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The paid-in share capital or stock capital is blocked during the incorporation process. Once the company has been founded, the capital can be used freely to achieve the company’s purpose. more…

In September 2022, 3,999 companies were founded in Switzerland. This represents an increase of 10.13% compared to September 2021 and 16.72% compared to August 2022. more…

Lugano and Zurich, September 27, 2022 – Banca Credinvest’s online banking solution has a new two-factor authentication (2FA) partner. Futurae Technologies AG has been selected as the new cybersecurity vendor for all customer authentication. Online banking users will benefit from the easy, secure and flexible login experience provided by Futurae’s two-factor authentication platform.  more…

The sole proprietorship is the most popular legal form for entrepreneurs in Switzerland. In this legal form, only one person manages the business and no corporation (SA OR Sàrl) is created. The owner provides the capital for his or her business activity, represents the company externally and bears the entrepreneurial risk alone. more…

The conditions for founding an association under Swiss law can be found in the Civil Code (CC) from Article 60 onwards. The creation of an association is the result of the constitutive assembly which validates the statutes. more…

In August 2022, 3,426 companies were founded in Switzerland. Compared to the previous month, this corresponds to a decrease of 15.16%. Compared to the previous year, however, there was an increase of 5.42%.  more…

The owner of a sole proprietorship has two names. On the one hand, the name of the business (company name) for business relations and, on the other hand, the civil name for normal legal relations (first and last name). When choosing a company name, certain conditions have to be considered. more…

Increasing direct sales, bringing about additional purchases, acquiring new potential customers … with professional Point of Sale marketing (PoS marketing for short), achieving this goal is a piece of cake. Find out how to begin, and also what opportunities modern marketing techniques present, right here. What is the Point of Sale? Simply put, the Point […] more…

The registration of a sole proprietorship in the commercial register often represents the start of an independent business. In this blog post, we present you with a few points worth considering when setting up a sole proprietorship. more…

In July 2022, 4,038 new businesses were founded in Switzerland. This is about 10% less than the previous month, June 2022, and about 9% less than in July 2021.    more…