IFJ Startup Guide 1/2017 EN

STARTUP GUIDE

With the STARTIMPULSE-Program 1st half year 2017

All beginnings are easy.

With comprehensive start-up support from IFJ www.ifj.ch/en

The founding team behind Lausanne based start-up Lunaphore www.lunaphore.ch

Tina Guthauser & Tea Virolainen, KOKONEO GmbH

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Contents Editorial 3 IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen: start-up support since 1989 4 Incorporation of a company: ingeniously simple incorporation incl. starting credit 7 Customer acquisition: expert knowledge in brief 9 Securing funding: finding success with your business plan 11 Planning for growth: putting the optimal infrastructure in place 13 startup space: workplace and seminar infrastructure 15 venturelab: support programme for the best Swiss start-up talents 16 Venture Kick: seed capital for spin-offs from Swiss universities 17 STARTIMPULSE: lectures programme 18 - 25 Premium partners: dedicated and well-known companies support your start-up 26

IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen AG

Kesslerstrasse 9 9000 St. Gallen startup space Wiesenstrasse 5 8952 Zurich-Schlieren

EPFL Innovation Park Bâtiment C 1015 Lausanne

German-speaking Switzerland: +41 (0)71 242 98 98 Romandie: +41 (0)21 533 09 80

www.ifj.ch www.startup.ch www.venturelab.ch www.venturekick.ch www.businessplan.ch

Editorial

Much more than company foundation Every day in Switzerland, more than 50 people take the bold step of starting a business. That takes courage. And passion. In 1989, we made it our mission to guide these entrepreneurs on their way to becoming successful businesses, helping their ideas flourish and their companies become a part of the foundation of the Swiss economy.

Working together with our dedicated premium partners ABACUS, la Mobilière, PostFinance and Swisscom, as well as other prominent partners, we accompany founders from the first question to formation of the company, and help them gain the best start with personal consultations, a free start-up course and an ingeniously simple incorporation service. And with our starting credit, founders even receive financial support.

To evaluate and further develop your ideas, we offer the IFJ BusinessPlan tool, the leading instrument of its kind in Switzerland. Furthermore, modern offices and individual workplaces are available in our startup space in Zurich-Schlieren.

Find the answers to your individual support needs in our Startup Guide, attend our free lectures and intensive courses, apply for funding programmes and benefit from helpful offers from our partners.

We look forward to meeting you personally and supporting your start-up.

Entrepreneurial regards

Simon May, Member of Executive Management

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IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen Trusted by founders since 1989 Incorporation service

Most popular Swiss incorporation service with up to CHF 5,000 starting credit and personal consultation in your area. Now you can establish a PLC and LLC at the best price and a sole proprietorship even free of charge

Intensive courses

Free intensive courses and workshops for founders and start-ups

STARTIMPULSE

100 free lecture events annually with active networking throughout Switzerland

Partners

Special offers and funding programmes from well-known partners

Experts

Pool of experts with lawyers, notaries, start-up experts and entrepreneurs

IFJ BusinessPlan Tool

Leading business plan tool in Switzerland with more than 13.000 users

Venture Kick

CHF 3 million in seed capital annually and coaching for innovative business ideas from Swiss institutes of higher learning

venturelab

Support programme for the best Swiss startup talents with growth ambitions

startup.ch

Each year startup.ch launches the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Award

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Most established start-up supporter with more than 100,000 assisted start-ups Martina Staub & Susanne Roser, Diiis Designstudio GmbH

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«Thanks to the support of the IFJ and its practical tips, we were able to take the first step towards establishment.»

