TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Federation of Austrian Industries	Website of the representative of the interests of Austrian industry.
Industries in Austria	Description of the main industries in Austria.
E-Government Portals	List, description, and links to the E-Government Portals.
Starting a Business	Description of factors affecting the establishment of a business, capital requirements, raising capital, the choice of legal structure, women as entrepreneurs and advisory centers with useful links.
LocationAustria - 15 tips for successfully setting up business in Austria	An overview of 15 tips to consider when locating business in Austria.
Founding a GmbH (Ltd.) in Austria	Rules and regulations when setting up a GmbH (Ltd.) in Austria.
Founding a branch office in Austria	Step by step to setting up a branch office in Austria.
The Register of Beneficial Owners	Information about the Register that was established for the purpose of preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. The Register contains data related to the beneficial owners of companies, foundations, and trusts.
Climate and Environmental policy and Environmental technology	Environmental technologies, renewable energy and Green Technologies.
Business Partnership	Support and funds from Austrian Development Agency of sustainable projects of enterprises from the European Economic Area or Switzerland.
Employment contracts	Description of contracts.
Retirement Pension	Pension entitlements acquired abroad, pension application, and calculation of pension.
Bundesministerium Inneres	Information about obtaining visas.
Schengen Visa	General information, requirements, competence, fees, applications, legal basis.
Visa D	Entry documents, fees, applications, legal basis.
Family reunification	Information and forms for foreigners who would like to reunify with their family members.
Temporary residence	"Stay permits” for temporary, time-limited residence on federal territory for a specific purpose.
Other forms of settlement	Permits for artists, researchers, etc.
HELP.gv.at	HELP-Service for Foreign Citizens living and working in Austria.
Human Rights	Promotion and protection of human rights as a priority of the Austrian foreign policy.
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings	Information on how Austria fights with Child Trafficking, Prostitution and Trafficking of the Purpose of Labor Exploitation.
Gründerservice	Business Start-up Service of the Austrian Federal Economic Chambers.
Business start-ups	Overview of the start-ups.
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)	Website of the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
Turning an idea into a business	Sources related to who and how can help with creating a start-up.
Business start-up initiative for the liberal professions	Information and link to the main website in German.
Summary checklist for business starters	Checklist for business starters
Company successions	Information for young entrepreneurs as company successors.
Nachfolgebörse	Online portal for company successions maintained by the Economic Chambers.
Financing	Sources of financing for start-ups.
Trade law	Trade law regulations for start-ups.
Location	How to select and plan location of the start-up.
Legal form	Overview of the legal forms and contact to free consultants.
New Companies Promotion Act	Information about the New Companies Promotion Act (Neugründungsförderungsgesetz – NeuFöG) aids business starters and company successors.
From unemployed to self-employed	Support for the unemployed.
Women on the rise in the business world	Information about counselling for female business starters.

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