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Steve Thomasson
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German to English: Enterprise finance text
General field: Bus/Financial
Detailed field: Finance (general)
Source text - German
In Deutschland haben Unternehmen mehrere Möglichkeiten, Förderungen in Anspruch zu nehmen. Neben Zuschüssen, die nicht zurückgezahlt werden müssen, gibt es Kredite zu vergünstigten Zinsen, Bürgschaften, Haftungsfreistellungen sowie Garantien oder öffentliche Beteiligungen. Die gebräuchlichste Form der Unternehmensförderung ist in Deutschland der Kredit mit reduzierten Zinsen, wie ihn etwa die Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) vergibt. Die Förderbank des Bundes hat im vergangenen Jahr 22,4 Milliarden Euro an zinsverbilligten Krediten für Unternehmen gewährt. Die KfW-Kredite werden über die Hausbanken der Unternehmen abgewickelt.
Ein zweiter wesentlicher Baustein sind die nicht rückzahlbaren Zuschüsse, die vom Unternehmen direkt beantragt werden können. Besonders gefördert werden hier die Bereiche Schaffung von neuen und Erhalt von bestehenden Arbeitsplätzen und die Bereiche Forschung und Entwicklung.
Bei den Zuschüssen gibt es für die Unternehmen allerdings einiges zu beachten: Die Förderanträge müssen grundsätzlich vor Beginn des Vorhabens gestellt werden. Die Unternehmen müssen darauf achten, dass sie die Voraussetzungen für eine Förderung erfüllen und dass ein Projekt den Richtlinien der Förderung entspricht.
Translation - English
When it comes to claiming subsidies in Germany, companies have several options available. In addition to grants, which do not require repayment, there are concessional loans, bonds, indemnities against liability, guarantees, and public shareholding. The most common form of enterprise finance in Germany is a concessional loan, such as those issued by the KfW bank. Last year, the federal development bank granted 22.4 billion Euro in concessional loans to companies. KfW loans are handled via the company's own bank.
Non-repayable grants form a second key component and may be claimed by the company directly. In particular, grants are given when new jobs are created and in order to maintain employment, as well as in the areas of research and development.
However, companies need to consider a few things with regard to taking up grants: Applications for subsidies usually need to be made before the start of a project. Companies must also ensure that they fulfill all requirements for a subsidy and that the project corresponds to the guidelines set out for the subsidy.

Translation education Master's degree - University of Salford
Experience Years of experience: 12. Registered at ProZ.com: Feb 2009. Became a member: Sep 2012.
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