaboration culture spanning all kinds of sectors and industries, based on strong research in IT, AI and digitalization, competitive industry ecosystems, world-leading industries in manufacturing, green industrial megaprojects and industrial frontiers in disruptive technologies and green conversion.

Our mission is to achieve a networking effect and build an ecosystem of digital innovations for the needs of SMEs. Through educational and demonstration activities, we provide access to specialist knowledge and equipment, and our individual consulting and implementation services offer expert support in the search for digital solutions. Our activities also aim to connect with suppliers of appropriate technologies or potential business partners and provide support in searching for financing.