(05.11.2025) Artificial intelligence is spreading rapidly across the Swiss business landscape. Between 2024 and 2025, the share of SMEs that incorporated this tool rose from 22% to 34%, according to AXA’s annual labour-market study.
(29.10.2025) Swiss residents continue to favor shopping in neighboring countries. In 2025, they spent nearly CHF 9.2 billion in retail trade abroad, around 10% more than in 2022, according to the 2025 Shopping Tourism Survey conducted by the University of St. Gallen.
(30.10.2025) The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) provides reliable information for small and medium-sized enterprises in Switzerland through the SME Portal (kmu-portal.admin.ch). This survey aims to assess the value of the portal for you as a user and to identify areas for improvement.
(22.10.2025) Economic prospects remain mixed at the end of the third quarter of 2025. In September, the KOF Economic Barometer of ETH Zurich reached 98 points – 1.8 points higher than the previous month – and remains below the long-term average (100).
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 trade register.
Practical tips for running a business successfully: innovation methods, marketing tools, product certification and social media presence using e-commerce.
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, tax relief and risk management.
Useful information for SMEs on foreign trade: federal customs administration and formalities for import-export, opening an establishment or a subsidiary abroad, risk control.
Here you will find legal provisions, relevant facts and information on staff management: recruitment, staff development, partial unemployment and social insurance, labor law, occupational safety.
