District of Cloppenburg, department of business development

logo business development agencyThe business development agency is integrated as an administrative department and directly subordinated to the District Administrator.
Our Services include:

  • Support to business start-ups: Help with decision making and organisation, preparation of bank meetings, grant of financial aid for business start-ups.
  • Mentoring enterprises: Support of quests for industrial sites and real estate, counselling for finacial aid programmes and accordant applications, innovation and technology consultation for free, future-oriented continuing education, roadshows about current topics, detailed business information services, procuration in matters of cooperation or succession, counselling of company networks.
  • Municipality financial aid: Grants for investments and vocational training.
  • Settling and location service: Development of industrial areas and sites, supportive infrastructure as well as information and location profiles.
  • Management of public authority tasks: Help with administrative procedures, support of negotiations with federal or federal state authorities, European  authorities, chambers or unions.
Contact: Address:
Eschstr. 29
49661 Cloppenburg 		Postal Address:
Postbox
49644 Cloppenburg
Phone: +49 (0)4471 15-236 Fax: +49 (0)4471 7903
E-mail: wirtschaft@lkclp.de Homepage: http://www.lkclp.de
Contact Person:
Mrs. Diplomverwaltungswirtin Katharina Deeben
Phone: +49 (0) 4471 15-236
E-mail: wirtschaft@lkclp.de
Responsibilities: Director of the department, business start-ups, mentoring enterprises, municipality financial aid, settling and location service, management of public authority tasks
Foreign Languages: English
Mr. Diplomvolkswirt Hermann Terjung
Phone: +49 (0)4471 15-440
E-mail: terjung@lkclp.de
Responsibilities: European matters, business-related infrastructure,transfer of technology
Foreign Languages: English
Mr. Diplomkaufmann Ludger Groteschulte
Phone: +49 (0)4471 15-261
E-mail: groteschulte@lkclp.de
Responsibilities: Business start-up, mentoring enterprises, municipality financial aid
Foreign Languages: English, French, Italian
Mrs. Diplomverwaltungswirtin Andrea Bornhorst
Phone: +49 (0)4471 15-261
E-mail: bornhorst@lkclp.de
Responsibilities: Mentoring enterprises, business information services
Foreign Languages: English