Wirtschaftsförderung St. Wendeler Land mbH

Name

Wirtschaftsförderung St. Wendeler Land mbH

Legal name

Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft St. Wendeler Land mbH

Website

https://wfg-wnd.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wirtschaftsförderung St. Wendeler Land mbH is a publicly funded economic development corporation serving businesses, founders, municipalities, and associations in Landkreis St. Wendel, Saarland, providing free advisory services on funding, commercial property, digital transformation, and business retention.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Development Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (92512)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE)

Keywords

• Regional economic development
• Startup consulting services
• Business funding advisory
• Commercial real estate services
• Municipal economic support

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Wendel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Funding and Subsidies: WfG St. Wendeler Land is a publicly funded economic development corporation (Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft). Its primary revenue comes from public funding, subsidies, and contributions from its shareholders (municipalities, district, and regional banks). Services are provided free of charge to businesses, founders, and municipalities. The organization does not operate on a commercial revenue model.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Wirtschaftsförderung St. Wendeler Land mbH provides free advisory and coordination services for businesses, founders, municipalities, and associations in the Landkreis St. Wendel. Its core offerings cover the full business lifecycle — startup consulting, public funding advisory, commercial real estate site selection, and existing-business retention support — alongside regional development programs in digitalization, climate, health, skilled workers, and local supply. The organization also operates community and digital platforms such as Vereinsplatz WND (association portal), Keepfresh (local supply platform), and the Digitales Kompetenzzentrum (digitalization consulting).

Product overview

Wirtschaftsförderung St. Wendeler Land mbH is a regional economic development agency offering a portfolio of advisory services and digital platforms. Core services include Existenzgründungsberatung (startup consulting), Fördermittelberatung (funding advisory), Gewerbeflächen (commercial real estate), and Bestandspflege (existing business support). The Digitales Kompetenzzentrum provides digitization consulting for local businesses. The organization also operates several digital platforms including Vereinsplatz WND (association portal), Keepfresh/Smart Village (local supply platform), and manages health network Region Vital and climate network Zukunfts-Energie-Netzwerk. All services are coordinated through the main office in St. Wendel and serve the district of approximately 86,500 residents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digitales Kompetenzzentrum: Digital competence center providing support for digitalization initiatives in local businesses
• Vereinsplatz WND
• Smart Village / Keepfresh
• Region Vital St. Wendeler Land
• Zukunfts-Energie-Netzwerk St. Wendeler Land

