Partnering in Business with Germany is tailored to your needs
Are you looking for new business partners from abroad? Would you like to gain access to new target markets? And without much effort? Partnering in Business with Germany offers contacts to well-prepared entrepreneurs from currently 18 partner countries.
Your benefits from participating
in the partnership programme
Managers from the partner countries visit your company to get to know each other – either as a group or for individual co-operation talks.
either as a group or for individual co-operation talks. Your company benefits in various ways:
You benefit from direct contacts:
During each visit, you will meet managers from around 20 international companies that are interested in doing business in Germany. As the discussions are held in English, you can make direct contact with the decision-makers. In exceptional cases, we provide interpreters.
Suitable partners:
Through targeted pre-selection, the programme ensures that you come into contact with suitable entrepreneurs. Both sides benefit from the mutual exchange by gaining access to new target markets with sales potential with which few economic relationships have existed to date. These contacts often form the basis for long-term co-operation.
Conclusion of contracts:
The selected managers come to you with concrete business ideas. Business works best face-to-face when the business partners know, trust and appreciate each other. The on-site exchange typical of the programme with real insights into business practice is ideal for this.
Self-promotion:
You have the opportunity to present your products and services to foreign entrepreneurs in online or face-to-face meetings. Visits from foreign managers help to raise the profile and reputation of your company abroad.
How the funding programme works
The programme carefully and comprehensively prepares foreign managers for cooperation with your company.
Entrepreneurs familiarise themselves with German business culture, understand the advantages of high German quality standards, environmental protection, fair working conditions and adherence to deadlines and contracts and are aware of their importance for the long-term success of cooperation with German partners.
Foreign decision-makers gain comprehensive knowledge of the German market.
They know the requirements for submitting detailed offers and formulating their own needs for products and services. Throughout the entire programme, the participating managers will be able to substantiate promising cooperation projects with potential German business partners.
Support from Business Development Centres in Germany ensures that the managers are specifically prepared for B2B meetings from the start of the programme.
How can my company find new cooperation partners through Partnering in Business with Germany?
As a German company, you can participate in the programme in two ways: Invite a group of foreign managers to your company and exchange experiences (company visits). This will give you an insight into the foreign market and help you find interesting partners.
You can also make individual contact with foreign companies and explore future co-operation (B2B).
Every year, an average of 700 company visits and over
over 2,000 B2B meetings take place. Around two thirds of the participating
German companies involved are SMEs.
Industry and topic focus with
Responsibility for the future!
Partnering in Business with Germany is cross-industry and will be expanded to include new industry offerings as required.
Participants currently come from the following sectors in particular:
The partnership programme for
company cooperation
in 18 target markets worldwide
Establishing international business contacts to internationalise your company
For 25 years, Partnering in Business with Germany has been bringing together managers from Germany and abroad to establish long-term, cross-border business partnerships. The programme currently reaches companies in 18 developing and emerging countries. The programme is being expanded to include new partner countries as required. The broad network of alumni associations ensures a wide range of contacts – even beyond participation in the programme.
In the partner countries, the programme enjoys a high economic policy status. The partner governments and their implementing organisations are responsible for promoting the programme, while the partners are also responsible for the selection process for qualified companies and preparing participants for the programme.
Information on the main areas of focus in the bilateral programme implementation, sector priorities, the application process and contact persons can be found on the Partnering in Business with Germany information page
See here upcoming opportunities:
Partnering in Business with Germany
Partnering in business with Germany is a strategic opportunity to efficiently achieve business goals, drive innovation, and secure international success. With the right approach and a well-thought-out network, companies can benefit from Germany’s economic strength and build sustainable partnerships.
- MOLDOVA – Program start: February 10, 2025 (stay in Germany from March 24 to April 10, 2025 ) – completed
Industry background: General economic cooperation (cross-sectoral).
Group implementation with 16 participants in Stuttgart and Ulm.
Industry background: Food producers (group focus), IT, services, trade fair construction, cable manufacturing, measuring device manufacturers, information and communication, among others.
Participating companies from Moldova - INDIA – Program start: June 26, 2025 (stay in Germany: July 7–24, 2025 ) – completed.
Industry background: General economic cooperation (cross-sectoral).
Further information to follow. - MEXICO – Start of the programme: 18.08.2025 (stay in Germany: 29.09.-16.10.25)
Sector background: General economic cooperation (cross-sector).
Group implementation with currently 20 participants in Heilbronn and Freiburg.
BMWE support programmes
The German government supports German companies in developing and securing foreign markets through a wide range of foreign trade promotion instruments. In addition to institutions such as the Chambers of Commerce Abroad, the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE) also provides support in opening up international markets.
Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is the economic development agency of the Federal Republic of Germany. With over 60 locations worldwide and its comprehensive, customer-orientated range of economic and industry data on foreign markets as well as information on tenders, investment and development projects and legal and customs matters, GTAI supports German and foreign companies in expanding their business activities. GTAI and its services are funded by the BMWE.