IFJ Start-up Support

How we support your company start

Incorporation preparation

• Preparation course for incorporation • Personal consultation • Business plan tool • Business plan course

Incorporation

Company start

• Online service for companies incorporations

• Intensive courses and workshops

• Advice and assistance in the foundation process by start-up experts, lawyers and notaries • Starting credit of up to CHF 5’000

• Support programmes for innovative and ambitious start-ups • Special offers from well-known partners • Administration and accounting solutions

Knowledge and contacts More than 100 lectures with active networking – blog – informational sheets – checklists – newsletter – social media

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Ingeniously simple incorporation including starting credit Are you ready to start your own business? Congratulations! Nine out of 10 entrepreneurs would do it again. You may be wondering if you should incorporate alone or as a team, whether now is a good or bad time, and which legal form is the right one for you. We’re happy to assist you.

We assist you from your first question through to incorporation and help you get off to the best start with personal consultation, free incorporation and business plan courses throughout Switzerland, and our popular online incorporation service. And with a starting credit, our well-known partners will even support you financially. You can incorporate your PLC and LLC at the best price and your sole proprietorship with us free of charge.

Our support for you: www.ifj.ch/incorporation: Online incorporation service including starting credit. www.ifj.ch/courses: ‘How to start a company in Switzerland’ and ‘Business Plan Basic’ intensive courses at various locations throughout Switzerland. www.ifj.ch/conferences_en: Free lectures with active networking.

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Customer acquisition

We train you in marketing, communication and sales

Without customers, a business is nothing but an idea. At the end of the year, after all, sales, profits and satisfied customers are what count. Do you dread phone calls, stumble through small talk and miss the mark with your sales pitches?

Then try our free intensive courses, STARTIMPULSE lectures and workshops. Get the most out of your business and get more customers – our experts will show you how.

Is your product or service ready for the market? And the only thing that’s missing is the customers? Get the most out of your customer acquisition efforts and visit potential customers personally, activate your network, send out mailings, use social media and take part in fairs. In our intensive courses, established experts will show you how to win customers, what you should bear in mind for your online campaign and how to set up your IT workplace. Thanks to support partners such as DPD, Google, HP, localsearch.ch, Microsoft, Mobility, PwC and Swiss Life, we can offer all courses free of charge.

Our support for you: www.ifj.ch/courses: Free intensive courses on online marketing with Google, online and content marketing, writing mailings, systematic sales, telephoning and IT infrastructure. www.ifj.ch/conferences_en: At our free STARTIMPULSE events in 13 regions in Switzerland, experts share the most important tips and insights for starting a business. And you can make new contacts at the drinks afterwards.

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Get your start-up on track Practical advice for SMEs

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Finding investors

From the idea to the business plan and funding

If you want to evaluate an idea, start a company or help your existing company move forward, you need a business plan.

Only when you know exactly what you want to achieve will you be able to persuade partners, banks, investors and customers to join you. In the past, the market was relatively stable; today, the only constant is change itself.

The challenges facing entrepreneurs are increasingly complex: signs of a saturated market, changing consumer behaviour, falling product manufacture costs and the time factor are just a few of the keywords here. It is crucial to recognise change in good time and respond to it with suitable measures. Business plans are a great way to plan for your future in a responsible manner. As you do so, you can rely on our 25 years of experience and the IFJ BusinessPlan tool, the leading such instrument in Switzerland.

Our support for you: www.businessplan.ch: Unique tool with instructional videos, templates and a wealth of valuable information about business plans. www.ifj.ch/BusinessplanBasic: In this workshop, you will create your basic business plan on the spot and learn the ins and outs of business plans. www.ifj.ch/BusinessplanAdvanced: In this free intensive course, experts from PwC teach you how to leverage the content of a professional business plan and find funding sources. www.ifj.ch/conferences_en: At these free lectures, you will gain a wealth of important knowledge from business people, investors and experts. www.venturekick.ch: CHF 130,000 in seed capital and training courses for spin-offs from Swiss universities and institutes of higher learning.

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Plan for growth

Putting the optimal infrastructure in place

Growth brings your business more of everything: more customers, more sales, more profits and more employees. But also more challenges. We help you learn how to maintain a clear view of the situation in the midst of hectic daily operations, while keeping sight of your vision and strategy.