Products and services

• Existenzgründungsberatung (Startup Consulting) Comprehensive startup consulting service for aspiring entrepreneurs in the Landkreis St. Wendel, providing business plan support, financing consultation, founding procedure information, SGB II founding support with expert opinions for Gründungszuschuss, and referrals to relevant authorities.
• Fördermittelberatung (Funding Advisory) Advisory service for corporate funding programs and subsidies, scanning EU, federal, and state funding landscapes, providing contact with funding providers, and guiding businesses through application processes.
• Gewerbeflächen (Commercial Real Estate Service) Commercial real estate service supporting company location decisions in the Landkreis St. Wendel, providing site information, planning assistance, marketing for the economic location, and help finding suitable office spaces.
• Bestandspflege (Existing Business Support) Existing business support service for established regional companies, including networking with regional companies, information on funding programs, support for spatial expansion, help with recruiting skilled workers, and succession planning.
• Digitales Kompetenzzentrum (Digital Competence Center) Coordinated digital transformation advisory service for regional businesses covering data protection compliance, cloud and mobile working solutions, collaboration tools, online marketing, funding advisory for digitalization, and networking with digitalization partners.
• Vereinsplatz WND (Association Platform) Online platform for associations and volunteers in the Landkreis St. Wendel, providing support opportunities, qualification offers, funding tips, digital association office tools, and the Ehrenamtsbörse volunteer exchange.
• Smart Village / Keepfresh (Local Supply Platform) Digital local supply platform enabling residents in underserved villages to order daily necessities online from local retailers and regional producers for home delivery.
• Region Vital St. Wendeler Land (Health Network) Health network and platform pooling regional health activities, supporting workplace health management (BGM) for businesses, and promoting health offerings across the region.
• Zukunfts-Energie-Netzwerk St. Wendeler Land (Future Energy Network) Climate protection support network helping businesses implement climate protection measures, offering energy efficiency consulting, renewable energy advice, mobility solutions, and funding support under the 'Null-Emission Landkreis St. Wendel' initiative.
• Ehrenamtsbörse (Volunteer Exchange) Volunteer exchange platform where associations and organizations in the Landkreis St. Wendel can search for and find volunteers to support their activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38 Existenzgründungsberatungen (founding consultations) conducted in the previous year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Saaris (Strategische Beratung Ressort 5, Saarland)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaaris is referenced as a key information and referral partner for founding and business development services. WfG directs clients to Saaris for additional information, training, and consulting. Saaris serves as a strategic partner in the Saarland economic development ecosystem.
• IHK Saarland (Industrie- und Handelskammer)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIHK Saarland is a referenced partner for founding and business development information and training. WfG collaborates with IHK Saarland on regional business development, hosting events such as the IHK Regional St. Wendel series on professional topics.
• HWK Saarland (Handwerkskammer)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHandwerkskammer des Saarlandes (Chamber of Crafts) is referenced as a key partner for founding and business development. WfG collaborates with HWK Saarland on training, qualification, and funding programs for skilled trades and crafts businesses.
• Gründer- und Technologiezentrum (GUT / GUTSG)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Gründer- und Technologiezentrum (GUT) is referenced as a key founding support partner. WfG refers founders and businesses to GUT for technology-oriented founding support, incubation, and networking within the Saarland startup ecosystem.
• Universität des SaarlandesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversität des Saarlandes is referenced as a partner for founding and business development. WfG collaborates with the university on promoting spin-offs from higher education institutions and facilitating the dual study system in the region.
• Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft (HTW) des SaarlandesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHTW Saarland (University of Applied Sciences) is referenced as a partner for founding and business development. WfG works with HTW to promote dual study programs and connect businesses with qualified graduates in the St. Wendel region.
• Wirtschaftsministerium SaarlandmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Saarland Ministry of Economics (Wirtschaftsministerium) is referenced as a key information partner for founding, funding programs, and investment incentives. WfG connects businesses with ministry resources and coordinates on state-level economic development initiatives.
• swg (Stadtwerke?)minorStrategic or Co-development Partnerswg is referenced as a partner for equity capital and participation programs for businesses in the Saarland region. WfG connects businesses seeking equity financing with swg as part of its funding advisory.
• Affv (Ausbildungs- und Fortbildungsförderverein e.V. St. Wendel)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFFV is a long-standing partner for vocational training and professional qualification in the St. Wendel region. WfG collaborates with AFFV on vocational education, dual study programs, external training management, and increasing the number of apprenticeships in regional businesses.
