Advice services and seminars/courses

Before you start your business, you should definitely take advice on the procedure for setting it up, as well as on any related financial or legal issues. There are a range of seminars and courses available to help you prepare to set up a business in your specific field.

Contacts and links:

• The Federal Minister of Labour and Economy (BMAW) service for setting up a business (→ BMAW)^{German text}
• The Austrian Economic Chamber (WKO) service for people setting up a business (→ WKO)^{German text}
• The WKO succession platform for people looking to pass on a business (→ WKO)^{German text} (Nachfolgebörse)
• Free business premises search engine (→ WKO)^{German text}
• → Wien Work integrative Betriebe und AusbildungsgmbH Help to Work Scheme – advice for aspiring entrepreneurs with disabilities^{German text}

Events, seminars and courses

• The WKO's founders' service (Gründerservice) (→ WKO)^{German text} organises an annual event for people starting their own businesses, known as the Founders' Days (Gründertage) (→ WKO)^{German text}
• You can find details of the WKO's workshops and other events (→ WKO)^{German text} to do with setting up a business on the founders' service (→ WKO)^{German text} webpages.

You can find information about self-employment on the webpages of the relevant economic chamber(s) and/or professional associations.

Online advice portal and calculator

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