WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Kanton Bern - Investments / Financing


	In your business plan, you have determined the requirement and the timeframe for the investment needed in the realisation of your innovative business idea. Essentially, different scenarios are possible. You plan how the investments are to be financed, taking into account the profitability, economic feasibility and security considerations.

The Economic Development Agency’s financial instruments consist of a contribution to the investment cost (à fonds perdu), the conditionally repayable interest-free contribution to the investment cost (with partial assumption of the risk), subsidised interest charges and the Trade Fair Bonus . A project may be supported if it can be demonstrated to be in the economic interest of the Canton of Berne.

If it is not possible to provide direct financial support through the Economic Development Agency, sureties will be arranged:

Bürgschaftsgenossenschaft für das Gewerbe (BG) [Surety Cooperative for Industry and Trade], Allgemeine Bürgschaftsgenossenschaft (ABG) [SAFFA Surety Cooperative]
Bürgschaftsgenossenschaft der Schweizer Frauen (SAFFA) [General Surety Cooperative]

Is my documentation adequate for the meetings with the various investor groups? Consultation and coaching, organised by BEDA, will give you greater certainty and save time when searching for investors.