LOCATION
Berlin Business Consulting for Studios, Clinics and Venues
Berlin's economic development agency groups the city's strengths into clusters: information technology with media and creative work, the health industry, transport and logistics, energy technology, and optics. Alongside them sits a large visitor trade of hotels, restaurants and conference venues.
Owners in Berlin often run young teams on project income, with founders who still do the selling. Our side is calls and screen sharing from India. You see a written scope before anything begins, priced in euros or the currency you use. Matters of tax, hiring law or permits belong with advisers in Germany; our part is the running of the business.
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What shapes business
in Berlin.
Digital, media and creative firms
Berlin Partner describes information and communication technology together with media and creative industries as one of its clusters, stressing the link between technology and creative work. Software houses, design studios, game makers and agencies share the same freelancers and the same project rhythm.
Health industry
The same agency names the health industry as a cluster covering biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical technology, backed by a strong research and clinical base. Small device makers, lab service firms and spin-offs sit next to the larger names.
Transport, mobility and logistics
Another Berlin Partner cluster pulls together automotive, aerospace, rail, logistics and traffic telematics firms across Berlin and Brandenburg. Delivery firms, fleet operators and component suppliers make up much of the day-to-day business.
Visitors, hotels and conferences
The Berlin convention office reported rises in hotel stays and guest numbers for 2024, with a conference calendar full of medical and digital events at the exhibition venues. Restaurants, hotels and event firms live on a visitor flow that shifts through the year and is often booked at short notice.
COMMON CHALLENGES
Challenges that come up
in businesses here.
- 01Studios and software houses often live on project invoices, so a month with two late payers can leave payroll tight even when the order book looks full.
- 02Small health and medical technology firms commonly spend a long stretch building a product before the first steady revenue, and cash planning gets treated as an afterthought.
- 03Restaurants, hotels and event firms often face demand that swings with conferences and holidays, which makes rostering and purchasing hard to plan.
- 04Founder-led teams commonly keep pricing, key clients and hiring decisions in one head, which slows everything down once the team passes a handful of people.
TIME ZONE
Working across
the time gap.
UTC+1 in winter, UTC+2 in summer. In winter Berlin clocks run 4 h 30 min behind India, and in summer 3 h 30 min behind.
We book the first call once the scope of the problem is clear, so the conversation starts from your business and not from a calendar.
FIND YOUR BUSINESS
Sectors that matter
in Berlin.
Trades to start from
OUR SERVICES
Where our services fit
in Berlin.
Business Audit
A margin review by project shows studios and agencies which clients pay for themselves and which only keep people busy.
Business Process
Mapping how an enquiry becomes a signed job helps small digital firms stop leads falling between the founder and the team.
Business Growth
Venue and restaurant owners can plan how to fill the quieter weeks around the busy conference and holiday spikes.
Business Coaching
Regular calls give founders a place to work through hiring, pricing and the move from doing the work to running it.
HOW WE WORK
How we work with owners
in Berlin.
We have no office in Berlin. We work with owners by phone and video, from India.
- First call by phone or video, to hear how your business runs and what is stuck.
- A written scope that says what we will look at, what you will receive and what we need from you, with the fee written in your own currency.
- Your first sheet: the one page of numbers or decisions that the work starts from.
- A review rhythm agreed with you, so the work is checked against what actually happened.
Tax, employment, immigration, licensing and regulatory questions stay with local professionals and the authority in Germany. Our advice stays on how the business is run. See also our page for Germany.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you
get in touch.
SOURCES
- Our topics: economic clusters, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology
- Positive annual review 2024, visitBerlin (Berlin Convention Office)
BERLIN
Talk through your business in Berlin
Tell us what is stuck on a first call. We will say plainly whether we can be useful.
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