Switzerland Global Enterprise: support for company export activities

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Switzerland Global Enterprise, the center of competence for the promotion of foreign trade in Switzerland, offers various services supporting SMEs.

Mandated by the Confederation, Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) supports Swiss companies, in particular SMEs, in their export activities. The agency complements private initiatives, providing three types of service:

Basic information. S-GE offers basic information to SMEs wishing to establish themselves in new markets overseas. Its website contains advice, expert databases and useful articles. The experts at the S-GE services center also assess requests from companies on a daily basis.
Basic advice. S-GE also supports companies that already have a specific idea of their export strategy and would like to assess their chance of success. During information days or personalized interviews, the agency provides specialist advisers in the target countries.
Detailed advice. And lastly, when a company is nearly ready to launch itself in a country but is still lacking detailed information or contacts, S-GE can facilitate this step in close cooperation with its branch offices, the Swiss Business Hubs. Possible services include a tailor-made market analysis, the search for contacts or the organisation of a business trip to the target market.

For specific examples of services, see:

Services provided by Switzerland Global Enterprise to SMEs

On the largest traditional and emerging markets, S-GE manages the Swiss Business Hubs (SBH), preferential contacts for Swiss SMEs overseas. Most of these are based in Swiss diplomatic representations. For more information about SBH, see:

Exports: Swiss Business Hubs