Setting Up a Business in Switzerland

An in-depth guide for foreign entrepreneurs and companies looking to enter the Swiss market — a country combining institutional stability, a strong currency, legal certainty, and genuinely competitive taxation, where the federal system gives each canton real fiscal and administrative autonomy, creating active competition between cantons to attract business.
This guide covers the four entry routes into Switzerland (liaison office, branch, subsidiary — Sàrl or SA —, and sole proprietorship), business taxation — including an effective corporate tax rate ranging from 11.9% to 21% depending on canton, and one of Europe’s lowest VAT rates at 8.1% — company formation, the cost of labor, and immigration routes for executives, investors, and entrepreneurs. Includes an operational checklist and useful contacts.
Available in English, German, French, and Italian.