Potsdam City Business Development
Key Competitive Attractions
Potsdam: A great city for great ideas - a city that offers a warm welcome!
The capital city of the Brandenburg State, Potsdam is included in the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, just 15 miles from Berlin city centre.
Potsdam is a vibrant city rich in culture and world heritage, whilst being a high-tech city of science. Included in Berlin’s metropolitan area, and just a 20-minute journey away on the S-Bahn inner city network, Potsdam offers a culturally and economically diverse landscape.
Key Sectors:
- Media and Creative Industries
- ICT
- Biotechnology
- Financial and Insurance Services
- Tourism
For decades, Potsdam has been the inspiration of filmmakers, media professionals, and various other creatives, and its creative industries sector continues to thrive, boosted by the Filmstudio Babelsberg - the world’s oldest large-scale film studio.
Potsdam’s excellent connectivity, educational facilities and proximity to the country’s capital have helped to accelerate its growth and economic diversification. Other than its creative sector, Potsdam attracts a large number of tourists from around the world each year, and is also an expanding location for science and business, housing three colleges and over 30 research institutes.
Potsdam’s key advantages for investors
- Modern infrastructure
- Large and highly skilled workforce
- Favourably priced commercial property compared to Berlin city centre
Investment is expected to increase upon completion of the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BER), which will replace Berlin’s two current airports, and is due to open on June 3rd 2012. The site of the new airport is just a 30-minute drive from Potsdam, and will be connected to the Berlin S-Bahn, as well as the regional and national rail grid.
Potsdam also possesses high-capacity access routes via railways, roads, and waterways, providing great potential for the development of future logistical activities, and associated industries.
In addition to a rich economic climate, Potsdam offers an enviable lifestyle, with several interconnected lakes and internationally renowned cultural landmarks, such as the Sanssouci Park, which contains several palaces and is the largest World Heritage Site in Germany.
