Austria: Business Start-up Programme (UGP – Unternehmensgründungsprogramm)

Description: The Business Start-up Programme (UGP – Unternehmensgründungsprogramm) of the Austrian Public Employment Service (AMS – Arbeitsmarktservice) is an integrated support offer that provides business advice and consulting from external management consultants, tailored training, and a start-up allowance (for living expenses) during the period of setting-up a business. The target client group is unemployed people who have a business idea as well as relevant professional abilities.