SYNCON International Franchise Consultants are constantly on the move EU- and worldwide. We see ourselves as competent consultants in all fields concerning franchise know-how.

With over 25 years of successful consultancy, we have built up SYNCON to its position as market leader in the German-speaking countries.

We may currently look back on more than 1,200 franchise projects which we have handled to the fullest satisfaction of our customers. More and more franchisors rely on our support in their international expansion as well.

During recent years, SYNCON has also developed competence in the field of Social Franchising.
In september 2014 Waltrud Martius organized the 1st Social Franchise Forum in Vienna  - hosting high potentials on the podium and more than 120 participants. This engagement will go on - being one of Waltrud Martius´ matter of heart.

"OBSERVER" is the full-service agency for Media Intelligence in Austria and since 1896 market leader in classical media monitoring & analysis. From the very beginning, "OBSERVER" has been internationally active and is also a founding member of the international association FIBEP. With the "OBSERVER ClipManager" and the "MIO" there is the unique possibility to present the collected media response from all channels in one online tool. The service can be supplemented by many additional modules covering the entire range of digital communication.
In the area of Online Monitoring & Social Media Analytics, the media monitoring platform offers tailor-made solutions that meet all the requirements of professional communication. The portfolio includes individual analyses and reporting services for success control in marketing & PR. 

alpha is a club by women for women - not excluding men. For more than 30 years we have been promoting and strengthening women. Through education, information and networking we encourage women to follow their own way. Just as the needs of women and the framework conditions for their professional and private lives are changing, alpha has also continuously modified its range of services and programmes, creating new focuses. alpha is work in progress.

What began as a "rehearsal stage" on which women could test their appearance, persuasiveness and argumentation skills and, if necessary, professionalize them, has developed over the years into a sustainable network on the one hand, and on the other hand into a base station for projects such as the annual Women Journalists' Congress, "Actions not Words" or "WoMentoring".

Maria Rauch-Kallat, the alpha founder, planned alpha as a non-party political academy for women and wanted to address women in different stages of life and with different interests.

The Österreichische Wirtschaftsbund (Austrian Business Federation) is Austria's largest and most powerful political lobby for female and male entrepreneurs and people who think independently. The success that the Wirtschaftsbund has achieved in the last four years in terms of more entrepreneurial spirit are of benefit not only to its over 100,000 members, but to the economy as a whole. In addition, committed Wirtschaftsbund functionaries at federal, state and local level are indispensable opinion leaders for the domestic economy in addition to representing interests and in statutory bodies. With one goal: that there can never be enough entrepreneurial thinking in Austria.

The Austrian Retail Association- Handelsverband sees itself as spokesman and partner of the trade and represents about 150 large trading companies as well as thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises, which generate more than 42.000 Billion euros annually with more than 250.000 employees at 12.000 locations all over Austria. As a politically independent advocacy group with the focus on­­ the requests of its members, the Austrian Retail Association- Handelsverband seeks to influence the legislative framework at the state and supranational level for the benefit of its members. The association's portfolio includes four innovative industry congresses, the discussion-format [trade] zone, the RETAIL magazine, the publication of studies and the Austrian Retail Association- Handelsverband Akademie.

The association „FrauimFokus“ was founded 15 years ago and sees itself as a business network for women in which they can learn from each other through enjoyable collaboration. The association puts high priority on sustainability in all its activities and operations and takes its responsibilities with regard to the three pillars of economy, ecology and society very seriously. They place particular emphasis on the promotion of women in their economic activities and organize various events with the purpose of encouraging women to develop their skills in a future-oriented way.

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA, with its about 100 offices in over 70 countries, provides a broad range of intelligence and business development services for both Austrian companies and their international business partners. Around 800 employees and 35 consultants around the world can assist you in locating Austrian suppliers and business partners. We organize about 1,200 events every year to bring business contacts together. Other services provided by ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA offices range from introductions to Austrian companies looking for importers, distributors or agents to providing in-depth information on Austria as a business location and assistance in entering the Austrian market.