[ad_1]
The step towards corporate independence was challenged almost 47,000 times in Switzerland in 2020. (Image of subject)
The Swiss Innovation Park Basel Area for startups and established companies in the fields of digital health and personalized medicine. In 2020 there were a record number of new companies founded in Switzerland. (File image)
New record for founding companies despite the crown crisis – Gallery
The step towards corporate independence was challenged almost 47,000 times in Switzerland in 2020. (Image of subject)
The Swiss Innovation Park Basel Area for startups and established companies in the fields of digital health and personalized medicine. In 2020 there were a record number of new companies founded in Switzerland. (File image)
Never before have so many new companies been founded in Switzerland as in Corona 2020. Almost 47,000 companies were registered in the commercial register, five percent more than in the previous record year 2019. However, there were also 88 percent more of bankruptcies.
Exactly 46,842 companies were recently enrolled in the business registry in 2020, startups.ch, the online platform for company formation, announced on Thursday. Founder and CEO Michele Blasucci was quoted in the announcement as saying that anyone who had been thinking about starting their own company for a long time had seized the crisis as an opportunity and implemented their plans.
Startup sentiment was particularly strong in northwestern Switzerland, where startups grew by nine percent. Central Switzerland followed with an increase of seven percent, as well as Zurich and Eastern Switzerland with increases of five and six percent, respectively. Ticino (-16% start-ups) and French-speaking Switzerland (-4%) suffered due to the crisis.
E-commerce and health
In relation to sectors, online commerce and offers related to the health sector are the ones that have increased the most among emerging companies. 14 percent of newly registered companies are from the retail / consumer goods sector. It is followed by software development and IT with a nine percent share, as well as consulting and law with seven percent.
On the other hand, there were losses in the leisure / travel / sports area. There, the number of startups decreased by 1.3 percent. The division still has 2.8 percent of the startup industry ranking.
The typical company founder was young and male in 2020. One in five founders was between the ages of 28 and 32. 18 percent of the founders were between 33 and 37 years old. 77 percent of the headlines were men, 23 percent women.
GmbH remains the most popular legal form
In 39 percent of cases, new entrepreneurs prefer to establish a limited liability company (GmbH). It was followed by sole proprietorship (32 percent) and public limited company (AG) with 20 percent. An AG had an average starting capital of 120,000 francs, a GmbH with 20,000 francs and a sole proprietorship with 15,000 francs.
The counterpart to record start-ups was the high number of bankruptcies in the past year. There were 2,490 in total, 88 percent more than the previous year. According to the announcement, Blasucci would have expected many more bankruptcies in light of the crown crisis.
Optimistic outlook
He was optimistic for 2021. After the pandemic has subsided, expect a boom in startups. In general, it is assuming a rebound.
Many aspiring entrepreneurs who are active in traditional areas have waited before starting their own business. This is especially true for industries hit hard by the corona pandemic, such as food, events, travel, and entertainment. Low interest rates and advancing digitization are other drivers for startups, especially in the IT, security, construction, and real estate sectors that have been strong for years.
return to homepage
[ad_2]
