• 1,400+ trade professionals
• 109 domestic offices
• 128 commercial offices located in U.S. Embassies and Consulates in more than 75 countries
• 800-USA-TRADE call center
• Advocacy Center

What we do

• Support U.S. businesses with customized solutions, and a joint European approach

How we do it

• Trade Counseling
• Market Intelligence
• Business Matchmaking
• Advocacy and Commercial Diplomacy
• Trade Promotion Programs

Click here for the website: The U.S. Commercial Service

The Czech Franchise Association (ČAF) is a non-profit, professional organization associating at the national level franchising providers – franchisors and specialists dealing with franchising issues, lawyers and advisors. The Association was established in 1993 and its mission is to inform non-professional and professional public about the fundamentals and significance of franchising and about successful representatives of this form of business. We cooperate with professional and specialised unions in the Czech Republic and other franchise unions in Europe. The Czech Franchise Association is a member of the European Franchise Federation and the World Franchise Council.

CAF has 60 members at present. Members of the Czech Franchise Association are big, well-known, international systems as for example Yves Rocher, RE/MAX, NATURHOUSE, McDonald´s, and national franchise systems for example CrossCafe, Ambiente, OXALIS, Vytopna, Svět zdraví, Solodoor, Potrefena Husa or international partnership of layers, tax advisors and auditors Noerr or Kocian Solc Balastik.
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Camera Europeana de Comert Industrie si Franciza este unul dintre cele mai importante forumuri de reprezentare a oamenilor de afaceri europeni. Exponenta a economiei libere de piata, Camera Europeana de Comert Industrie si Franciza a contribuit activ la dezvoltarea mediului de afaceri si, implicit, a Romaniei. Una dintre cele mai mari provocari ale zilelor noastre o reprezinta mentinerea competitivitatii economice, iar eforturile CECIF vizeaza, in principal, sustinerea intreprinderilor de toate dimensiunile și din toate sectoarele, prin oferirea de oportunitati si informatii, acces la idei noi si inovare, expertiza si suport. CECIF consulta si sustine includerea opiniilor mediului de afaceri în dezbaterile aflate pe agenda publica si promoveaza opiniile, necesitatile si dezideratele comunitatii de afaceri in elaborarea si implementarea politicilor publice.
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Acquire a crisis-proof franchise licence... and give your life a new perspective
We don't "talk" you into a franchise licence. Together we find out which franchise concept could suit you. Not every person's type is suitable for acquiring a franchise. Many prefer the supposed safe haven of employment (high need for security). Others are creative and don't like to get involved in a standardised system with rigid process flows (high willingness to take risks). The ideal franchisee or master franchisee moves between these two extremes. On the one hand, he must think and act entrepreneurially (willingness to take risks), on the other hand, he must implement the specifications of a tested system (security). The system helps to avoid mistakes that an individual would inevitably make when setting up his own business.

Click here for the website: Master Franchise Germany

Economic Development Frankfurt  - your competent contact for location matters and questions of economic development in Frankfurt am Main.
We are an independent pilot for all questions of startups and founders. For companies, we offer customized information about Frankfurt's economic structure and its key industries. With the help of industry meetings and networks initiated by us, we provide you with contacts to other companies, associations, communities and consultants.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of the City of Frankfurt am Main, we act as an intermediary between business and politics and take your needs to the political committees. We pursue our primary goal of creating growth and jobs through active company consulting and cluster-related settlement strategies. In addition, we make recommendations on economic and location policy measures and develop proposals to secure the economic future of Frankfurt am Main.
As an advisory and service center for Frankfurt companies, foreign investors and start-ups, the Economic Development Department continues to provide support in the steps required to open a business at the location. Regardless of company size and industry, the Economic Development Department provides quick access to information, institutions and contacts and assists with smooth market access.

