Investments of the Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg (MBG)
MBG Berlin-Brandenburg strengthens the equity base of small and medium-sized enterprises in Berlin and Brandenburg through silent and direct participations to finance start-ups, investments, innovations, and cooperations. Applications can be submitted throughout the year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg (MBG) is a self-help institution of the commercial economy and supports companies by strengthening their equity base through the assumption of typical silent and direct participations (provision of liable equity). The participation can be used to finance start-ups, investments, innovations, cooperations as well as inventories, start-up costs, and market development measures. The goal is the creation or securing of sustainably competitive enterprises.
Eligible expenses
- Financing of start-ups
- Investments
- Innovations
- Cooperations
- Inventory
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Non-eligible expenses
- Debt restructuring
- Follow-up financing
- Renovations
Eligible to apply
- Founders
- Companies
Funding requirements
- Economically promising project
- Orderly economic conditions
- Professional and commercial qualifications of the entrepreneurs
- No funding for debt restructuring, refinancing, and reorganizations
Documents required for application
- Application form
- Self-disclosure
- Financial statements of the last three years
- Business management evaluation (BWA) with summary and balance list
- Project description
- Articles of association/excerpt from the commercial register
- Curriculum vitae of the managing directors
- Liquidity plan
- Profitability forecast
Evaluation criteria
- Economic prospects for success
- Innovation and growth potential
- Sustainability aspects
- Creation or securing of jobs
- Equity strengthening
Description
The Mittelständische Beteiligungsgesellschaft Berlin-Brandenburg (MBG) has long been strengthening the equity base of young founders and established small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Berlin and Brandenburg region. By taking on typically silent or direct participations, MBG supports the financing of start-ups, investments, innovations, and cooperations. Inventory, start-up costs, and measures for market development can also be partially secured. With a participation period of up to ten years, promising projects can be implemented flexibly. The funding instruments aim to create or secure sustainably competitive businesses, preserve or expand jobs, and increase the growth potential of regional companies. A 100% participation rate ensures full focus on the project without the entire financing burden resting on the shoulders of the applicants. Applications can be submitted year-round, enabling timely financing decisions.
MBG grants participation amounts between €50,000 and €1,500,000 (in justified individual cases up to €2,500,000), thus providing a solid building block for equity enhancement. Prerequisites include an economically promising project, orderly financial conditions, as well as professional and commercial qualifications of the entrepreneurs. Debt restructuring, refinancing, and restructuring measures are excluded. The application requires a detailed project description as well as business management documents, for example annual financial statements, business management evaluations including trial balance, articles of association/extract from the commercial register, resumes of management, liquidity plan, and profitability forecast. This comprehensive documentation enables a swift review and decision. Interested founders and entrepreneurs thus receive a tailored complement to their capital structure and can advance their growth with professional support from MBG.
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