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The Way the World Works: Economics vs. Reality
Here: A cost-of-living-crisis in England, the US, some parts of Europe, because energy prices have risen by around 50% and cost-of-living index by ar...
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Vienna’s Business Immigration Office Helps Foreign Workers Get Residency and Work Permits
The City of Vienna has brought MA 35, AMS and the Vienna Business Agency’s Expat Center under one roof in what consultant Friedrich Bruckner calls a major “cultural shift”.
Bulgarian in Vienna
Meet Aneta Bulant-Kamenova, an Award-Winning Bulgarian Architect in Vienna
How a Bulgarian living in Vienna is building brides between countries and people ― figuratively and literally.
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Austrian Companies Wheeling and Dealing in Central and Eastern Europe
Austrian companies thrive all across Central and Eastern Europe. From kickbacks to bribes, booming business often also involves layers of corruption.
Business
Meet Lisa Biasillo, the New Director of the Vienna International School
How the new director of the Vienna International School left her small town for distant places and turned her passion for learning into a mission to educate for change.
Business
How Viennese Hotels Hold On During the Pandemic
After years of seemingly endless growth, the pandemic plunged the tourism sector into deep crisis. Vacillating between hope and despair, Vienna’s hoteliers summon resilience and creativity
Business
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth at the Chocolate Museum
The Misaljević family combines love, family, chocolate and business – “the most important things in life” at one of the most visited tourist attractions in the Austrian capital.
Business
Inside FABB – the Impact Hub’s Fashion Accelerator for Better Business
Alexis Eremia and Karin Granner have marshaled the Impact Hubs in Vienna and Amsterdam to focus on local, sustainable fashion brands.
Business
The Central European University Put Down Roots in Vienna
The university's move from Budapest to Vienna last year meant not only re-establishing itself in a new host city, but also moving hundreds of Budapest-based staff here. Three Hungarian faculty members tell us what it has been like to be “replanted” to Vienna.
Business
Austrian Giants Like Swarovski and Wolford Promise Eco-Friendly Quality Over Fast Fashion
Superior craftsmanship and the willingness to pivot have ensured the
longevity of Austrian fashion luxury brands like Swarovski and Wolford.
Business
In Safety and Freedom, Romanian Entrepreneurs Found Success in Vienna
Romanians’ entrepreneurial spirit, long suppressed under the communist regime, is experiencing a renaissance – it can be felt even in Vienna.
Business
Post-COVID Work Will Be Flexible, Agile & Adaptive
The coronavirus lockdown has taught us a lot and may herald a new era of organizational flexibility, agility and adaptability.
Business
From Jewelers to Wineries, Family Businesses Often Thrive in Vienna
Businesses that span generations are known for consistency, stability and tradition. Keeping these values alive is a continuous labor of love.
Business
How Circle17 Aims for Impact with Businesses Following the SDGs
Can startups help reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals? In Vienna, Circle17 started an Impacthon to find out.
Business
How to Shape Your CV to Land Your Next Dream Job in Vienna
Although the current situation is everything but easy on the labor market, things will certainly change again. Prepare now with the tips of our expert in recruiting.
Business
From Timber to Timbre
In a fast-paced, digital world, Vienna’s master instrument makers seem to live a time apart.
Work
What Makes a City “Smart”?
Digital, green, innovative – what's the real deal behind the buzzwords?
Business
Austria’s Hidden Champions
Between 175 and 200 Austrian companies are considered to be hidden champions. That’s the highest density per capita in the world. These companies are ...
Business
Banking for the People
In the first installment of our new series of how expats built their careers in Vienna, we talked to Maurizio Poletto, the designer behind E...
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The Past as Future for Music in Vienna
In Japan, Vienna is the Ongaku no Miyako, “the capital of music,” and that’s where Mayu Kotari wanted to be. A pianist from Tokyo, Kotari has been liv...
Business
Buy me a Forest
It’s not easy to buy woodlands in Austria. You need passion, roots in the local area and many millions.
Cord Prinzhorn, the chief executive officer o...