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In order to enable founders and start-ups from all sectors to set up a company quickly and without red tape, firma.de combines individual advice with a digital one-stop shop for all services before, during and after the start-up. As a central point of contact, firma.de supports all administrative work processes outside of the core business: whether company formation, accounting, payroll, tax and legal advice or trademark registration - entrepreneurs book the right package online and at transparent prices.

Click here for the website: firma.de

FRANCHISE 4.X has been helping franchise systems in the phases of development, growth and digital transformation since 2018.

Together with the head and founder Timo Marschall, a franchise expert with over 15 years of experience, they set new standards in the implementation of innovative concepts. measurable results based on (real-time) data.

Whether business model development, financing, system building, franchisee acquisition, recruiting, online marketing or the digitalization of system processes - here franchisors will find the “one-stop shop” for all topics that guarantee long-term economic success.

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FranchiseBusiness.ch is the Swiss platform for franchise and license systems active in Switzerland. Here companies from Switzerland and abroad can use profile presentations to raise their awareness and profile their image. Master and multi-unit franchisees as well as individual franchisees can also be searched for and addressed directly.

Click here for the website: Bellone Franchise Consulting

Franchise consultants with passion. The SYNCON International Franchise Consultants are an international consulting group for franchising with locations in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. They are market leaders in the German-speaking region and have successfully accompanied and helped shape around 1400 franchise projects in the areas of set-up, optimization and expansion in more than 30 years.

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The IHK Frankfurt am Main is the first point of contact for start-ups and existing businesses. Every year, around 6,000 founders take advantage of our wide range of information and orientation services, which range from flyers and brochures to seminars, online planning aids and individual counselling sessions.

We discuss business plans, provide support with business management, legal and tax issues, inform about funding opportunities and open up access to partner initiatives, mentors, coaches, business angels and many other players in the start-up scene.

Our goal is to strengthen founders in their business competence, to eliminate weaknesses in planning and to point out profitable networks so that the step into the market succeeds and a secure existence can be built.

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The FSP Group is a nationally recognized vehicle monitoring organization in Germany, whose partners conduct official inspections of all types of vehicles under the TÜV Rheinland brand. In addition, FSP partners also offer damage and value assessments, analyses, and forensic vehicle inspections. The partnership provides engineers, automotive master technicians, or technicians a secure path to self-employment that is intensely supported and accompanied throughout the entire life cycle.

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The Economic Development Department of the state capital Mainz is the first point of contact for Mainz companies and an intermediary between politics, business and administration. We provide support in all location matters and questions of economic development. 

Advice.
We accompany you from the start-up idea to the small and large questions arising from everyday business life. We work with you to find the right solution for your needs. 

Networking.
Our network of companies and institutions can help you. We guide you through the jungle of authorities and bring you together with the right people in Mainz. 

Promote.
We are constantly developing our range of information, seminars and events to strengthen your company in Mainz. 

Let us know what you need. We are happy to be your contact!

Click here for the website: Economic Development Mainz

The German-Turkish Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Turkey) is part of the worldwide network of German Chambers of Commerce Abroad (AHK) with 150 locations in 93 countries. It was founded in 1994 and has since supported over 1000 member companies in their international business, as a major platform for bilateral economic exchange.
In its role as the service brand of AHK Turkey, DEinternational Servis Hizmetleri A.Ş. (DEinternational) offers various tailor-made services to help Turkish and German entrepreneurs in their German-Turkish business relations. We are ready to take on any challenge beyond our service portfolio that contributes to the promotion of bilateral economic relations. Our services include, but are not limited to:İnddividual advice with the provision of information materials and the recommendation of further sources or external consultants.Market analyses with business-relevant data.Business partner referrals, including supplier searches, customer searches, investor searches, joint venture partner searches and distribution partner searches.Assistance with import, legal and tax issues, as well as information on these matters.We are committed to strengthening companies in their German-Turkish economic relations and providing them with customized solutions.

Click here for the website: AHK Turkey