Partnering in Business with Germany
Partnership programme
for business cooperation
Global support for small and medium-sized enterprises
Partnering in Business with Germany is a global programme of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and designed to promote foreign trade and investment. It seeks to help SMEs from developing and emerging countries forge successful business ties with German SMEs. Each year, around 1,000 managers from around the world are prepared to enter the German market and brought into contact with German companies that themselves are interested in entering new markets abroad. The programme leads to the establishment of long-term business partnerships and a global network of internationally active SMEs.
Partnering in Business with Germany cuts across all sectors. However, there is a growing focus on decarbonisation and climate action.
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17 partner countries – 17 markets. Learn more about our 17 partner countries.
1.400
German companies participate in the programme every year. Two thirds of these German companies are SMEs.
17.000
selected managers from abroad have been prepared for business with Germany under the programme since 1998. They form a global network of internationally active SMEs.
The special thing about the Programme is that the expertise of German SMEs gets taken straight across to developing and emerging markets, and that this leads to useful business contacts – to the advantage of both sides, because both sides learn from it. It’s a prime example of cooperation.
Forward-looking promotion of foreign trade and investment for a global network of competitive SMEs ready to take on the challenges of tomorrow.
Feedback about the programme
The programme gives companies from abroad a very good toolbox for approaching German companies. This has helped us a lot, because our Indian partner knew where his focus should be and where the difficulties lay. Partnering in Business with Germany has helped us understand the exact potential India has to offer our company.
Trust is essential. Coming here on a German programme is totally different from coming here on my own. Under the programme, you’ll hear from Germans what to expect, how they do business here, what information you should provide.
In our experience, the exchange of visits is crucial for driving forward collaboration between potential partners. Through the participation in ‘Partnering in Business with Germany’, our business partner was able to convince us of his business idea.
25 years of support for cross-border business cooperation
Partnering in Business with Germany is the link between Germany and companies from 17 countries. Discover partner countries
What’s new in Partnering in Business with Germany?
Learn more about our successful B2B cooperation and visits to German companies. Read on to see what fields and industries are in the focus in the various countries.