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Career | Jobseeker – In Austria, There’s a Visa for That
If you are committed to moving to Austria but don’t have an employment contract yet, one may be eligible to apply for a six-month, “job-seeker” visa
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The Boards that Mean Vienna’s World
Pursuing a career in acting, like most fields, requires perseverance and a strong belief in yourself
Have you ever wondered what it takes to beco...
Business
How to… Land Your Dream Job in Vienna
An employment consultant with 20 years’ experience has some advice for landing your dream job in Vienna.
Want to work in Vienna? Finding a job as...
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Why You Should Study Tourism & Hospitality in Austria
Planning a new career? The tourism and hospitality sector is booming and offers a wide variety of options.
Trying to push past hordes of tourists...
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The Flow of Commerce | How the Danube Energizes Austria’s Economy
The Danube powers many an industry on its way to the Black Sea, from hydropower to high-volume logistics
Flowing through 10 countries – from the ...
Work
Let This Former Opera Singer Help You Find a New Career
Is a midcareer transition madness? It might change your life for the good.
Abandoning a 10-year career as an opera singer in Australia to reinven...
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Reinventing Veltliner | Are Austrian Wines Ready for the Global Stage?
From the Wachau’s Grüner Veltliner to Vienna’s Gemischter Satz, Austrian wines have reinvented themselves onto the global stage.
In the theater o...
Business
TEDx Brought “The Age of Amazement” to Vienna
On a beautiful and sunny Saturday afternoon, a steady stream of young people filed into the Gartenbaukino. What would make these determined folks fore...
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What You Need to Know to Get a Job at the United Nations
It often seems impossible for an outsider to get a job at the UN. But is it really?
“No,” said Linda Starodub, who recently retired from 30 plus ye...
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Commuting 2.0 | Comparing Solutions That Work for You
New modes of transport are trying to change the way we travel. But are they really a match for Austria’s time-tested infrastructure?
Austria’s trai...
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Advertorial | Democratizing the Financial Markets
Everyone’s talking about blockchain – that mysterious new technology inherently linked to cryptocurrencies. The more it seeps into the public debate, ...
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Austrian Politics is Late to the Digital Revolution and it’s Changed the Election Game
Austrian politics is late to the digital revolution. Past electoral campaigns have typically focused on billboards and traditional media. But in the 2...
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Advertorial | MyHive – What if you Could Take Care of all Your Errands While at the Office?
Steel, glass, concrete and marble.The design of most modern office buildings – while elegant and sophisticated – can feel cold and impersonal. R...
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Lobmeyr’s Innovations are in Every Household, you Just Don’t Know it
What would Vienna’s palaces be without their brilliant chandeliers, gleaming mirrors and fine crystal glasses?Uniting craftsmanship and innova...
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Launching pad: Vienna’s Rise as a hub for Founding Startups
Vienna has long been a link between East and West. As more CEE entrepreneurs seek access to Western markets and capital, can Vienna offer them what th...
Five Speakers from TEDxVienna On the Edge you Should Check out
Last week’s TEDxVienna featured 20 talks on advances and breakthroughs in fields like gene editing to computer sciences mixed with personal stories of...
Work
Why Americans Envy Austria: From Bildungskarenz to Paid Sick Leave
Austrians enjoy generous worker benefits – hard to imagine for Americans, who remain ambitious and optimistic, a spirit that is harder to find...
Business
Viennese Design Firm Wideshot Makes big in Hollywood
Astonishing spoiled moviegoers is no small task. Marrying virtual reality with architecture, a Viennese company is dazzling audiences
By Susanne Got...
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Advertorial | Online Banking in Austria and how big Players can Compete with Fintech
We asked board member Thomas Schaufler about designing Erste Bank’s online banking platform George
In Austria, banking has not always moved with ...
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As Musicians Traverse the Globe, the new Startup Music Traveler Helps Them do it
A new startup called Music Traveler – like an Airbnb for musicians – helps music professionals find space to practice while they’re on the road.
