Baden-Württemberg International
| Baden-Württemberg International
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| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1984 |
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Stuttgart , Germany
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| management | Christian Herzog |
| Number of employees | 65 |
| Branch | Business promotion |
| Website | www.bw-i.de |
| Status: 2020 | |
Baden-Württemberg International , Society for International Economic and Scientific Cooperation mbH (abbr. BW-i), based in Stuttgart, is the business and science promotion company of the state of Baden-Württemberg . The company is responsible for supporting Baden-Württemberg companies in opening up foreign markets and for optimally positioning the south-west German business and science location worldwide.
history
BW-i was founded as the “Export Foundation Baden-Württemberg” by the then Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg Lothar Späth ( CDU ) in 1984 to support medium-sized companies in opening up foreign markets. In 1987 the name was changed to Foundation Foreign Trade Baden-Württemberg. The company was converted into the legal form of a GmbH in 1990, and the Society for International Economic Cooperation Baden-Württemberg mbH was created. At this point in time, the business areas international projects, trade promotion and vocational training were added. Since 2004 the company has operated under the name "Baden-Württemberg International - Society for International Economic and Scientific Cooperation Ltd". In 2013, the thematic focus was expanded to include the technology fields of energy and environment, sustainable mobility and mechanical engineering , life sciences and health economics, which are particularly relevant for the development of Baden-Württemberg .
Fields of activity
As the competence center of the state of Baden-Württemberg for the internationalization of business and science, the company supports domestic and foreign companies and clusters, research institutions and universities, as well as regions and municipalities in internationalization. In addition, the regional company helps Baden-Württemberg companies to open up foreign markets.
Shareholder
- State of Baden-Württemberg
- L-Bank , Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg
- State Association of Baden-Württemberg Industry eV
- Baden-Württemberg Chamber of Industry and Commerce Association
- Baden-Württemberg Crafts Day
Bodies
Supervisory board
- Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut , Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labor and Housing , Chairwoman
- Theresia Bauer , Ministry for Science, Research and Art Baden-Württemberg , Deputy. Chairperson
Advisory Boards
- Ulrich Dietz, GFT Technologies , Economy, Chair
- Wolfram Ressel , University of Stuttgart , Science, Research and Art, Chair
Foreign company
- Baden-Württemberg Economic and Scientific Cooperation ( Nanjing ) Co., Ltd., People's Republic of China
Web links
- Baden-Württemberg International website
- Website Baden-Württemberg Economic and Scientific Cooperation, Nanjing (China)
Individual evidence
- ^ State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg , "Christian Herzog will be the new managing director of Baden-Württemberg International", accessed in August 2020
- ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung, "Schmidt-Eisenlohr changes to the economy", October 2, 2019
- ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, "Grüner für Wirtschaftsfördergesellschaft", September 26, 2016
- ↑ Rhein Neckar Zeitung, “You mustn't let the ties in the USA tear off”, February 14, 2017
- ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung, "Networking to Myanmar", No. 220, September 23, 2014
- ^ Südwest Presse, "Interview with Jürgen Oswald, Head of Baden-Württemberg International", September 20, 2014
- ↑ Mannheimer Morgen, "Wirtschaftsförderer wants higher speed", May 16, 2017
- ↑ Business magazine Bodensee "We enable personal exchange across borders" p. 64, 2019
- ↑ Gemeindetag BW, "Baden-Württemberg International: Competent Partner for Business Development in the State", pages 235-236, March 31, 2017
- ↑ Baden-Württemberg.de, "Beteiligungsbericht 2018", accessed in December 2019
- ↑ Beijing Rundschau, "Bernhard Weber: A Model for Sino-German Cooperation", September 20, 2018
- ↑ China Contact, "Market entry made easy for medium-sized companies", page 29, July 2017