David Payr
The best places in Austria balancing entrepreneurial ambition with a high quality of life
Planning your next venture? Or looking for somewhere to set up a business and put down roots? We scoured the length and breadth of Austria to find the spots that you can bank on.

Business and entrepreneurship in Austria
Join us on a special survey of Austria’s most exciting businesses, peaks of success and outposts of opportunity. Expect a Viennese whirl, top Tyrolean talent, people making it in Bregenz and more.

A cultural renaissance in Salzkammergut is reviving art and history
How a small team is leading the Salzkammergut region’s charge as a European Capital of Culture.

Start your engines
Smart and understated, Dacia is going from strength to strength. We visit its plant to see how the car brand is driving success.

Paris 2024 Olympic athletes
As the Summer Games approach, we speak to seven contenders – from a wrestler who’s also an MP to a ‘sports soldier’ – about their unique journeys to Paris 2024.
