Luxinnovation offers personalised support to all entrepreneurs innovating in Luxembourg. The agency, which works at the heart of the national system for innovation and research, is your first point of contact.

Luxinnovation facilitates contacts with the various actors for business creation, such as the "Espace Entreprises" information centre of the Chamber of Commerce or the Contact Enterprises service of the Chamber of Trades. The agency is also an essential interface for all starting steps with ministries, administrations, public research centres, intellectual property agents, etc.

The agency advises you, among other things, on:

• writing a business plan appropriate for your company, and will help you analyse the viability of your project
• searching for partners, whether technological, industrial or commercial, within Luxembourg or internationally. The agency is a member of various networks and has developed many partnerships from which you can benefit
• the preparation of documents concerning the request for national and international public financing. Luxinnovation informs you of the different types of private financing (banks, Business Angels, venture capital, etc.)
• the protection of intellectual property
• the valorisation of your research results
• technology transfer
• advice on the possibilities of setting up your business in an incubator

Luxinnovation is also a Network Partner of the Microsoft BizSpark programme. This programme aims to accelerate the development of IT start-ups. It provides quick and affordable access to Microsoft®’s development tools, platform technologies, production licenses and hosting solutions. Entrepreneurs starting up their own companies can sign up for the programme free-of-charge for up to 3 years.