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Expat Entrepreneur Spotlight: Claire Corbett

Aug 25, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, KMU, marketing, networking, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, socialmedia, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, Womeninbusiness

Continuing in our Expat Entrepreneur series meet Claire Corbett, a well-traveled Irish femmetrepreneur who, after having already started and sold a successful business in the UK, is bringing her wits and wisdom to the Swiss startup scene.

How to Freelance in Switzerland: Social Insurance

Jul 11, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, insurance, KMU, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, social insurance, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Swiss Biz, Switzerland

Any freelancer and self-employed person making more than CHF 2300 per year has to register for social insurance in Switzerland.
Learn where and how to do it in this blog post.

How to Freelance in Switzerland: VAT Registration

Jun 13, 2017 | accounting, einzelfirma, entrepreneur, finance, freelance, IVA, KMU, MWST, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, taxes, TVA, VAT

If your business will generate more than CHF 100’000 per year, registration with VAT is mandatory. Find out about the two possible ways to file your VAT returns and how to easily register your company with the Federal Tax Administration.

Expat Entrepreneur Spotlight: Fiona Flintham

Jun 1, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, KMU, marketing, networking, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, socialmedia, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, Womeninbusiness

Fiona Flintham, a Brit with wit, grit and wicked marketing skills to boot is kicking-off the “Expat Entrepreneur Spotlight” blog series, in which you’ll meet some of the courageous start-uppers and learn how they dealt with the struggles they faced and how they overcame them.

How to Freelance in Switzerland: Company Registration

May 22, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, KMU, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, taxes

If your Sole Proprietorship business will make less than CHF 100’000 per year, a registration with your local Commercial Registry is not mandatory. Depending on your area of business, registering might benefit your company, however. So we check out the registration process and costs.

How to Freelance in Switzerland: Company Naming Rules

May 15, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, KMU, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, taxes

Kicking off the Freelance in Switzerland series we look at the Swiss rules and regulations for Sole Proprietorship business names and some online tools that can assist with researching existing companies.

How to Freelance in Switzerland: Work Permit Requirements

May 8, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, freelance, KMU, self-employed, Small Business, smallbiz, SME, sole proprietorship, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Swiss Biz, Switzerland, taxes

For most entrepreneurs in Switzerland, starting their own business begins with becoming a freelancer or rather, self-employed by founding a Sole Proprietorship.

Time to blow your head off. Sort of.

Apr 24, 2017 | einzelfirma, entrepreneur, smallbiz, solopreneur, startup, Swiss, Switzerland, Womeninbusiness

Why the Boegg isn’t the only thing that should start you off this spring.

About Susan

I am a multilingual business executive, communications professional and writer with 20+ years of experience in operations and project management in various roles and industries.

Through the SSBB workshops and blog I help expat entrepreneurs plan, start, register and run their (small) business in the Switzerland.