{"id":1430,"date":"2020-11-16T15:43:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T14:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaapex.ch\/setting-up-companies\/"},"modified":"2020-11-19T09:48:13","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T08:48:13","slug":"setting-up-companies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gaapex.ch\/en\/setting-up-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting up companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.7.2&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;rgba(0,63,110,0.3)&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.gaapex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AdobeStock_215502012-scaled.jpeg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Open Sans|800|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;60px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; max_width=&#8221;600px&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|-492px||||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|100px||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|30px||&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;50px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_line_height_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Setting up companies<\/h1>\n<p>Whether you are a foreign company wanting to build up business in Switzerland or an entrepreneur about to launch a company, Gaapex can provide advice and support in all phases of the establishment of a company.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Setting up companies<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;235px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#12eaa6&#8243; border_width_top=&#8221;2px&#8221; border_color_top=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Legal framework<\/h3>\n<p>Swiss law distinguishes between partnerships and legal entities. The most common types of legal entity in Switzerland are:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public limited companies (corporations, SA\/AG): minimum share capital CHF\u00a0100,000; minimum paid-up capital 20% or CHF\u00a050,000.<\/li>\n<li>Limited liability companies (S\u00e0rl\/GmbH): minimum capital CHF 20,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;235px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#12eaa6&#8243; border_color_top=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Our services<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Advice on statutory and contractual provisions.<\/li>\n<li>Management of the foundation process, coordination with notaries and banks.<\/li>\n<li>Representation at the constitutive AGM.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.5.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||on|||||&#8221; header_2_text_color=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Montserrat|700||on|||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; header_4_letter_spacing=&#8221;2px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; min_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; min_height=&#8221;235px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px||||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;20px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#12eaa6&#8243; border_color_top=&#8221;#003f6e&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Process steps<\/h3>\n<p>A public limited company (corporation) or limited liability company has to be established in the presence of a notary. 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