Providing impetus - promoting growth - strengthening the location

hannoverimpuls is the right contact for all questions concerning entrepreneurial commitment in Hannover.

We focus on business development in Hannover and strengthen the Hannover Region with targeted measures for sustainable growth. A core topic of our work is the promotion of business start-ups and start-up support. We support innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs with fresh business ideas and a pioneering entrepreneurial spirit.

Another focus is on promoting innovation: we are strengthening both established key industries and future fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technology and e-sports - for more jobs and new opportunities in the region.

Through targeted internationalization of companies in the Hannover Region, we help to open up new markets and increase global competitiveness. We actively support companies in setting up in the Hannover Region and offer comprehensive support in choosing a location.

Together with companies, start-ups, science and networks, we are making the Hannover Region a top business location in Germany.

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Our vision

Hanover region.

Worth living for.

This is what we work for.

• Together with our customers and partners from science and business, society, administration and politics, we utilize the strengths and opportunities of our location
• We identify economic, social, technical and scientific trends at an early stage and align our offering accordingly

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We offer support for start-ups across all sectors: start-ups are helped to get off the ground with start-up competitions , affordable office and work space and practical, individual advice . Particularly promising ideas are co-financed by our own funds .

Established companies benefit from targeted funding and financing programs that strengthen innovation and competitiveness.

Our experienced experts support companies that want to expand their business activities internationally or are interested in locating in Hannover, as well as investors from Germany and abroad - from the initial inquiry, through the search for local cooperation partners, to the actual application for space.