Kreis Pinneberg Wirtschaft

Name

Kreis Pinneberg Wirtschaft

Legal name

WEP Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft des Kreises Pinneberg mbH

Website

https://kreis-pinneberg-wirtschaft.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tornesch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Municipal shareholder funding: WEP is a municipal limited company (GmbH) owned by the 49 cities and municipalities of Kreis Pinneberg. Its operations are funded by contributions from its municipal shareholders. Services to businesses are provided free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Kreis Pinneberg Wirtschaft (WEP) is the municipal economic development agency for the Kreis Pinneberg district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It provides free, neutral settlement and location consulting to businesses seeking to locate, expand, or relocate, develops and stockpiles immediately buildable commercial land across six business parks, and supports startups through microcredit counselling, the KOMPASS funding programme, and founding seminars. All services are funded by WEP's 49 municipal shareholders and provided at no cost to clients.

Product overview

Kreis Pinneberg Wirtschaft, operated by WEP Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft des Kreises Pinneberg mbH, offers an integrated economic development portfolio centered on commercial real estate provision and business support services. The core offering comprises immediately buildable commercial land across six business parks (Müssentwiete, Parkstadt Eggerstedt, Businesspark Tornesch, EQ Businesspark Quickborn, BusinessPark Elbufer, and Auf dem Hall), supplemented by free settlement consulting, business startup support (including microcredits and the KOMPASS program), the monthly WEP Report Newsletter, the Content Hub for marketing materials, and the Standortkommunikation location marketing campaign initiated in 2024. The portfolio is rounded out by the Unternehmens-Netzwerk Fachkräfte initiative for workforce networking.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gewerbegrundstücke (Commercial Real Estate Sites) Development and provision of immediately buildable commercial land across six business parks in Kreis Pinneberg — Müssentwiete (Pinneberg), Parkstadt Eggerstedt (Pinneberg), Businesspark Tornesch, EQ Businesspark Quickborn, BusinessPark Elbufer (Wedel), and Auf dem Hall (Rellingen). WEP acts as trustee, developing and stockpiling sites on its own balance sheet so companies can establish, relocate, or expand without delay. Target audience: companies of all sizes seeking commercial sites.
• Ansiedlungsberatung (Settlement Consulting) Free, neutral consulting services for companies regarding location selection, settlement, relocation, expansion, permits, financing, construction, and personnel recruitment. WEP provides introductions to relevant contacts through its regional networks. Target audience: businesses evaluating Kreis Pinneberg for location, relocation, or expansion.
• Unternehmensgründung (Business Startup Support) Comprehensive support for business formation in Kreis Pinneberg, including microcredit counselling, the KOMPASS funding programme, and educational seminars on successful business creation in part-time, full-time, and side-business ventures. Target audience: aspiring entrepreneurs and startups.
• WEP Report Newsletter Monthly newsletter providing news, events, and company stories about Kreis Pinneberg and the Hamburg metropolitan region to economic stakeholders. Target audience: regional economic actors, businesses, and entrepreneurs.
• Content Hub Centralised platform providing high-quality marketing materials — photos, videos, text templates, and signature assets — for companies and organisations to use in communications about Kreis Pinneberg. Access is free after registration and approval by WEP. Target audience: businesses and municipalities participating in location promotion.
• Standortkommunikation Kampagne (Location Marketing Campaign) Region-wide location marketing initiative launched in 2024 to position Kreis Pinneberg as an attractive business, living, and work location. Companies can join as participants and use the campaign materials to amplify collective visibility. Target audience: regional businesses, press, municipalities, and individuals.
• Unternehmens-Netzwerk Fachkräfte (Corporate Network for Skilled Workers) Networking initiative that brings together regional companies to exchange knowledge and experiences, identify regional workforce needs, and develop support offerings such as workshops on modern recruitment. Target audience: regional employers and HR decision-makers.
• KOMPASS Funding Programme Funding programme supporting business founders and startups in Kreis Pinneberg, administered via WEP's project managers for Gründungen. Target audience: startups and early-stage founders in Kreis Pinneberg.
• Mikrokredit (Microcredit) Counselling Microcredit advisory service provided free of charge to small-scale founders and entrepreneurs in Kreis Pinneberg. Target audience: small-scale founders and micro-entrepreneurs needing early-stage capital.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kreis Pinneberg is ranked first among all Schleswig-Holstein Kreise for number of businesses and for rate of business start-ups.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 49 municipalities of Kreis PinnebergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 49 cities and municipalities of Kreis Pinneberg are the shareholders (Gesellschafter) of WEP Wirtschaftsförderungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft des Kreises Pinneberg mbH. They fund WEP's operations and receive economic development services in return. The Aufsichtsratsvorsitz (supervisory board chair) is Torsten Hauwetter. The full list of municipal shareholders is represented in the website footer with links to each municipality's website.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Metropolregion Hamburg: Cross-state coordination body for the Hamburg metropolitan region in which WEP operates. Provides higher-level regional positioning, branding, and project coordination that complements WEP's Kreis-level services.
• IHK zu Kiel (Industrie- und Handelskammer): Chamber of Commerce covering Schleswig-Holstein. Adjacent organization offering business advisory, startup support, and policy advocacy in the same state; serves overlapping but different mandate (statutory chamber vs. economic development agency).

Direct peers

• Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH: State-level economic development agency for Hesse. Comparable mandate of attracting investment, supporting business settlement, and providing workforce and innovation services; operates under similar publicly funded model.
• Hamburg Invest Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft: Hamburg's municipal economic development agency. Direct peer operating in the same Metropolregion Hamburg, providing settlement consulting, real estate services, and business support to companies seeking to locate or expand in Hamburg.
• WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH: Bremen's municipal economic development company. Comparable publicly funded entity offering settlement consulting, real estate, startup support, and cluster development for the Bremen region.
• München Business / Referat für Wirtschaft: Munich's municipal economic development function. Comparable publicly funded entity providing settlement consulting, commercial real estate services, and startup support to businesses in the Munich metropolitan region.
• NRW.Invest GmbH: State-level economic development agency for North Rhine-Westphalia. Comparable Wirtschaftsförderung entity providing settlement consulting, FDI attraction, and location marketing to domestic and international companies.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH: Regional economic development agency for the Stuttgart region. Comparable mandate covering multiple municipalities, providing business settlement services, location marketing, and cluster development support.
• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie: Berlin's public economic development company. Comparable in offering settlement consulting, business development services, and location marketing to companies across multiple sectors; structurally similar as a publicly funded Wirtschaftsförderung entity.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH: Frankfurt's municipal economic development company. Directly comparable in providing free settlement consulting, commercial real estate services, startup support, and networking for businesses in the Frankfurt region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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