Our mission

Since successful businesses in the GREATER GENEVA BERNE area (GGBa) are the backbone of its healthy economy, our sole objective is to support foreign-based companies so they can start their activities in Switzerland as quickly and easily as possible. Thanks to our considerable local knowledge and experience, we can provide free, tailor-made assistance in all stages of the process, from evaluating your preferred locations to finalizing all the details in between. No matter whether your project is in its inception or at an advanced stage, our specialist advisers can help.

GGBa: suBtle diFFerences, major BeneFits

After you have established your business and personal criteria, we can provide expert insight into the region’s different cultural and economic strengths, so that you are equipped with all the information you need for your enterprise to be a success. Once your business is up and running, we can offer time-saving support, to help you focus on your core activity. We can also bring your ideas to the market by finding industrial partners and helping you to negotiate with them.

what this support means in real terms to companies and their staff:

• Evaluation of business plans
• Hiring staff and providing residence and work permits
• Advice on restructuring
• Direct financial support
• Finding suitable premises close to potential industrial/technological partners in your sector
• Negotiating specific tax conditions with federal,
  cantonal and municipal government
• Providing investment opportunities for small and
  medium-sized enterprises (SME) and start-up businesses
• Suggesting housing solutions that exceed your
  expectations
• Identifying public and private schools.