Digitalisation Consulting Graz & Styria
Digitalisation in Graz —
Funding, Processes & Real Implementation for SMEs
Digitalisation isn't a one-time project — it's a transition. We help Graz SMEs navigate it: from the funding check (which open programme fits) to concrete process implementation, with a local advisor who knows Styrian business reality.
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In short
EA Digital Solutions offers digitalisation consulting in Graz: we review your processes, check before the project starts which open funding programme fits, and build the solution ourselves. The digitalisation check costs €690 and ends with the three most important next steps. For SMEs in Graz and Styria, and remotely across Austria.
Digitalisation made concrete
Not just buying software — rethinking how you work.
The most common mistake in digitalisation: buying a new tool before understanding the process. The second most common: digitising a broken process and getting a faster, but still broken, result. Real digitalisation starts with the process — what actually needs to happen, who does it, and where the handoffs lose time.
Once the process is clear, the right tool (or automation) is usually obvious. And often, existing tools already cover 80% of what's needed — they're just not configured or connected correctly.
5 most common starting points for Graz SMEs
- Quote & invoice automation
Automatically generate quotes from CRM data, send invoices via email, track payment status — without manual copy-paste.
- CRM implementation
A central customer database that your whole team uses — replacing spreadsheets, sticky notes, and individual email inboxes.
- Online appointment booking
Customers book themselves — connected to your calendar, with automatic reminders and follow-up emails.
- ERP integration
Connect your ERP (Weclapp, SAP Business One, etc.) with your webshop, accounting, or logistics — no more double data entry.
- Document management
Searchable, structured digital filing for contracts, delivery notes, and correspondence — instead of Outlook folders and shared drives.
Shipped work
What that looks like in practice
Three screenshots from live systems we built — not mock-ups.
Key differentiator
Funding check — which open programme fits
As of November 2026, all aws digitalisation calls are closed and the KMU.DIGITAL budget is exhausted. In Styria, SFG programmes are open: Cyber!Sicher funds IT security in SMEs at max. 30% (projects from €5,000, grant max. €15,000), Ideen!Reich XS funds new digital products, services and business models at 30 to 70% (grant max. €14,000), and Lebens!Nah (for Styrian micro-businesses with a shop that sell mainly to consumers) covers 30% of eligible costs, max. €2,500, for projects from €3,000.
The most important rule: the application must be filed before the project starts. We check which open programme fits your project and plan it so that it meets the funding criteria; the programme document is what counts.
SFG Cyber!Sicher
max. 30%, up to €15,000
SFG Ideen!Reich XS
up to 70%, max. €14,000
Important
Apply before starting
Digitalisation packages
Three ways to start your digitalisation.
Start with orientation, or dive straight into implementation. Every engagement begins with a free 30-minute consultation.
Digitalisation Check
Half-day analysis of your current digitalisation state. We map your key processes, identify the biggest time wasters, and produce a prioritised top-3 action plan — written, actionable, no fluff.
- ½ day on-site or remote
- Process mapping (current state)
- Top-3 digitalisation priorities
- Time & cost estimate per measure
- Tool recommendations (unsponsored)
- Funding check included
Process Optimisation
Select 2 key processes and we digitalise or automate them end-to-end. Includes analysis, tool selection, configuration, integration, testing, and team handover. After 4–8 weeks, those processes run without manual effort.
- Includes Digitalisation Check
- 2 processes end-to-end
- Tool selection & setup
- System integrations (APIs)
- Team training & handover
- Funding check included
Digitalisation Support
Six-month guided transformation programme. Monthly strategy meetings, ongoing implementation support, course corrections included. Ideal for businesses that want to tackle digitalisation systematically, not in a rush.
- 6-month programme
- Monthly 2h strategy meeting
- Ongoing implementation support
- Tool & vendor decisions together
- Progress tracking & reporting
- Funding application support
Digitalisation consulting for all of Austria (remote)
Our office is in Graz, but most of the work happens on screen: the digitalisation check, workshops and the implementation itself run just as well by video call for businesses in Vienna, Linz, Salzburg, Klagenfurt or Innsbruck. Funding is checked for your federal state, and when a meeting on site makes sense, we come to you.
