Practical knowledge

Checklists and detailed information about setting up a business: choosing the right legal structure, steps to follow for market analysis, business plans and registration in the commercial register.

Practical tips for running a business successfully: Promoting innovation, marketing tools, product certification and much more.

Tips for transferring and taking over a business: the various scenarios, the business valuation methods and setting the purchase price. The procedure to follow in the event of liquidation.

All you need to know about loans, leasing and factoring, traditional and alternative financing plans, economic promotion and tax relief.

Here you will find legal provisions, relevant facts and information on staff management: recruitment, staff development, partial unemployment , job registration requirement  and social insurance, employment law, or health and safety at work.

Useful information and links for SMEs concerning foreign trade: federal customs administration and formalities for import and export, opening an establishment or a subsidiary abroad, risk control.

Several organizations offer support or important services for SMEs managers in Switzerland. The following section lists these essential addresses and internet links.

The Confederation actively supports SMEs, major players in the economy. Explanations and statistics.