KfW Bankengruppe is a German promotional bank that provides financing and advisory support to small and medium enterprises throughout their lifecycle. It offers various types of loans, equity investments, and guarantees. It also provides advisory services to complement its financial support. These include initial advice on starting a business, energy efficiency consulting, and turnaround advising for companies facing economic difficulties. The advisory services aim to increase startup success rates, efficiently implement financing programs, encourage energy savings, and support companies during crises. KfW thus offers both financial and advisory support packages to help SMEs through different stages of development.