Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Name

Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Legal name

Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V.

Website

https://vumv.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Employer Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADANAM

Labor, Social Protection & Occupational Safety Standards Cooperation

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/International Standards, Policy & Regulatory Cooperation

Keywords

• Employer association federation
• Collective bargaining representation
• Labor market policy advocacy
• Employer interest lobbying
• Regional business federation

Headquarters

HQ city

Schwerin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. (VU) is an umbrella employers' federation that coordinates 60 employer, economic, specialist, and regional member associations representing more than 7,800 companies and 340,000 employees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The federation advocates for employer interests before state and federal politics, administrations, media, and the general public, and serves as the official state representation of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and the state association of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). It operates across eight policy fields: labor market policy, wage and tariff policy, social security, labor law, economic policy, economic promotion, vocational training, and education/higher education.

Product overview

Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände für Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. (VU) is an employers' federation and umbrella association, not a technology product company. It provides policy advocacy, representation services, and coordinates 60 member associations representing over 7,800 employers and approximately 340,000 employees. Services span eight policy areas including labor market, wage/tariff policy, social security, labor law, economic policy, economic promotion, vocational training, and education.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Advocacy and Employer Representation Services Advocacy and representation services delivered on behalf of 60 member associations and their 7,800+ member companies before state and federal political bodies, administrations, media, and the general public. Service targets the unified employer voice of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern under VU's mandate as state representation of BDI and state association of BDA.
• Member Association Coordination Services Coordination and network management services that bring together 60 trade, employer, specialist, and regional associations representing more than 7,800 companies and 340,000 employees in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern into a unified federation structure.
• VBU - Verband der Bildungsunternehmen MV e.V. Member service supporting the Association of Education Companies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Verband der Bildungsunternehmen MV e.V.), representing vocational education providers within the VU federation structure.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe VU is the official state representation (Landesvertretung) of the BDI in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This affiliation provides the VU with access to federal industrial policy networks and allows the BDI to channel its interests through the VU at the state level. The BDI is referenced in the VU''s news feed and logo display on the homepage.
• Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe VU is the official state association (Landesverband) of the BDA in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This provides the VU with access to federal employer policy, collective bargaining coordination, and labor law advocacy at the national level. The BDA logo is displayed on the VU homepage alongside the BDI.
• Landesmarketing Mecklenburg-VorpommernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Invest in MV location campaign (Wirtschafts- und Industriemarketing-Kampagne), which brings together central stakeholders including chambers, employer associations, and regional economic development agencies for regional location marketing.
• Kammern (Chambers of Commerce)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Invest in MV location campaign, working alongside the VU, Landesmarketing, and regional economic development agencies.
• Regionale Wirtschaftsförderer (Regional Economic Development Agencies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Invest in MV location campaign, collaborating with central actors to support regional economic development.
• Wirtschafts- und Industriemarketing-Kampagne 'Invest in MV'minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn economic and industrial marketing campaign coordinated by the VU and key regional stakeholders to promote Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as a business location. The VU is an active member of the development and implementation network from the outset.
• WIR - Erfolg braucht Vielfalt (Diversity Initiative)minorOthersThe VU references the 'WIR - Erfolg braucht Vielfalt' diversity initiative as a linked resource under its topics section, indicating participation in or support of this employer diversity program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. (BDI): Federal industrial association of which the VU is the official state representation in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Operates one tier above the VU on industrial and economic policy at the federal and EU level.
• Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände (BDA): Federal umbrella of German employer associations of which the VU is the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state association. Operates one tier above the VU on cross-sector employer policy, collective bargaining coordination, and federal advocacy.

Direct peers

• Unternehmen Hessen (Landesvereinigung der Unternehmensverbände Hessen): Hessian state-level umbrella of employer, economic, and specialist associations. Same Dachverband structure, same scope of collective bargaining and policy advocacy as the VU, making it a close functional analogue.
• NORDMETALL Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie e.V. Northern German metal and electrical industry employer association covering Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Member of the VU umbrella and a direct sectoral peer for collective bargaining and labor policy in the same region.
• Vereinigung der Bayerischen Wirtschaft e.V. (vbw): The Bavarian state-level employer federation with the same structural role as the VU: Dachverband of Bavarian employer associations representing industry, trades, and regional employers in collective bargaining and political advocacy. Direct functional peer — the strongest state-level comparison to the VU.
• Verband der Sächsischen Wirtschaft e.V. (VSW): State-level employer federation in Saxony. Structurally and functionally similar to the VU — a Dachverband representing employer interests in collective bargaining, labor law, and economic policy at the state level.
• Unternehmerverbände Berlin-Brandenburg (UVB): Umbrella association of employer and business associations in Berlin-Brandenburg, performing the same state-level employer representation, collective bargaining, and political advocacy function as the VU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
• NiedersachsenMetall Verband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie Niedersachsen: Lower Saxony metal and electrical employer association — sectoral peer to VU member associations, performing collective bargaining and employer advocacy on industrial relations in an adjacent northern German state.
• Vereinigung der Unternehmensverbände in Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (UV Nord): Cross-state employer federation for Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein. Same Dachverband model and collective bargaining / advocacy role as the VU, operating in adjacent northern German states.

Others

• Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK): Federal association of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce. Co-partner with the VU in the Invest in MV campaign and adjacent ecosystem player, but legally and structurally distinct (chambers are public-law bodies, not voluntary employer federations).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/VUMV.de
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vereinigung-der-unternehmensverb%C3%A4nde-f%C3%BCr-mecklenburg-vorpommern-e-v-

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

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