Funding in Styria
What is open as of November 2026 — and what is not.
Many Graz businesses leave funding on the table because the programmes are complex and the application process feels opaque. We navigate this for you — free of charge in the initial consultation.
SFG Cyber!Sicher
Styrian SMEs, IT security
Funds risk analyses, consulting, training, security hardware, software and licences and NIS-2/NISG 2026 measures: max. 30%, projects from €5,000, grant max. €15,000. An awareness measure for all staff with PC access is mandatory; pure hardware or software purchases are not funded. Apply before the project starts.
OpenSFG Ideen!Reich XS
Styrian SMEs, innovation
Funds innovation, including new digital products, services and business models: 30% base plus 10% bonus each (location outside Graz, cooperation with a research institution, digitalisation, sustainability), max. 70% of max. €20,000 eligible costs. One of the 2026 cut-off dates is 16 November 2026. Larger projects: Ideen!Reich XL, up to 50%, max. €75,000.
OpenSFG Lebens!Nah
Styrian micro-businesses selling mainly to consumers
The SFG programme Lebens!Nah (for Styrian micro-businesses with a shop that sell mainly to consumers) covers 30% of eligible costs, max. €2,500, for projects from €3,000: for example digital sales and admin processes, a website or online shop, e-payment. Pure online sellers do not qualify.
Regionalaws Digitalisierung & KMU.DIGITAL
Federal programmes
All aws digitalisation modules (AI Start Green, AI Wissen, AI-Adoption, Künstliche Intelligenz) are currently closed, with no new call announced; aws publishes new calls on aws.at. The KMU.DIGITAL budget is exhausted and the programme will not continue from 2027.
As of November 2026Chamber of Commerce advice
WKO members
The regional Chambers of Commerce offer initial digitalisation consultations, often free of charge or heavily subsidised. Ask WKO Steiermark which offers are currently available in Styria.
Good starting pointWe check your eligibility free of charge. During the initial consultation, we assess which programmes apply to your project and company profile — no forms to fill out, no bureaucracy on your part yet.
How it fits together
Your systems stop copying data to each other
ERP, CRM, booking and payment stay where they are — what changes is that they finally talk to one another.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions.
Where do I start with digitalisation?
Usually where you or your team spend the most time on manual tasks — typically: creating quotes, sending invoices, managing appointments, or answering the same emails repeatedly. A Digitalisation Check (€690) shows you in a half-day analysis which three measures have the highest leverage. You don't need to digitalise everything at once — start with what costs the most time.
What funding is available for digitalisation in Styria?
As of November 2026, mainly SFG programmes: Cyber!Sicher funds IT security in SMEs at max. 30% (projects from €5,000, grant max. €15,000), Ideen!Reich XS funds innovation including new digital products and business models at 30 to 70% (grant max. €14,000), and Lebens!Nah (for Styrian micro-businesses with a shop that sell mainly to consumers) covers 30% of eligible costs, max. €2,500, for projects from €3,000. All aws digitalisation calls are currently closed, and the KMU.DIGITAL budget is exhausted. In our free funding check we look at which open programme fits; the programme document is what counts, and you apply before the project starts.
What does digitalisation consulting in Graz cost?
The most accessible entry point is the Digitalisation Check for €690 — a half-day analysis of your current state with a top-3 action plan. Process optimisation projects for 2 core processes start at €2,490. A 6-month digitalisation support programme with monthly meetings starts at €890/month. We check upfront whether and to what extent these costs can be funded.
How long does a typical digitalisation project take?
The Digitalisation Check is done in half a day, report within one week. A concrete process optimisation project (2 processes) typically takes 4–8 weeks, depending on complexity and existing IT infrastructure. If we implement appointment software or set up a CRM, realistic timelines are: selection & setup 1–2 weeks, data migration & testing 1–2 weeks, go-live & training 1 week.
Isn't it enough to just buy a new tool?
Sometimes yes — but usually not. Tools only solve problems when the underlying process is clear. Many Graz SMEs already have 4–6 software tools in use, half of which are either unused or not connected. Before buying another tool, it's worth understanding whether the problem is a process problem, an integration problem, or actually a tool problem.
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