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Tanja Oehl discovered her passion for fabrics already at an early age, and she received her first orders when she was just nine. When she was 15, she began her dressmaker’s apprenticeship although many people advised her against it. Today she is 23 years old and runs her own award-winning dressmaker’s workshop in Basel. more…

On October 26, 2018 the doors open to some of the most innovative and leading high-tech companies, unparalleled networking and incredible learning and knowledge-sharing opportunities among the top experts: be one of them and don’t miss the first edition of this event! more…

Despite the improved overall conditions for company formation in Switzerland, only 8.5% of the Swiss have set up a company over recent years. As a result, this figure is lower than in comparable countries. It appears so from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), an international study into entrepreneurship. more…

The Federal Statistical Office has lately presented its figures regarding the wages and working hours of the Swiss. According to them, a total of 7,861 billion hours were worked last year, with the average weekly working time being 41 hours and 7 minutes. In 2016 the average monthly gross pay in a full-time job was […] more…

What sort of things do you need to bear in mind when commissioning a translation? What makes the hearts of translators (and translation project managers) skip a beat with delight – and what breaks their hearts? Here’s a short guide for authors, marketing execs, and project managers. more…

With the advent of the computer, the economy has changed dramatically. Companies such as Google or Facebook make billions in profits with purely digital services. However, the countries in which such companies operate often do not see any taxes on these profits. The international community is now working on solutions. more…

When you are involved in a start-up business there is a lot to take into consideration around ensuring that key performance indicators are identified and that there are good plans in place in order to achieve these.  There is a high proportion of business that fail in the first few years therefore really thinking through […] more…

During the exciting formation phase of a company, taking out insurance could easily be forgotten. Especially in this phase, however, insurance is very important because you can concentrate again on the rest only if you have sufficient security. There is, however, plenty to choose from, and you soon ask yourself what insurance makes sense and […] more…

When an idealistic purpose such as community, better environment, social, sports or cultural project is to be pursued, a question arises which legal form should be used to achieve this goal. Swiss law offers here, above all, two forms, namely association and non-profit foundation. But how are they structured and what are their respective advantages […] more…

SMSs have changed human communication in a sustained manner. Meanwhile, they have become obsolete, however, being replaced by various messaging services such as Whatsapp, Facebook Messenger, WeChat or iMessage. Profiting still too little from this trend, mobile phone operators are working together with Google to develop a successor called Rich Communication Services (RCS). more…