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Marianne started up her Lasertechnik business specialising in repair welding for tools and mould construction in 1999.

The business initially provided one-to-one welding services to local clients but she soon noticed a growing demand for serial welding. Responding to the market demand, in July 2009 the company bought a new “high-tech“ machine to help them start serial welding.

This purchase was made with a EUR 30,000 loan from the Austrian financial intermediary AWS (Austria Wirtschaftsservice) and gave Marianne the tools to do a more precise and more effcient job.

Demand so far remains high given their wide customer base and the business is growing. Marianne is planning to expand the workforce in the near future.

Company: Lasertechnik GmbH, Vienna Type of business: Welding company EU-guaranteed loan from AWS: EUR 30,000

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