{"id":2646,"date":"2016-10-06T11:20:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-06T09:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.startups.ch\/en\/blog\/?p=2646"},"modified":"2016-10-06T11:37:39","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T09:37:39","slug":"public-records-market-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/public-records-market-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Market analysis based on data from Public Records"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The data from public records such as the Central Business Name Index (Zefix) give a first overview of a company. The data comes from the cantonal commercial register and is free. Commercial business information portals have mostly specialized on specific branches and have detailed information.<\/h2>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2648\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/public-records-market-analysis\/market-analysis\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Market-Analysis.jpg?fit=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"684,456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Beautiful customer representative with headset smiling during a telephone conversation&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1253891451&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;85&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;10103&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Public Records\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Market-Analysis.jpg?fit=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Market-Analysis.jpg?fit=684%2C456&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2648\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.startups.ch\/en\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Market-Analysis.jpg?resize=684%2C456&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Public Records\" width=\"684\" height=\"456\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>How comprehensive is the data?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Public Records are documents or pieces of information that are not considered confidential. All corporations in Switzerland, collective\/partnerships, sole proprietorships and companies with an annual turnover of more than CHF 100&#8217;000 must be registered in a commercial register.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Business Names Index Switzerland (www.zefix.ch, free) allows a query of all commercial registries. Various information (e.g .capital owners, institutions, founding date, mutations, company shares, etc.) can be found on Zefix. Besides the public Zefix there are numerous free and paid business information platforms. Attached some links:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Creditreform, CH\/DE:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.creditreform.ch\/\">http:\/\/www.creditreform.ch<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Moneyhouse, CH:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyhouse.ch\/\">http:\/\/www.moneyhouse.ch\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bundesanzeiger, DE, free:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesanzeiger.de\/\">https:\/\/www.bundesanzeiger.de<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Company book, AT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiz.gv.at\/\">https:\/\/www.justiz.gv.at\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>AWP Finance Information, CH:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awp.ch\/\">http:\/\/www.awp.ch<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What are the costs? <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Government agencies are usually free. Commercial providers offer data often based on a \u201efreemium\u201d business model. Freemium means the basics are offered and further services will be charged.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Further Information<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Questions about individual companies are responded by \u00a0the cantonal commercial by phone or email. Our consultants can provide you a market analysis or the preparation of a business plan.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"postButton\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startups.ch\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00bb Arrange Consultation <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"postButton\" href=\"https:\/\/startups.ch\/en\/ \" target=\"_blank\">\u00bb STARTUPS.CH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The data from public records such as the Central Business Name Index (Zefix) give a first overview of a company. The data comes from the cantonal commercial register and is free. 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