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Competitions and awards: Complementary to these financing schemes, innovation stimulating competitions such as "Jugend
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Management auf Zeit (MAZ): Financing of external experts that temporarily provide start-ups with their know-how in finance, marketing or technology.
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Support programs for the growth of established companies, with focus on regional growth, strengthening of competitiveness and job creation.
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impulse XS, impulse XL, impulse LEAD: Financing schemes for start-ups in the creative industries of up to €300,000 per project.
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Seedfinancing: Financing of innovative start-ups of up to €800,000 per project (Life
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PreSeed: Financing of preseed projects of up to €200,000 per project (Life
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was founded in 1954 as a special bank for the support of small and mid-sized companies. In 1962, the
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The origins of this bank go back to four different public entities that merged in 2002 into aws: The
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Special financing schemes for innovation and technology commercialization, particularly in the
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was created in order to reduce the risk for project financing. The fourth organization, the
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to provide credit for economic development and innovation support. In 1969 the
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The aws cooperates closely with international financing institutions such as
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fields IT and communication, green technology, life sciences (
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