What SBR does

sbr – Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Schulung und berufliche Reintegration mbH (sbr gGmbH) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991 and headquartered at Zuckerfabrik 30, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt (Hallschlag), Germany. The organization qualifies, employs, and trains individuals disadvantaged in the German labor market, including long-term unemployed people, youth with school-to-work transition difficulties, delinquent youth aged 14-21, and participants in court-ordered community service programs. Its service methodology follows a four-stage progression — Bildung – Aktivierung – Eingliederung – Vermittlung (Education – Activation – Integration – Placement) — anchored by the AIS (Arbeitsmarktintegration Sozialarbeit) division which coordinates all social projects and program quality control. The program portfolio includes 400+Zukunft (youth career assistance with €538/month stipend), Step by Step (supervised youth career entry), PengA (juvenile offender reintegration), SILKY4FUTURE (youth poverty prevention), KooBO (cooperative career orientation for students), and Arbeitsgelegenheiten under §16d SGB II.

The organization operates three wholly-owned subsidiaries that provide actual commercial operations as qualification venues: BONUS gGmbH (retail stores in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria securing neighborhood supply), ZAFA GmbH (a classical temporary staffing agency placing practice-tested employees with external companies), and SBR-Locations (gastronomy including catering, cafeteria management, cafés, restaurants, and a food truck fleet in the Stuttgart region). Operations span a headquarters administrative/production site in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt plus distributed program locations across Landkreis München (Ottobrunn, Kirchheim, Unterschleißheim) and Landkreis Tübingen (Kusterdingen).

Revenue is derived entirely from non-commercial sources for the parent: public employment program contracts with JobCenter Stuttgart, Agentur für Arbeit, Jugendamt Stuttgart, the European Social Fund (ESF), the European Union, and Stadt Stuttgart's Arbeitsförderung. The subsidiaries generate commercial revenue (retail sales, staffing fees, gastronomy revenue). Participants in programs such as 400+Zukunft receive a €538/month stipend. Customer acquisition is referral-driven via public employment institutions rather than marketing-driven. The organization holds DQS GmbH quality management certification and operates within German public-sector funding frameworks including §16d SGB II.

Name

SBR

Legal name

sbr – Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Schulung und berufliche Reintegration mbH

Website

https://sbr-ggmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

sbr gGmbH is a German non-profit organization founded in 1991 in Stuttgart that provides vocational training, qualification, employment, and reintegration services to labor market-disadvantaged individuals, operating multiple programs and three wholly-owned subsidiaries across Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development and Social Employment Services

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

College & Career Counseling (Admissions, Scholarships, Pathways) (EDAJALAE)

Keywords

• Workforce integration services
• Vocational training programs
• Labor market reintegration
• Subsidized employment
• Social employment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

sbr gGmbH is a German non-profit organization founded in 1991 that provides qualification, employment, and vocational training programs for people disadvantaged in the labor market. The AIS (Arbeitsmarktintegration Sozialarbeit) division coordinates social-pedagogical support, work opportunities, and integration programs, while three wholly-owned subsidiaries—BONUS gGmbH (retail), ZAFA GmbH (temporary staffing), and SBR-Locations (gastronomy)—provide practical workplaces for participants.

Product overview

SBR operates as a social services organization providing workforce integration and professional reintegration programs since 1991. The core offering centers on the AIS (Arbeitsmarktintegration Sozialarbeit) division, which coordinates all employment assistance and qualification programs. Supporting programs include youth-specific initiatives (400+Zukunft, Step by Step, KooBO) for vocational training and career orientation, and specialized reintegration programs (PENGA, SILKY4FUTURE) for delinquent youth and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The organization also operates work opportunities (Arbeitsgelegenheiten) and supplementary earning schemes (Zuverdienst Möglichkeiten) as transitional employment support, delivered through a methodology of Education – Activation – Integration – Placement in work.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AIS – Arbeitsmarktintegration Sozialarbeit (Labor Market Integration Social Work) Central coordination division for all sbr gGmbH social projects. Manages project development, control, and quality assurance for the organization's qualification and employment integration programs targeting labor-market-disadvantaged individuals.
• 400+Zukunft (Youth Vocational Assistance Program) Youth vocational assistance program for young people needing special support for school-to-work transition. Offers Hauptschulabschluss (secondary school qualification) completion, practical work experience, and a monthly stipend of €538 for full-time participation. Targets young people not adequately served by standard employment agency or job center programs.
• Step by Step Employment program for youth under youth welfare office (Jugendamt) supervision. Offers Hauptschulabschluss completion and practical work experience in various occupational areas, with social-pedagogical support.
• PENGA (Perspektiven nach gemeinnütziger Arbeit) Program for court-ordered community service by juvenile offenders aged 14-21. Offers coaching, vocational training, personal development support, and pathways to school/work perspectives.
• SILKY4FUTURE (Social Inclusion Labs for Kids and Youngsters) Social inclusion initiative addressing youth poverty prevention and rehabilitation for delinquent young people. Provides educational support and integration into regular systems through social inclusion labs.
• KooBO (Kooperative Berufsorientierung) Cooperative career orientation program for students combining theoretical content with practical work experience across various professional fields.
• Arbeitsgelegenheiten (§16d SGB II) Work opportunities for people unable to meet current labor market demands (long-term unemployed, those with illness/addiction). Provides participation in work life with appropriate employment and qualification positions under §16d SGB II.
• Zuverdienst Möglichkeiten (Supplementary Earning Opportunities) Supplementary earning opportunities for people permanently or temporarily unable to work full-time. Offers low-threshold employment with flexible hours of 6-15 hours per week for social welfare recipients.
• SBR-Locations Gastronomy Operations Gastronomy division operating restaurant concepts, catering service, cafeteria management, cafés, restaurants, and a food truck fleet in the Stuttgart region. Functions both as a commercial food service business and as a practical workplace for the integration of labor-market-disadvantaged individuals.
• BONUS Retail Stores (BONUS gGmbH) 100% subsidiary of sbr gGmbH operating retail stores in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. Provides employment, qualification, and training for labor-market-disadvantaged people while securing local neighborhood supply.
• ZAFA Temporary Staffing (ZAFA GmbH) 100% subsidiary of sbr gGmbH functioning as a traditional temporary staffing company (Zeitarbeitsunternehmen). Provides qualified, practice-tested temporary workers to external companies while offering internal qualification pathways for sbr participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2022, two participants transitioned to unsubsidized employment from Flower Power work opportunity program
• +1 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