Accounting, address management and order management are prerequisites for any successful company. Many business founders begin to realise this only after a year or two, when they have become swamped by invoices, customers, debtors and creditors, or are paying out large sums to an accountant. And when it comes to IT infrastructure, inexperienced entrepreneurs often settle for inadequate solutions. But that need not happen to you. We have developed web-based, comprehensive solutions that will simplify your everyday operations significantly. And our funding programmes open up international markets and the doors of big-name partners for start-ups with ambitious growth objectives.

Our support for you: www.ifj-abaweb.ch: With these professional, web-based business and accounting solutions, you get a good handle on your numbers and administration. www.business-navigator.ch: This business portal puts start-ups on the path to success. You manage your customers and handle the simple accounting with ease. www.businessplan.ch: Unique tool with instructional videos, templates and a wealth of valuable information about business plans. www.ifj.ch/conferences_en: At our free lectures, you gain a wealth of useful tips and information from successful businesspeople, personalities and experts in the field. www.venturelab.ch: World-class startups. Swiss made. The support programme for the best Swiss startup talents. www.startup.ch: Free start-up portrait and the TOP 100 start-ups in Switzerland.

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startup space

where start-ups work and grow Attention all up-and-coming start-ups! In the #startupspaceZH, IFJ is offering fully equipped workplaces and offices in a 1,500 m2 space located directly at Schlieren station. Just nine minutes from Zurich main station, you could soon be enjoying an indoor lounge, networking zones and a 400 m2 sun deck. And businesses can rent the first-class seminar infrastructure.

Our support for you: Attractive offices and individual workplaces Conference rooms with seating for up to 16 Seminar and workshop room with up to 100 seats Comfortable lounges and large terrace Directly at Schlieren station (9 minutes from Zurich’s main station, 22 minutes from Zurich airport) www.startup-space.ch

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venturelab

World-class startups. Swiss made.

World-class startups, Swiss made, that conquer the world. Since 2004 we advocate for ambitious founders with great visions. We support researchers and other innovative founders since their first entrepreneurial steps.

From the startup acceleration workshops at ETH Zurich and EPF Lausanne to the venture leaders roadshows, including the Founders Circles as well as the close cooperation with industry partners such as BKW, Swisscom or Zuhlke, we gear entrepreneurs to support flawless execution. Entrepreneurs learn how to successfully set up their business, pitch investors and customers, and negotiate financing rounds and partnerships.

In 2016, ETH spin-off Haelixa travelled to New York with venturelab.

The best startup talents of Switzerland can be selected for the venture leaders, the Swiss startup national teams programme, which provides international exposure to investors and markets. The venture leaders join roadshows to the Silicon Valley, Boston, New York, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Rio de Janeiro, Bangalore, South Africa, Berlin or London, open the door to a unique international network.

75 out of the TOP 100 Swiss startups of 2016 have started with venturelab: i.a. Abionic, senseFly, Lunaphore, Gamaya, L.E.S.S., Covagen, Climeworks, InSphero, QualySense or Poken. www.venturelab.ch

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Venture Kick

CHF 3 million seed capital annually for innovative startup projects With the launch of Venture Kick by the Venture Kick Foundation, in 2007 the IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen received the mandate for the operation of the initiative. Venture Kick helps highly innovative entrepreneurs from Swiss universities and institutes of higher learning with seed capital of up to CHF 130,000. These startup projects also benefit from business development workshops and an extensive investor network. As of December 2016, 463 startups have benefited from the overall support of CHF 18,65 million.

The programme has contributed to the creation of more than 4,000 new jobs for highly qualified people and to a financing volume of well over CHF 1 billion. 57 of the TOP 100 Swiss Startups 2016 started with Venture Kick like L.E.S.S., Uepaa, Flyability, Bcomp, Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals, Glycemicon and Lunaphore. The results show that the Swiss economy has benefited substantially from the Venture Kick approach.

