NRW clusters meet… NRW.Bank

Mr. Pichottka, Mr. Plant and Mr. Büth from NRW.Bank presented the areas of funding advice, economic development and equity financing during the appointment.

On February 1st, around 25 participants from the NRW-Cluster community and other interested parties came together with NRW.Bank in the digital exchange format NRW-Clusters meet... to find out more about financing and funding offers for companies in North Rhine-Westphalia.

NRW.Bank is the development bank for North Rhine-Westphalia and supports the state in the transformation towards a low-emission and climate-resilient economy. It is wholly owned by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and operates on a public contract, using the entire spectrum of credit development products. These are also relevant for the cluster organizations in North Rhine-Westphalia that support their members in implementing digital and green transformation.

NRW.Bank supports North Rhine-Westphalian companies in various areas with budget-independent and competition-neutral offers. Taking into account the house bank principle, she is responsible for funding programs on topics such as start-ups, medium-sized businesses, innovation and environmental protection. In addition, the Economic Development Advisory Center (BCW) offers funding recipients joint preparation for the financing discussion with the respective house bank.

NRW.Bank is also active in the area of ​​equity financing. The broad product range includes vehicles for different phases of company maturity, from the NRWSeedCon for young companies in development and growth to the NRW.BANK.Mittelstandsfonds for established medium-sized companies, for example as part of acquisitions or succession planning.

Are you interested in this topic? Then find out more at: NRW.Bank