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Business
This was the first TEDx Adventures hosted in Vienna
Last week’s TEDx adventures was a deviation from the usual TEDx conferences and provided attendees with ten interactive experiences across Vienna, MET...
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Get Ready for the Freestyle Explosion That is Masters of Dirt
So what's wrong with dirty money? Founder Georg Fechter has perfected the art of banking on fuel, fire and adrenaline.
Motors roar, flames blaz...
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Big Pharma and the Austrian Economy
Pharma's Market: The pharmaceutical industry has played an important role in Austria’s economic growth. But the challenge remains to find a balance be...
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Vienna’s Coworking Spaces
The number of coworking spaces in Vienna is growing. Is sharing an office with strangers the new normal?
In 2017 more than a million people will choo...
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The Undeclared Economy
How does Austria deal with Europe’s estimated €1 trillion shadow economy of black-market crime, petty tax evasion and corporate profit shifting?
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Whose Luxury is it Anyway?
Two Viennese entrepreneurs with very different paths to success embody the city’s attitude towards luxury
If someone pointed a gun at my head and...
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I, Robot Worker
We all fear that our jobs will eventually be automated. But cheer up! Where one job dies, another rises from the ashes
Imagine a world where writ...
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Leading the Crazy Ones
The creative industries need to be ever-fresh. Michael Conrad of the Berlin School of Creative Leadership talks about what it takes to create like a b...
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The Cooperative City
Smart cities need smart citizens. A growing movement of initiatives and startups, harnessing social media and using top-notch technology, aims to give...
Business
Business & Career: Beyond the White Cube
How young, savvy art producers bring new talent directly to the public by exploiting new spaces, technology and social media, thereby sidestepping the...
Business
Business & Career: We Are What We Eat
As industrial farming comes under attack, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) hopes to change the game
Revolution is the new black. Every pilla...
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Pioneers Festival 2016 Live
This year's 5th Anniversary Edition of the Pioneers Festival is taking place at the Hofburg on the 24 & 25 of May.
Featuring 5 stages with over...
Business
Business & Career: Austrian Startup Founders and Their Heroes
We asked twelve Austrian founders to pick their local hero from the startup ecosystem
Given how recent the startup scene is in Austria, there’s...
Business
Profiles: The Unicorn Makers
Startups can’t do it on their own. We met some of the people who give Austrian entrepreneurs the support they need, through technical know-how, state ...
April 2016
Business & Career: Robotics for Children – Easy as ABC
Viennese startup Robo Technologies turns children, or anyone, into robotics engineers
Imagine your child playing with blocks, snapping them tog...
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Business & Career: The Sweet Success of Zotter Chocolate
The Austrian chocolate maker Zotter puts social responsibility before maximum return and demonstrates that short-term profits and sustainable long-ter...
Business
Business & Career: The Oil of the 21st Century
It took four years for the EU’s twenty-eight member states to pass the new law on data protection. Now companies are bracing themselves for high stake...
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Business & Career: Behind the Gallery Walls
In staging their signature shows, Vienna’s art exhibitors navigate an opaque world filled with secretive collectors, oligarchs and layers of fancy law...
Business
How to Buy Property in Vienna as a Foreigner
Real estate can be tricky, but with patience, perseverance and a little luck, you'll own your own place in Vienna
In many countries, buying your fir...
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Business & Career: Job-Sharing at the Top
Who says what is full time or not? Generational trends are restructuring the workplace with some unexpected results
Sophie Martinetz was in her e...
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In Pursuit of Purpose: Ali Mahlodji
Arriving in Austria as a refugee, Ali Mahlodji lived in 13 apartments before he was 10 years old, dropped out of school at 18 and worked over 40 jobs ...
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Startups: Do You Have it in You?
AustrianStartups' Daniel Cronin on what it takes to be an entrepreneur.
Recently, I’ve noticed that lots of young founders confuse entrepreneuria...
Business
Seven tips to help you survive the MA35
If you want to become a Vienna resident all roads lead to the Municipal Department 35 - Immigration and Citizenship, a.k.a. the MA 35.&...