MWB Beratung

What MWB Beratung does

MWB Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH is a private German business consulting firm headquartered in the Innovationsfabrik in Heilbronn with a registered office in Schwaigern, Baden-Württemberg. Founded in 2016 and led by Managing Director Dr. Mathias Scheiblich, the firm operates with a core team of three business consultants supported by an external professional network of Steuerberater (tax advisors), Rechtsanwälte (lawyers), and Wirtschaftsprüfer (auditors). Its practice is organized around four service pillars: Gründungsberatung (startup advisory, including business plan creation, Gründercoaching, and bank-meeting preparation), Unternehmensnachfolge (business succession, covering valuation, acquisition, sale, and Verkaufsexposé preparation with an unusual focus on emotional/relational factors drawn from Dr. Bernd LeMar's methodology), Fördermittelberatung (subsidy and grant advisory covering BAFA, KfW, L-Bank, Bürgschaftsbank, ESF, EU, federal, and state-level programs), and Sanierung (restructuring and turnaround consulting, including IDW S6-compliant rehabilitation concepts).

The firm is a listed BAFA consultant and a member of AGT e.V. (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Testamentsvollstreckung und Vermögenssorge), enabling it to deliver subsidized engagements and to act as executor for client estates. The business is project- and engagement-based, with consulting days billed at €400–€800 depending on the state subsidy program (Baden-Württemberg €740/day, Bayern €800/day, Hessen and Bund €400/day), and subsidized engagements (Gründercoaching Deutschland up to 90%, BAFA up to 50%) reducing client co-pays to €120–€240 per day. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery relies on structured consulting methodology, professional judgment, and the partner network.

Go-to-market is sales-led and regionally anchored in the Heilbronn-Franken area, with the firm explicitly able to serve clients across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on request. Demand generation is driven by SEO-optimized service pages, a free one-hour initial consultation, direct referrals from the tax/legal/audit network, and channels created by IHK Heilbronn-Franken and Handwerkskammer for Gründercoaching Deutschland. The company has no funding rounds, no parent, no subsidiaries, no public revenue disclosure, and no AI/ML capabilities, consistent with the profile of a classical boutique advisory practice operating at sub-$1M revenue scale.

Name

MWB Beratung

Legal name

MWB Wirtschaftsberatung GmbH

Website

https://w-beratung.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Short description

MWB Wirtschaftsberatung is a Heilbronn-based business consulting firm advising founders, company successors, and SMEs on startups, business succession, restructuring (IDW S6), and public subsidy programs, serving primarily the Heilbronn-Franken region with three consultants and a tax/legal partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Development & Strategic Partnerships Advisory (JVs, Alliances, Carve-outs) (BPAHAOAG)

Keywords

• Business consulting services
• Company succession advisory
• Startup consulting
• Corporate restructuring services
• Subsidy advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Schwaigern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. Consulting fees: MWB Beratung generates revenue through professional consulting service fees charged to clients. Services span business plan creation, company succession, restructuring, subsidy advisory, and IDW S6-compliant rehabilitation concepts. Revenue is earned on a project and engagement basis, with consulting days charged at defined daily rates. Subsidized consulting engagements (BAFA, Gründercoaching Deutschland, Länderprogramme) involve partial client co-payment, with the remainder covered by public subsidies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

MWB Wirtschaftsberatung is a classical German business consulting firm that delivers professional advisory services across four core practice areas: Gründungsberatung (startup consulting and business plan creation), Unternehmensnachfolge (company succession, M&A, and valuation), Fördermittelberatung (public subsidy identification and application support), and Sanierung (corporate restructuring including IDW S6-compliant rehabilitation concepts). The firm serves founders, successors, SMEs, and companies in crisis, primarily in the Heilbronn-Franken region of Baden-Württemberg, with flexible coverage across the DACH region.

