Funding calculator - ICOB :: Investor Center Ostbrandenburg GmbH

The following questions will help you to get a first impression about the possible amount of public funding for your project, if you realize your investment in Frankfurt (Oder). The calculation is based on the current version of the joint task: “Improvement of the regional economic structure” (GRW-directive).

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Question 1: How many employees does the investing company or its company group have at the time of the investment?
0 to 49
50 to 249
more than 249

Decisive are the full-time equivalents indicated in last annual accounts, if available. In case of start-up companies, the data for the current business year should be estimated according to the principles of good faith. For employees that haven’t worked the whole year or for part-time workers, the respective fraction of the annual working unit should be taken into account. Apprentices are not to be considered.

Question 2: What was the annual turnover of the investing company or its company group in the previous year?
up to 10 million EUR
between 10 million EUR and 50 million EUR
more than 50 million EUR

Decisive is the data indicated in last annual accounts, if available. In case of start-up companies, the data for the current business year should be estimated according to the principles of good faith.

Question 3: What was the annual balance sheet total of the investing company or its company group?
up to 10 million EUR
between 10 million EUR and 43 million EUR
more than 43 million EUR

Question 4: How many new jobs will the investment create in Frankfurt (Oder) (within the first three years)?

Decisive are all permanent new jobs created as a result of the investment in Frankfurt (Oder) within the investment period. Apprentices are also to be considered.

Question 5: What is the amount (in EUR) of the planned investment? (Minimum amount: 60,000 EUR)

Decisive are the eligible investment costs. Basically, these include tangible assets comprising construction costs for buildings and facilities, machines or equipment. Not eligible are for example the purchase of land, replacement acquisitions or investments in vehicles with MOT approval. Immaterial assets are only eligible under certain conditions and up to a share of 50 % of the total eligible investment costs. In most cases second-hand assets are not eligible.

Question 6: Will other locations than Frankfurt (Oder) also be considered for the future investment?
Yes
No

Does the investment location Frankfurt (Oder) compete with other potential investment locations in Germany or abroad?

Question 7: Are the investing company’s expenditures for research and development in relation to the turnover above the average of the respective industry sector?
Yes
No

Decisive is the data indicated in last annual accounts, if available. A high R&D intensity may have a positive effect on the funding rate. The industry sector’s average refers to statistics of the Founders’ Association for German Science (Stifterverband). This structural effect has to be kept for 5 years from the end of the investment period.

Question 7b: Does the investing company participate in any publicly funded R&D project?
Yes
No

A participation of a small-sized company in an R&D project funded by the state, federal government or the EU may have a positive effect on the funding rate.

Question 8: Is the company certified or is a certification planned according to EMAS, ISO 14001 or 50001 (or for SMEs also DIN 16247) or to the “Brandenburger Umweltsiegel” (= environment seal of the State of Brandenburg)?
Yes
No

A certification may have a positive effect on the funding rate. This structural effect has to be kept for 5 years from the end of the investment period. The respective proofs have to be submitted in the course of the application procedure.

Question 9: Is the company in the start-up phase (60 months from first business registration)?
Yes
No

Question 10: Does the share of apprentice positions (generated or secured by the investment) amount to at least 5 % of the total number of permanent jobs (generated or secured by the investment)?
Yes
No

This structural effect has to be kept for 5 years from the end of the investment period.

Question 11: Will the created jobs be subject to a region-wide or industry-wide collective wage agreements with a viable union, a company wage agreement, or is a payment in line with collective wage agreement?
Yes
No

Created jobs subject to wage agreements may have a positive effect on the funding rate. This structural effect has to be kept for 5 years from the end of the investment period.

Question 12: Is there a concept for improving employee qualifications approved by the work council or trade union? A confirmation can also be provided by the company’s responsible Human Resource Manager.
Yes
No

The existence of a confirmed concept for improving employee qualifications may have a positive impact on the possible amount of funding.

Question 13: Is it the company's first investment in the location?
Yes
No

A first investment in the location is given by establishing a new permanent business facility. An expansion into an already existing facility does not count as first investment. A first investment may have positive impact on the possible amount of funding.