location center blc type public private partnership founded 2001 headquarters berlin germany key people karin teichmann services business location services 3d model of berlin berlin business atlas real estate portal berlin job portal website www.businesslocationcenter.com the berlin business location center blc is an internet business portal and consultation center serving companies that wish to invest or set up a business in berlin . the blc is an information service provided by berlin s economic development agency . since 2001 the blc has been advising investors on how to locate their business in berlin while also assisting berlin based companies with their foreign trade activities . the blc is headquartered at ludwig erhard haus in berlin city west . another consultation office is located at berlin brandenburg airport ber . contents 1 structure 2 history 3 awards 4 external links 5 references structure edit the blc is run by berlin partner gmbh which was created in 2003 when its two predecessor organizations wirtschaftsf rderung berlin international gmbh wfbi and the marketing company partner f r berlin established in 1994 merged . the blc is a public private partnership entered into by private companies and the federal land of berlin via its business promotion agency berlin partner gmbh . as of 2012 the project is supported by about 30 private and public institutions . investitonsbank berlin ibb is the largest shareholder of bp and a partner of the blc . the blc is financed mainly through partnership contributions and donations . history edit the blc was established in 2001 by then mayor eberhard diepgen and the senator for economics wolfgang branoner . 1 this had been preceded by a 1998 resolution of the berlin senate to overhaul the whole range of the city s economic development activities . the objective was to convert the previously heterogeneous organization of berlin s business promotion into a centralized agency . in this way the blc played a pioneering role in europe as the first agency providing information to potential investors 2 not least because berlin is the only city in germany that has been mapped in a fully textured 3d format . the virtual presentation of berlin as a site of business and industry in the 3d city model of berlin combined with industry specific data about berlin s economy gives potential investors all the information they need and a precise understanding of the location and surroundings of their future address in berlin . 3 awards edit 2013 place marketing award 2013 price for the blc in the category place marketing and branding 4 2011 germany land of ideas 365 locations in germany prize for the blc multi media approach to marketing berlin . 5 2002 ecity award for the best web based business portal from among 130 such internet services in europe . 6 2001 a test conducted by kienbaum management consultants gmbh evaluated the internet presences run by the economic development agencies in germany s 50 biggest municipalities . berlin with its blc project won first place . external links edit official web site references edit thanks to its new business location center berlin now claims germany s best city web portal . in netzeitung.de on september 4th 2001 . article retrieved on august 15th 2011 . among german cities berlin offers the best internet based information service for potential investors . in handelsblatt.com on november 15th 2004 . solar atlas reveals high urban energy potential in smartplanet on january 12th 2012 . place marketing forum 2013 . in 1 . under the patronage of the german president the germany land of ideas nation branding initiative has cooperated with deutsche bank to reward ideas and projects that make a lasting contribution to germany s future viability . berlin was judged to have the best website for business followed by copenhagen and k ln cologne . in citymayors.com . may 2003 . article retrieved on august 15th 2011 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title berlin business location center & oldid 700912179 categories economy of berlinorganisations based in berlin2001 establishments in germany navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 21 january 2016 at 10 47 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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