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Starting and running a business in Switzerland: video guides

Company formation, sole proprietorships, tax, salaries and accounting: find practical explanations of Swiss rules to help you take action. The videos are in French.

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Starting a business in Switzerland: the guide

LLC, limited company or sole proprietorship: the main steps and decisions to understand before starting.

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Three essential videos

Start with the topics most often relevant to Swiss entrepreneurs.

Starting a business

Starting a business in Switzerland: LLC, limited company or sole proprietorship

A video guide to legal structures, procedures and decisions to make before starting.

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Structure and tax

How does a Swiss holding company work?

Explore how it works, its benefits and points to consider before structuring a group of companies.

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Remuneration

Salary or dividends: how should you pay yourself?

Compare the tax and social security effects of both forms of remuneration for an LLC or limited company director.

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Set up an LLC or limited company

Understand legal structures, capital and the main formation steps.

Become self-employed

Prepare your activity, AHV/AVS application and sole proprietorship procedures.

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Tax and accounting

Understand your business’s taxes, professional expenses and financial mechanisms.

Law, salaries and company changes

Anticipate legal and administrative obligations that arise during a company’s life.

Videos presented by a Swiss certified public accountant

Romain Prieur explains complex topics with practical examples to help entrepreneurs make better decisions.

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Starting and running a business in Switzerland: video guides

Starting a business in Switzerland: the guide

Three essential videos

Starting a business in Switzerland: LLC, limited company or sole proprietorship

How does a Swiss holding company work?

Salary or dividends: how should you pay yourself?

Useful answers when you need them

Set up an LLC or limited company

Become self-employed

Tax and accounting

Law, salaries and company changes

Videos presented by a Swiss certified public accountant

All our entrepreneurship videos

How does a Swiss holding company work?

The Bern scale: sick pay and dismissal in Switzerland

Changing a Swiss company name: the steps

Company cars in Switzerland: what to know

Deductible business expenses in Switzerland

Should a sole proprietorship register with the Commercial Register?

French auto-entrepreneur or Swiss self-employed: which status?

Withdrawing your second pillar to start a business

How to create an invoice in Switzerland

Becoming self-employed: administrative steps

Changing a Swiss company’s business purpose

Starting a business in Switzerland: LLC, limited company or sole proprietorship

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