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Business lobbying for companies

Not every business goal needs a law. Some only need the right door.

Interest representation for concrete business goals: permits, tenders, market entries, shareholdings.

What it is about

Business lobbying differs from classic interest representation in its object: it is not about a rule for everyone but about one project for one company.

Many corporate projects fail not on legislation but on procedures, deadlines and on the deciding body misunderstanding the project. An installation permit, a tender condition, a concession or a stake in a regulated company are commercial questions with a political flank.

Our job is to clear that flank before it becomes a problem: who actually decides, which objections are foreseeable, what evidence will be asked for, where resistance forms. The result is rarely a spectacular breakthrough but a procedure that runs.

The points that decide

  • Permits

    Procedures do not speed up through pressure but through completeness.

  • Tenders

    Conditions are written before publication. After that, equal treatment applies.

  • Transactions

    Stakes in regulated companies need political preparation.

  • Market entry

    A new business model often first needs a fitting category in law.

How we work on it

  • Stakeholder & Network

    Simply "knowing" people adds nothing. Robust relationships of trust with decision-makers do.

  • High-Level Strategy & Campaigning

    A business strategy becomes a communications programme that reaches its goals faster.

  • Professional Analysis & Monitoring

    Curated monitoring of initiatives, draft legislation and public debate - assessed against your business goals.

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Frequently asked

Is business lobbying the same as public affairs?

No. Public affairs targets the frame, business lobbying targets a specific project within it. In practice the two belong together: getting one project through while ignoring the frame leaves you back at the start with the next one.

How do you measure success?

Against what was agreed: length of procedure, conditions obtained, obligations avoided, deadlines kept. A success fee tied to a particular legislative outcome is not permitted under the Austrian transparency act, and would be professionally unsound anyway.

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