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Data security is of paramount importance to all companies. Due to large-scale attacks, which occur again and again, it has become essential for every company to defend itself against attacks from the Internet. In addition to preventive protection, an emergency plan has also to be developed. more…

Christoph Niemann, Country Manager of the online printing firm FLYERALARM GmbH Switzerland, answers four questions about the company and its success. more…

The digitalization progresses unstoppable and reaches continuously more and more business fields. As many other industries, the financial industry experienced a rapid change, due to new opportunities and startups which took them. Marc P. Bernegger, who founded two successful startups himself, engages as an investor in the Fintech industry since 2010. STARTUPS.CH met with Mr. […] more…

Equity split is one of the most important decisions every founder who considers having a cofounding team needs to make. It is also one with a very significant impact. Not only does it determine the ownership of the business – it also has direct impact on the decision making and has a significant – or […] more…

If a contract is classified as a work contract, this has far-reaching consequences, especially as far as warranty obligations are concerned. i.e. they are much more extensive under the work contract than under the contract for services. But the customer has also more obligations. more…

Under specific circumstances it may prove difficult to distinguish between a work contract and a contract for services. This distinction is of paramount importance, however. Learn here what the work contract is really about and how it can be defined. more…

It may be difficult to discriminate between a contract for services of the Swiss Civil Code a work contract. Making this distinction, however, is very important. It is so because either contract generates quite different warranty obligations. This article reveals which of these obligations arise from the contract for services. more…

Whenever a service is offered, either a contract for services or a work contract is meant. This differentiation is very important, as it involves applying various legal norms, e.g. with regard to termination, defects or compensation. In this series of articles, STARTUPS.CH is therefore going to explain what the contract for services is about. This […] more…

If you have enough funds, making voluntary contributions to your pension fund could be quite lucrative. On the one hand, you can thus strengthen your old-age plan, and on the other the privileged contributions can bring you tax savings. Whether to make such contributions or not should be well thought out, however. more…