Your First Step to Successful Business Activities in Switzerland

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Company Formation

Questions about starting a business in Switzerland:

  • Can I start a company in Switzerland as a foreign national?
  • What requirements must be met?
    • Am I eligible to live in Switzerland?
    • Am I required to relocate to Switzerland?
  • Which business structure best suits your plans?
  • What is the timeline for a company formation in Switzerland?
  • What is the ideal business location for your firm?
  • What is the process for importing goods to Switzerland?

Focus on your vision – we’ll handle the background

While you focus on driving revenue, we take care of the rest:

  • Incorporating your company
  • Location scouting, home search, and relocation management
  • Financial Accounting
  • Human Resources: Payroll Accounting and Personnel Management
  • Eliminate the burden of paperwork and official registrations
  • Strategic tax planning to keep your company safe from unforeseen tax liabilities.

Patrick Vergult, founder and owner of curaVer GmbH, took this decisive step back in 1991 – a move that had a lasting positive impact on his life and prosperity. See his story below.

Projects & Activities

If you are a non-Swiss entity looking to manage a single project or other business activities in Switzerland, you may have the following questions:

  • Which requirements must be met?
  • What administrative steps need to be taken?
  • Can we post our staff to Switzerland to execute the work?
  • How can we ensure full compliance and avoid complications with Swiss regulatory bodies?
  • How do we handle the importation of goods and equipment into Switzerland?

Focus on your vision – we’ll handle the background

While you concentrate on your core business, we handle the following tasks:

  • Acting as the mandatory Fiscal Representative for your company.
  • Handling your Swiss VAT registration
  • Quarterly or semi-annual Swiss VAT reporting
  • Ensuring you meet all legal requirements, such as maintaining Swiss minimum wage and labor standards.
  • Processing work permits and mandatory notifications for your employees.
  • Drafting the required assignment agreements for your personnel.
  • Assisting your employees in finding a residence for the duration of their stay in Switzerland.
  • Consultancy on project-based payroll accounting to ensure compliance with Swiss labor laws.
  • We handle the bureaucracy while you focus on the project.
  • Proactive advice to protect you and your business from avoidable legal complications.

Switzerland: An exceptionally attractive business location.

Switzerland is the most competitive business location in the world.
  • Innovative Strength and Technological Excellence
  • A business-friendly regulatory environment
  • Political stability
  • Strong links with international markets
  • An excellent education and healthcare system.
  • A highly reliable and modern infrastructure.
  • An exceptional standard of living.
  • An attractive tax environment.

Action-oriented guidance and real-world solutions based on extensive experience as a foreign entrepreneur settled in Switzerland.

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As the founder and owner of curaVer, Patrick Vergult has been a trusted partner for international companies settling in Switzerland for over 25 years.

"I founded my first software business in Belgium back in 1991. Having handled various assignments in Switzerland throughout the 90s, I developed a deep appreciation for the country and chose to make it my permanent home. This journey led to the birth of curaVer. Today, we specialize in providing expert support for both local and foreign businesses operating in Switzerland."

In 1991, Patrick Vergult arrived in Switzerland as a freelance software engineer to support ABB’s LEP100 project at CERN. After successfully delivering results in Geneva and later for the pharmaceutical industry in Basel, he founded his own Swiss branch in 1997. Committed to excellence, he complemented his technical background with specialized studies in Swiss business administration and accounting to navigate the local legal landscape with precision.

The Swiss branch evolved into the legal entity ELSE Automation AG in 2001. During this time, in 1999, Patrick also established curaVer GmbH in Baden. His vision was to pass on his expertise and first-hand experience to international business owners seeking to settle and grow in Switzerland.

ELSE Automation AG grew into a leading regional player in Basel and Baden. After attracting interest from a French conglomerate in 2011, the company was integrated into the VINCI Group as Actemium in 2013. Patrick led Actemium Switzerland and its 220 employees as Managing Director until mid-2022.

Since July 2022, Patrick has dedicated his full attention to growing curaVer. Today, the firm supports numerous international businesses as they successfully establish their presence in Switzerland.

Entrepreneurial spirit meets digital expertise and decades of practical Swiss accounting experience.