Projects

Leading on the investment attraction efforts of Invest Western Switzerland in Germany & Benelux acting as their representatives in these target markets. Focusing on IT, Life Sciences, Pharma, Chemicals and Financial Services sector out of our Frankfurt & Berlin offices.

Recent successes include investments from:

• Approach Cyber (Cybersecurity)
• WK Industrie (Engineering & Construction)
• ProProjekt (Consulting)
• QBD Group (Regulatory affairs)
• Invest Suite (Wealth Tech)
• BioLizard (Bioinformatics)
• TNG Technology (Big Data, AI, high- end technology development

SSH Consulting and Sara Schneider-Hamaï have been collaborating successfully since 2015 providing Foreign Direct Investment Attraction and Representation services focusing on the German, Austrian and Swiss market but also supporting the wider European team. 

SSH Consulting is in charge of uncovering new FDI opportunities for the State of Ohio, uncovering expansion projects of existing investors as well as taking care of a tailor-made awareness strategy in the German speaking markets. International investment wins of the past 10 years include Adler Pelzer, Auticon, Nanogate but also B&RE wins such as Welser Profile, Würth Elektronik and Kirchhoff Automotive.

The SSH Consulting team has been able to hit most of the yearly targets through their unique lead generation approach focusing on: 

1. Building a strong network of partners in the German speaking region (site selectors, tax advisors, recruiters, construction firms) 
2. Dedication of the SSH team to JobsOhio and its network partners: At SSH Consulting, the JobsOhio team members focus exclusively on identifying, contacting and support companies that have expansion plans to the US and the Midwest.
3. In-depth research and outreach in subsectors such as the Automatization, Automotive and Aerospace supply chain.

For more information, please contact Malik Njoya.

Since 2015, Sara Schneider-Hamaï and SSH Consulting support the BOI Frankfurt office in the German, Austrian, Swiss and Eastern European markets. Organization of investment seminars, roundtables as well as one-to-one meetings in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary have been part of our services for the BOI.

Meetings with companies such as: 

• Geberit
• Tetra Laval (Investment in February 2017 in Rayong)
• Fronius (Investment in January 2017 in Chonburi)
• Agrana
• Semperit (existing investor)
• Lenzing (Investment announced in June 2019 in Prachinburi)

Business Oregon is the state’s economic development agency that helps companies establish or successfully grow in the state of Oregon on the west coast. Our European office based out of Germany is leading the investment attraction efforts in our core sectors including Advanced Manufacturing, Life Sciences, Technology, Food & Beverages Manufacturing, and Clean Energy in Europe.

For more information, please contact Sonja Afflerbach.

Choose New Jersey is a privately funded economic development organization that helps companies establish or successfully grow in New Jersey on the east coast. Our European office based out of Germany is leading the investment attraction efforts in our core sectors including Life Sciences, Technology, Food & Beverages Manufacturing, and Clean Energy in Europe.

Recent successes include investments from:

• VR Expert (Technology)
• Tikamoon (Furniture production)

For more information, please contact Sonja Claas.

Trade and Invest British Columbia works with international enterprises to help them build strong links to the resources, skills and businesses that make British Columbia (B.C.), Canada, an attractive place to work, live and invest. Out of our Germany office, we foster investment, trade, and partnership in key sectors, such as resources, biomass, green technologies, life sciences, and information technology.

For more information, please contact Lukas Josten.

Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) is the Federal Republic of Germany’s international economic promotion agency. Since 2025, SSH Consulting supports the Taskforce Transformation, a team that works on behalf of the German government to attract investors to and internationalize the northeastern German refinery and port regions, in attracting investment from the markets of Sweden and Finland.

Invest in MV is the business development agency for the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In several projects, we fosterd investment, partnership, and dialogue in key sectors, such as hydrogen, green technologies, food, pharmaceuticals, medtech, and biotech.