Product overview

MWB Wirtschaftsberatung is a classical business consulting firm based in Heilbronn, Germany, offering a unified portfolio of consulting services organized around four core areas: Gründungsberatung (startup consulting), Unternehmensnachfolge (business succession), Fördermittelberatung (subsidy consulting), and Sanierung (restructuring). The service portfolio includes specialized sub-products such as Businessplan development, Gründercoaching, Unternehmensbewertung, Verkaufsexposé, and Restrukturierung services following IDW S6 standards. These offerings work together as an integrated consulting approach where the company guides clients from initial business creation through succession planning, leveraging public funding opportunities at each stage while providing turnaround services for companies in crisis.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gründungsberatung (Startup Consulting)
• Businessplan (Business Plan Creation)
• Gründercoaching (Startup Coaching)
• Bankgespräch (Bank Meeting Preparation)
• Unternehmensnachfolge (Business Succession Advisory)
• Unternehmensbewertung (Business Valuation)
• Unternehmensverkauf (Business Sale Advisory)
• Unternehmensübernahme (Business Acquisition Advisory)
• Fördermittelberatung (Public Subsidy Advisory)
• Fördermittel für Unternehmen (SME Funding Consulting)
• Sanierung (Corporate Restructuring and Turnaround)
• Restrukturierung (Restructuring with IDW S6)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 90% of consulting costs subsidized for eligible founders (Gründercoaching Deutschland for those from unemployment)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AGT e.V. (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Testamentsvollstreckung und Vermögenssorge)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMWB is a member of AGT e.V., the Working Group for Testamentary Execution and Asset Management. Membership enables MWB to act as executor (Testamentsvollstrecker/Nachlassverwalter) for clients' estates, providing continuity of business management after the owner's death.
• Steuerberater network (tax advisors)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMWB maintains a professional network of tax advisors (Steuerberater) who support consulting engagements when fiscal and tax questions arise in business plans, company valuations, succession, or restructuring projects.
• Rechtsanwälte network (lawyers)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMWB works with a network of lawyers (Rechtsanwälte) to address legal and contractual dimensions of company succession, restructuring, and rehabilitation consulting, including warranty/counter-guarantee catalog review (Gewährleistungshaftung) in M&A transactions.
• Wirtschaftsprüfer (auditors)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMWB collaborates with certified public auditors (Wirtschaftsprüfer) for Due Diligence reviews and formal company valuation assignments requiring independent audit sign-off.
• IHK Heilbronn-Franken (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIHK Heilbronn-Franken serves as a regional partner of KfW for the Gründercoaching Deutschland program in the Heilbronn-Franken region. MWB directs eligible clients to engage through IHK/Handwerkskammer for the subsidy application.
• Handwerkskammer Heilbronn (Chamber of Trades)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHandwerkskammer Heilbronn is a regional partner of KfW for the Gründercoaching Deutschland program in the Heilbronn-Franken region, serving as a subsidy intake channel for skilled trades (Handwerk) founders.
• MWB-Netzwerk (Coach network)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFor the Gründercoaching Deutschland program, MWB draws on its network of coaches (MWB-Netzwerk) to provide up to 12 months of coaching support to companies in the startup and consolidation phases. Coaches are funded through Federal and European Social Fund (ESF) resources.
• KfW-Bankengruppe (KfW Bank Group)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKfW is the federal development bank providing subsidized loans (KfW-Kredite) for startups and company successors. MWB advises clients on KfW product eligibility and facilitates application through the Hausbank procedure. KfW funding is a core element of MWB's Fördermittelberatung offering.
• L-Bank and Bürgschaftsbank Baden-WürttembergminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorL-Bank (state development bank of Baden-Württemberg) and Bürgschaftsbank Baden-Württemberg are key state-level funding partners referenced in MWB's subsidy advisory. These institutions provide subsidized loans and guarantee instruments for Gründer and Nachfolger in Baden-Württemberg, accessed via the Hausbank procedure.
• BAFA (Bundesamt für Wirtschaft und Ausfuhrkontrolle)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBAFA is the Federal Office for Economic Affairs and Export Control, administering consulting subsidies (Beratungsförderung) for SMEs. MWB is a listed BAFA consultant, enabling eligible companies to receive up to 50% cost subsidy (max. €1,500) for consulting engagements. Applications must be submitted online before the consulting engagement begins.
• Hochschulen, Wissenschaftler, Professoren (universities, scientists, professors)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMWB maintains close contact with universities, academic chairs, scientists, and professors with scientific and technical expertise. These relationships support applications for federal and EU-level research and innovation subsidies, particularly for technology-oriented Gründer and SMEs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• RSM Germany: German member of the RSM international network providing audit, tax and consulting services to mid-market companies, including succession and restructuring advisory. Comparable as a broader mid-market firm with overlapping SME succession capabilities and stronger brand.
• Warth & Klein Grant Thornton: German member of Grant Thornton International with restructuring, M&A and corporate finance practices serving mid-market and SME clients. Comparable as a mid-market incumbent providing overlapping succession and turnaround advisory.
• Ebner Stolz: Major German mid-market accounting and consulting firm with established restructuring, M&A and succession advisory practices. Comparable as a much larger incumbent competing for the same SME succession and restructuring engagements in Germany, with broader service portfolio.
• Mazars Germany: German audit, tax and consulting firm with restructuring and transaction advisory practice targeting mid-market companies. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for SME restructuring and succession mandates.
• PKF Fasselt Schlage: German member of the PKF international accounting network with SME-focused tax, audit and transaction advisory practices. Comparable as a mid-market firm active in succession and restructuring advisory for German SMEs.
• Baker Tilly Germany: German mid-market audit and consulting firm with restructuring, transaction advisory and succession practices serving SMEs. Comparable as a larger full-service player active in the same SME advisory segments.

Direct peers

• Möller Horcher: German boutique restructuring and insolvency consulting firm focused on SME turnaround and creditor-side advisory. Comparable as a similarly-sized specialist competing for the same SME restructuring engagements and IDW-grade assignments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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