• Region Vital St. Wendeler Land e.V.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegion Vital e.V. is a health network association that WfG collaborates with to promote workplace health management (BGM) and regional health offerings. WfG supports the association in bundling and strengthening health-related activities in the region. WfG has built the regionvital.de platform as part of this collaboration.
• Zukunfts-Energie-Netzwerk St. Wendeler Land (Null-Emission Projekt)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Zukunfts-Energie-Netzwerk (Future Energy Network) is a climate protection initiative that WfG supports. WfG uses this network to help businesses implement climate protection measures, access renewable energy consulting, and navigate the regulatory framework of the energy transition. The collaboration includes the 'Null-Emission Landkreis St. Wendel' initiative.
• Vereinsplatz WNDmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVereinsplatz WND is a dedicated internet platform for associations and volunteers in the Landkreis St. Wendel, developed and maintained by WfG. It provides associations with information on support options, qualification offerings, funding tips, a podcast, digital association tools, and the Ehrenamtsbörse (volunteer exchange). The platform is a core WfG initiative for strengthening volunteering in the region.
• Keepfresh (Smart Village / Digitale Nahversorgung)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKeepfresh is a digital local supply platform WfG has adopted and deployed to strengthen local supply in underserved villages of the St. Wendel region. It enables residents to order daily necessities from local retailers and regional producers for home delivery. WfG supports the platform to address local supply gaps and promote regional producers.
• eveeno (Andreas Bothe)coreTechnology or Integrationeveeno is the event registration platform used by WfG for all its workshops, seminars, and events. The platform is provided by Andreas Bothe (Ellenbogendamm 8, Erlangen). WfG relies on eveeno for event ticketing, participant management, and registration workflows. Used under a data processing agreement (Art. 28 DSGVO).
• Campaign.Plus (Newsletter Platform)coreTechnology or IntegrationCampaign.Plus is the newsletter distribution platform used by WfG for its email communications. Based in Paderborn, Germany. WfG uses Campaign.Plus to send regular newsletters on events, seminars, and economic development news to subscribers. Used under a data processing agreement (Art. 28 DSGVO).
• Microsoft CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationWfG uses Microsoft Teams for video conferencing with employees, network partners, and business clients. Microsoft is a technology vendor providing the video conferencing infrastructure. WfG has a data processing agreement with Microsoft. Note: The datenschutz page mentions 'Privacy Shield' as the legal mechanism for data transfers, which is outdated (replaced by the EU-US Data Privacy Framework in 2023).
• futureminds Webdesign St. WendelcoreTechnology or Integrationfutureminds Webdesign is WfG's web agency and hosting provider, based at Werschweilerstr. 40, St. Wendel. They are responsible for the design, development, and hosting of the WfG website. Website analytics and visitor data are shared with futureminds as the web operator.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH: Berlin's state-level economic development agency offering business location marketing, funding advisory, and cluster management. Same Wirtschaftsförderung archetype as WfG but operating at city/state scale, providing a benchmark for service-portfolio design.
• Hamburg Invest: Hamburg's investment and economic development agency. Directly comparable publicly funded organization providing site selection, funding advisory, and business support services within a defined geographic territory.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Frankfurt GmbH: Municipal economic development corporation for the City of Frankfurt am Main. Directly comparable to WfG as a publicly funded GmbH delivering startup advisory, funding advisory, commercial real estate, and bestands-pflege services to local businesses and founders.
• Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH: Hessen's state economic development agency offering startup support, innovation funding advisory, and location marketing. Operates as a publicly owned GmbH with a similar governance and service-delivery model to WfG.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH (WFB): Bremen's municipal economic development agency delivering location marketing, funding advisory, and business support services as a publicly funded GmbH. Structurally analogous to WfG with a similar integrated service portfolio.
• saaris (saarland.innovation&kreativwirtschaft): Saarland's state-level innovation and startup service provider, focused on technology-oriented founding support. Directly comparable to WfG's GUT referral partnership and overlaps in startup advisory within the same Land.
• Wirtschaftsförderung Region Stuttgart GmbH: Regional economic development agency for the Stuttgart region. Public GmbH delivering cluster management, Fachkräftesicherung, and business advisory services; comparable to WfG in structure and service mix but at metropolitan-region scale.
• NRW.Global Business: North Rhine-Westphalia's state trade and investment agency. Comparable publicly funded economic development organization delivering site selection, funding advisory, and business support services within a defined geography.

Broad incumbents

• HWK Saarland (Handwerkskammer des Saarlandes): Saarland's Chamber of Crafts, providing founding and qualification advisory for trades businesses. Comparable to WfG's founding support role but with a statewide craft-trade mandate and statutory authority.
• IHK Saarland (Industrie- und Handelskammer Saarland): Regional Chamber of Industry and Commerce serving all of Saarland. Provides overlapping founding advisory, training, and business support, and is a mutual referral partner of WfG. A larger, broader-scope incumbent operating statewide rather than Landkreis-focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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