We will help you gain a foothold in the local economy and get set up efficiently. We will guide and support you so you can execute your investment plans as effectively as possible.

We will guide and support you so you can execute your investment plans as effectively as possible.

The services we offer to companies and investors encompass:

• ​Help in finding all kinds of premises for your business
• Help in finding or purchasing land for industrial development
• Financial support (loans, guarantees or subsidies – available under specific conditions)
• Overview of the city and region from the socio-economic, institutional, cultural and tourism angles
• Networking with private-sector partners, government representatives and innovators
• Advice and assistance for start-ups
• Innovation support
• Facilitating administrative paperwork
• Relocation service for companies and their staff and families

The city’s business assistance unit works closely with the cantonal economic development unit. The services provided by the economic promotion departments of the Biel-Bienne and Bern canton are cumulative.

Please contact us using the online form ¹, send us an  email ² or call us ³.
Here is a sample of partners who can help you set up in Biel/Bienne and achieve your project goals:

• SME Portal for small and medium-sized enterprises ⁴
• Business and Industry Association of the Canton of Bern ⁵
• Bern Economic Development Agency (berninvest) ⁶
• Biel-Seeland Business Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer Biel-Seeland) ⁷
• Be-advanced ⁸ – initial advice for SMEs and start-ups