Legal structure, capital, funding and first steps: find practical resources to organise your business project in Switzerland.
Start with the decisions that shape your project, then move on to the practical steps.
Requirements, capital, steps, costs and timelines: a complete guide to forming your company.
Compare liability, tax, contributions and credibility to choose the right structure.
Follow the steps to have your activity recognised and organise your launch.
Starting a business involves more than completing forms. Your legal structure affects liability, tax, funding, organisation and the ways your project can develop.
This section follows the entrepreneur’s actual journey: comparing structures, preparing capital and documents, choosing a registered office and name, then planning for the obligations that begin after registration.
Go straight to the step or decision that concerns you.
Compare the main structures available in Switzerland.
Prepare the documents and formation steps correctly.
Estimate startup costs and identify suitable sources of funding.
Address the practical decisions that turn your project into a business.
This section is written and reviewed under the responsibility of Romain Prieur, Swiss certified public accountant. The aim is to make technical topics clear and useful to entrepreneurs.
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