Location development

SFG proactively develops Styria as a business location and drives innovation, transformation, and forward-looking realignment. The focus is on innovation ecosystems and cooperation formats that leverage value creation potential and create a sustainably resilient region.

As Styrian’s location agency, SFG actively promotes the further development of our business location.

Economy and technology are constantly changing – that is why we remain flexible and rise to new challenges as they arise. Our focus is on location-relevant cross-cutting issues and key technologies, Styrian cluster and network organizations, the expansion of innovation infrastructure – for example, within the framework of COMET and SAL – the establishment of new businesses, the promotion of the start-up ecosystem, and the organization of business-related conferences and events.

As a process facilitator, we specifically promote exchange and cooperation between relevant players. We see ourselves as a connecting interface between business, research, and administration – with the clear goal of sustainably strengthening Styria as an internationally competitive and livable business location.

In terms of content, we work in key future-oriented fields such as mobility, green tech and wood technology, health tech, microelectronics and electronic-based systems, the creative industries, mechanical engineering, and internationalization.

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Business location and site search
Would you like to settle in Styria or expand your business and are you looking for suitable properties and partners? We will support you in this!
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COMET-centers and -projects
The nationwide COMET program has been intensively and successfully promoted in Styria for years. Close cooperation between research institutions and companies brings innovations and technological developments into economic application and strengthens the competitiveness of the regional economy.
Focus topics - Battery pilot project
Battery technology is one of the key growth industries, playing a central role in electromobility, renewable energy storage, and numerous industrial applications.
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Impulse centers and incubators
We develop and operate first-class business parks and accelerators throughout Styria.
Innovationspreis Steiermark
We reward your innovative ideas and issue you with a ticket to the Staatspreis Innovation. Find out more about the award-winning companies and submit your innovative project in the next call for entries.
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Internationalization and export
We help companies drive forward their internationalization and successfully tap into new markets. Here you will find valuable programs and contacts.
Creative industries
Where ideas meet business, the future is created. The creative industries make companies more visible, products more desirable, and regions more vibrant. They are therefore a driver of innovation and strengthen competitiveness.
Silicon Austria Labs (SAL)
SAL is a leading research center for electronics and software-based systems (ESBS). In Graz, Villach, and Linz, research is conducted into pioneering solutions for environmental protection, health, energy, mobility, and security. SAL brings together key players from industry and science, with SFG holding a 10% stake.
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Startupmark
Startupmark is your gateway to the Styrian startup ecosystem and the most important point of contact for anyone who wants to turn their innovative startup ideas into reality. Get started and discover the network with targeted support, exciting initiatives, current events, and much more.
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Styrian cluster and network organizations
Styrian cluster and network organizations link local industries, promote innovation, and strengthen our competitiveness in national and international markets.
Wood Vision Lab
The Wood Vision Lab in Weiz is a new pioneering center for sustainable high-tech lightweight materials made of wood, combining research with entrepreneurial and industrial applications. SFG is involved in the joint development and further development of the lab.
Zukunftstag
For over a decade, the Zukunftstag has been THE flagship event in Styria for new ideas and networking in business and science.

Our regional experts

Portrait Gerd Holzschlag
Gerd Holzschlag

Managementboard & Verantwortlicher Wirtschaftsentwicklung & Innovationsinfrastruktur

+43 316 7093 320
Portrait Katharina Kern
Katharina Kern

Stv. Verantwortliche Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 208
Portrait Gerald Fasching
Gerald Fasching

Projektmanager Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement, Internationalisierung

+43 316 7093 330
Portrait Manfred Kink
Manfred Kink

Projektmanager Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 321
Portrait Daniel Krautzer
Daniel Krautzer

Projektmanager Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 306
Portrait Michael Liebminger
Michael Liebminger

Projektmanager Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 333
Portrait Manuela Maier
Manuela Maier

Projektmanagerin Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 311
Katharina Deutsch
Katharina Menzel

Projektmanagerin Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 303
Portrait Doris Paier
Doris Paier

Projektmanagerin Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 312
Portrait Magdalena Stabler
Magdalena Stabler

Projektmanagerin Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 336
Susanne Steinkellner
Susanne Steinkellner

Assistentin Standortentwicklung & Standortmanagement

+43 316 7093 305
Portrait Christine Stippel
Christine Stippel

Controllerin Wirtschaftsentwicklung & Innovationsinfrastruktur

+43 316 7093 316