BLIND SPOTS
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT?
A different location.
Different conditions.
More freedom to run your business.
Perhaps Switzerland has been on your radar for years.
Perhaps you have already run the numbers more than once.
And yet you stayed.
Because you know what you have. But not exactly what you would gain.
And because a decision of this magnitude takes more than a good idea.
WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN CONSIDERING FOR YEARS IS WHAT WE DO EVERY DAY.
Carve out the economically viable parts of your business.
Free them from legacy burdens.
Build them into a business in Switzerland that generates substantial profits again.
Not simply carrying on somewhere else. But rediscovering the pleasure of being an entrepreneur.
BUT WHAT ARE YOU OVERLOOKING?
You know your business.
Your markets. Your customers. Your numbers.
You have calculated, compared and weighed your options.
But do you also know the rules of the country where you intend to live and do business?
Switzerland speaks German. But it is not Germany.
What feels familiar can be precisely what catches you off guard.
NINE BLIND SPOTS.
01 — THE RIGHT COUNTRY. THE WRONG MUNICIPALITY.
You invest millions in a location — only to discover later that the neighbouring municipality could have saved you tens of thousands of Swiss francs every year.
Did you choose the right country? Or the right municipality as well?
02 — CONTRIBUTIONS PAID. NO ENTITLEMENT?
As a managing director, you pay unemployment insurance contributions for years — only to discover when you need them that your position in the company may mean you are not entitled to benefits.
How well protected are you, really?
03 — YOU MOVE YOUR RESIDENCE. WHAT ABOUT YOUR ASSETS?
You move to Switzerland — and overlook potential tax implications for your assets, shareholdings and existing obligations.
Have you factored that into your calculations?
04 — A CLAIM. DEBT ENFORCEMENT. REPUTATIONAL RISK.
You dispute a claim — and still find yourself under pressure. In Switzerland, debt enforcement proceedings can be initiated without a prior court judgment.
Would you pay a questionable claim simply to avoid potential damage to your reputation?
05 — BEING RIGHT. ENFORCING YOUR RIGHTS.
You find yourself in conflict with a local authority. Enforcing your rights suddenly costs time, money and energy.
Because you missed crucial warning signs. Or never knew what to look for.
06 — KNOW THE LAW. UNDERSTAND THE UNWRITTEN RULES.
You know the law. But do you know the unwritten rules?
What if you discover they exist only after paying a high price to learn them?
07 — YOU WANT TO DECIDE. YOU ARE IN A CONSENSUS-DRIVEN SOCIETY.
You are used to acting quickly in difficult situations.
Here, however, decisions are prepared, coordinated and supported differently.
What if the leadership approach that has always worked for you no longer delivers the same results?
08 — PROPERTY HANDED BACK. CASE CLOSED?
You return your rented property in good order, to the best of your knowledge — and suddenly face claims you would never have anticipated based on your previous experience.
09 — THE BUSINESS IS THRIVING. BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR LIFE?
You build an economically successful business in Switzerland.
But life is about more than business.
Friends. Belonging. Social connections.
What is commercial success worth if you never feel at home?
LEAVING ONE COUNTRY IS ONE THING. TRULY SETTLING INTO ANOTHER IS QUITE ANOTHER.
AN ENTREPRENEUR DOES NOT ARRIVE ALONE.
They bring their experience.
Their habits.
Their convictions.
Their family.
Their life.
And not everything that made them successful before works by the same rules here.
THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE DO, TOO.
We understand the economic opportunities of relocating a business.
And the written and unwritten rules of the new location.
We know what matters, which mistakes can prove costly and where experience gained in Germany can lead you astray.
We help with that, too.
Not a separate service package.
No additional invoice.
For us, it is simply part of the job.
Because entrepreneurial success does not end with a profitable company.
We want you to make good money again.
And to enjoy living where you earn it.
YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT IT LONG ENOUGH.
What you have been considering for years can be assessed in concrete terms and, under the right conditions, put into practice.
Not just changing location. But reinventing your profit model.
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