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What is a branch office?

A branch office is a business which is commercially independent from a head office. The branch office is legally dependent on the main company. more…

Overview of the fundamental prerequisites of branch offices

The conditions for set-up of a branch office in Switzerland are different, depending on whether the company setting up the branch office in Switzerland has its headquarters in Switzerland or another country. more…

Business year 2015 – final tasks for start-ups

The business year 2015 is coming to an end.  There are a number of final tasks to complete in the first half year of 2016, linked to the year-end. more…

A foundation’s entry in the commercial register

A foundation’s entry in the commercial register is a mandatory requirement for its establishment. The classic foundation receives full legal capacity and capacity to act with this entry. The application must be submitted by the future governing bodies. more…

Exclusion of association members

In principle, the association is able to freely regulate the exclusion of association members. There are only a few mandatory legal regulations to be observed. The exclusion from important professional and economic organisations is an exception. more…

Admission to the association

The Swiss association law is very flexibly organised. The provisions for admission to the association can therefore be freely stipulated in the articles of association. The accession to important professional and economic organisations is an exception. more…

Establishing a branch in Switzerland – a legal overview

Switzerland is a popular location for businesses. Establishing a branch in Switzerland is attractive to both domestic and foreign businesses. This article provides a legal overview. A business location in Switzerland offers several different advantages: a liberal economic system, political stability, low levels of taxation, flexible labour laws and high availability of qualified employees are […] more…

New entries in the Trade Register in October 2015: A good start to the 4th quarter

There was a slight increase in new entries in the Trade Register in October 2015 compared to the previous month of September. This corresponds to an increase of 3.5% compared to the previous month. However, it was not possible to break the previous year’s record. more…

Winner of the SWISS STARTUPS AWARDS 2015

Start-up entrepreneurs prove their innovative strength at the SWISS STARTUPS AWARDS 2015, which presents awards to the four best Swiss business ideas. The winners each received seed capital of 50,000 CHF (Swiss francs) to successfully implement their business idea. The winners were Theran Optics, Smart-Me, Yeahgoods and TECHNIS. Around 300 start-up entrepreneurs submitted their business […] more…

Smart tennis court wins the STARTUPS.CH Award 2015

The winner of the STARTUPS.CH Award 2015 is TECHNIS. The four founders, including CEO Wiktor Bourée, were able to convince the jury with their touch-sensitive tennis courts. The award is endowed with seed capital in the amount of 50,000 CHF (Swiss francs), to further the realisation of the business idea. On Thursday evening, the best […] more…