Dear Reader, This "Business Guide to Germany" provides you with a detailed overview of the legal, economic, and infrastructural framework in Germany.

Germany is Europe's largest economy. It offers great potential for your business through its competitive economic conditions and dynamic market. The size and geographical location of Germany, its excellent infrastructure, and highly integrated research landscape make Germany the leading business location in Europe. Germany also serves as an economic hub for Eastern Europe: it is an excellent place from which to enter emerging markets – being more effective and direct than any other European country.

For companies operating on the international stage, Germany is one of the most competitive investment locations in the world, a fact that has been impressively confirmed in recent studies by renowned business research institutes. The 35,000 foreign companies already in Germany demonstrate the positive nature of Germany’s business climate.

Invest in Germany is the federal investment promotion agency informing, assisting, and consulting foreign investors about investment opportunities in Germany. Invest in Germany provides full service support from site analysis to the implementation of investment decisions. Our industry teams study markets, supply information on structures and costs, and ensure professional guidance for successful business launches in Germany. Companies planning to establish or expand business operations in Germany can obtain detailed information on the legal and corporate investment framework, tax regulations, regional and federal financial support, and visa requirements.

Invest in Germany handles all investment information discreetly and confidentially. All services are free of charge. Investors can contact the IiG headquarters in Berlin or its offices in the US, Japan, and China. I look forward to welcoming you to Germany. (Preface)

Michael Pfeiffer
Managing Director, Invest in Germany GmbH

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Business Guide to Germany:  How to access and set up business in Europe’s biggest market
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Germany – a top location for successful business

Entrepreneurs from around the world are always welcome in Germany, a country that offers the ideal conditions for successful business transactions.

Investors profit from Germany’s central location in the heart of Europe, an excellent infrastructure, the country’s position as leading logistics location in Europe, a qualified workforce, an excellent research landscape, and finally the large European market.

Germany’s cosmopolitan nature is well known. Around 35,000 foreign businesses are located in the country, and the 500 largest companies in the world are represented here. All in all, foreign companies employ 2.7 million people.

The German market is open for business investments in practically all sectors; there are no business sectors dominated exclusively by the state. As a result of the privatization of previously state-owned companies such as the German rail company Deutsche Bahn, the postal service, or in the telecommunications sector, the government has given up the kind of state-dominated business sectors that still exist in France or the United Kingdom, for example.

The opening up of Eastern Europe has also created additional opportunities for companies in Germany. New markets have emerged in these countries and can be excellently entered from the center of Europe. Many companies are taking advantage of the new opportunities, one of the reasons why Germany is the world’s leading exporter of goods. Germany is the only country among the most important seven industrialized nations (G-7) that has been able to increase its share of global trade since 1995. ...

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Invest in Germany is the inward investment promotion agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. Our mandate is to promote Germany as an attractive business location. We assist and advise potential investors in Germany.

Foreign enterprises planning to establish their business operations in Germany can obtain information on the business environment, such as the corporate investment framework, tax regulations, and subsidies.

Our range of services includes strategic planning, market research, and competitive analysis. Our experts provide comprehensive project management and support services from site selection to the final realization of the investment.

All inquiries are kept confidential and our services are free of charge.
We offer on-site client support from our headquarters in Berlin and from our offices in the US, Japan, and China.

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