# Assistance areas
Assistance is meant to support businesses with many different types of projects and by doing so to boost the economy and create new jobs. Here you can find out about the major forms of assistance for each industry and for specific business situations. There is also information about EU assistance opportunities as well as options at the federal, state and local levels.
To ServicesIf you want to produce an artistically outstanding program-length feature film or documentary, you can receive funding under certain conditions.
If you want to preserve or restore nationally valuable cultural monuments, you can apply for funding under certain conditions.
If you hire people in your company who are not yet performing at full capacity at the start of employment, you can apply for subsidies to cover wage costs.
If you are unemployed and want to start your own business, you are entitled to financial support.
Wenn Ihr Projekt beim Deutschen Filmpreis nominiert wurde oder eine Auszeichnung erhalten hat, werden Ihnen Mittel für Folgevorhaben zuerkannt. Die Verwendung der Mittel müssen Sie bei der Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für Kultur und Medien (BKM) beantragen.
Wenn Sie sich als Soloselbständige oder Soloselbständiger weiterbilden möchten, können Sie unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen einen Zuschuss erhalten.
Are you organising an educational event on state policy for federal civil servants and judges? Then you can have your event recognised by the Federal Agency for Civic Education (BpB) as eligible for special leave.