To safeguard employment opportunities and to create new jobs in Bielefeld’s main industries and future technologies, WEGE mbH initiates and manages business programmes and co-operations. These independent initiatives have established a very successful and profitable infrastructure within the economic location of Bielefeld. Included are the centre for innovation in health care Zentrum für Innovation in der Gesundheitswirtschaft (ZIG), the network in mechanical engineering OWL-Maschinenbau, the business association for IT Bielefelder IT-Kompetenznetzwerk, and the association in the regenerative energy sector Energie Impuls OWL. WEGE mbH is also active in the support network for barrier free living Lebensgerechtes Wohnen OWL and the business initiative Bio-Tech OWL.

These business co-operations give a platform for exchange of experience and knowledge. Joint projects are implemented on innovation management, benchmarking, risk management, customer and service orientation, globalisation, and education and training. For small and medium-sized enterprises, these are significant location factors.