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MoeencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2025Strategic partnership with Moeen as part of SBR's AI recruitment evaluation ecosystem development for the Saudi labor market. Part of five strategic partnerships announced to create integrated data analytics ecosystem supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
• MawhubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2025Strategic partnership with Mawhub as part of SBR's AI recruitment evaluation ecosystem development for the Saudi labor market. Part of five strategic partnerships announced to create integrated data analytics ecosystem supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
• InterversecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2025Strategic partnership with Interverse as part of SBR's AI recruitment evaluation ecosystem development for the Saudi labor market. Part of five strategic partnerships announced to create integrated data analytics ecosystem supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
• Career LinkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2025Strategic partnership with Career Link as part of SBR's AI recruitment evaluation ecosystem development for the Saudi labor market. Part of five strategic partnerships announced to create integrated data analytics ecosystem supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
• TafadicoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 December 2025Strategic partnership with Tafadi as part of SBR's AI recruitment evaluation ecosystem development for the Saudi labor market. Part of five strategic partnerships announced to create integrated data analytics ecosystem supporting Saudi Vision 2030 objectives.
• JobCenter StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary institutional partner for work integration and qualification programs. JobCenter refers benefit recipients (SGB II) to sbr measures and receives regular reporting including progress reports and completion reports for further integration planning.
• Agentur für Arbeit (Employment Agency)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary public employment partner directing job seekers to sbr qualification and placement programs.
• Stadt Stuttgart (City of Stuttgart)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides funding through Arbeitsförderung der Stadt Stuttgart for Ü21 community service program (street green maintenance) for delinquent adults. Supports flower power program for substituted drug-dependent participants working in Stuttgart green areas.
• Jugendamt Stuttgart (Youth Welfare Office)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRefers supervised youth to Step by Step program for career entry support. Coordinates with social workers on case management for youth under youth welfare supervision.
• PräventSozialminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner for Ü21 program for delinquent adults providing access pathway to street green maintenance work opportunities.
• Stuttgarter Netzwerke (Stuttgart Networks)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participation in working groups and specialist associations within Stuttgart networks, serving as interface to cooperation partners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CJD (Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschland): Large German non-profit education and youth vocational services provider serving disadvantaged young people across multiple regions. Directly comparable in mission (school-to-work transition, Hauptschulabschluss) and government-funded delivery model.
• SRH (Stiftung Rehabilitation Heidelberg): Education and rehabilitation group running vocational schools, qualification measures, and reintegration programs in Germany, with comparable publicly funded delivery.
• Kolping-Bildungswerk: Germany-wide Catholic vocational training and qualification network closely matching SBR's Hauptschulabschluss preparation, vocational orientation, and labor-market reintegration offerings.
• BBQ Berufliche Bildung und Qualifizierung: Vocational education and qualification provider focused on unemployed and disadvantaged adults in Germany, delivering comparable activation and placement services.
• bfz (Berufliche Fortbildungszentren der Bayerischen Wirtschaft): Provider of vocational qualification, activation, and integration programs for job seekers and disadvantaged groups in Bavaria and Germany, structurally similar to SBR's AIS division.
• DEKRA Akademie: Vocational training and certification arm operating across Germany with qualification and integration programs for job seekers and career changers, overlapping SBR's target segments.

Broad incumbents

• Caritas Germany: Large national welfare organization operating vocational integration, social-work, and youth programs relevant to SBR but on a much larger geographic and service scope.
• TÜV Rheinland Akademie: Large commercial training and certification provider delivering qualification and reskilling programs to job seekers and enterprises in Germany; overlaps SBR's training offerings but with a private, employer-paid model.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): Major German welfare federation with extensive vocational and social integration programs that overlap with SBR's mission at national scale.
• Diakonie Deutschland: National Protestant welfare association delivering broad social-assistance and labor-market integration services across Germany; SBR's work is a narrower, focused subset of its activities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/sbrggmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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