The Venture Kick initiative is financed by private foundations, companies and individuals: Gebert Rüf Stiftung, Ernst Göhner Stiftung, Fondation Lombard Odier, Debiopharm Group, Fondation ProTechno, Rising Tide Foundation, ESA BIC Switzerland, Engagement Migros, Swisscom, Hansjörg Wyss, André Hoffmann and Martin Haefner.

The ETH spin-off xorlab won the Venture Kick final 2016.

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STARTIMPULSE

Gain expertise and make contacts Are you interested in the latest trends in marketing, communication, sales, internet, incorporation and financing? Do you enjoy hearing exciting success stories and meeting the people who write them? Do you want to keep abreast of the latest developments in the world of business? STARTIMPULSE conferences offer precisely that. Month after month in 13 regions all around Switzerland. And the best part is that it doesn't cost you anything – just a bit of time.

For starters, a STARTIMPULSE conference offers an interesting lecture. Beyond that, there is the opportunity to meet like-minded people, and perhaps even new business partners or potential customers. Bring your business cards along, make new contacts and enjoy fruitful conversations.

We look forward to clinking glasses with you at a STARTIMPULSE event! www.ifj.ch/conferences_en

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From 6:30 pm at launchlab, Halle 8, Dornacherstr. 192, Basel Contact person: Daniel Meier Phone: 061 295 50 04, daniel.meier@baselarea.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/basel

02.02.2017 Finanzielle Absicherung einer Selbständigkeit Georgios Skarlakidis, VPZ Vermögensplanungs Zentrum AG 16.03.2017 Wie Sie vorBILDLICH in Erinnerung bleiben!

Matthias Buzzi, Matthias Buzzi GmbH

04.05.2017 Creating space for innovation Andreas Erbe, launchlabs (Schweiz) GmbH

18.01.2017 Kommunikationskompetenz: Ein entscheidender Erfolgsfaktor Beatrice Müller, Beatrice Müller authentic communication Spezialanlass im Hauptsitz der Post CH AG, Wankdorfallee 4, Bern 15.02.2017 Digitale Tools: Ihr neuer Freund Barbara Eisenbart, BBC Partner GmbH 30.03.2017 Kurt Aeschbacher: Tipps aus dem Unternehmerleben Kurt Aeschbacher, ANTAGON AG Spezialanlass mit der Mobiliar in Biel

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24.04.2017 Geschätzter Kunde: Würden Sie bitte bitte kaufen?! Jetzt!!

Daniel Enz, enz coaching für Verkauf & Kommunikation

From 6:30 pm at Impact Hub, Spitalgasse 28, Bern Contact person: Stephan Jossen Phone: 031 389 76 59, stephan.jossen@mobiliar.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/bern

06.06.2017 Kundengewinnung dank Präsenz im Web, Mobile und in Verzeichnissen Serge Breslaw, localsearch.ch

20.06.2017 Kundenorientierung als Lippenbekenntnis Jörg Hilber, MY MASTERPLAN

31.05.2017 Vergessen Sie herkömmliche Werbung! Wie Sie mit einem kleinen Werbebudget mehr Kunden gewinnen Martin Aue, Marketlink Consulting GmbH

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Contact person: Markus Probst Phone: 081 330 14 60, office@micropool.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/chur

10.01.2017 Traumkunde… Welche Kunden passen zu mir?

André Peter, saleshub AG

21.02.2017 topKMU Zmorga «Von 0 auf 100» Erfolgreich an internationalen Messen Spezialanlass mit HTW Chur

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23.03.2017 topKMU Expedition Spezialanlass mit HTW Chur 18.05.2017 topKMU Expedition Spezialanlass mit HTW Chur

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14.03.2017 Was Sie zum Markenrecht wissen müssen Sebastian Saissi, freigutpartners

LUCERNE

16.02.2017 topKMU Expedition mit den Bergbahnen Klosters-Davos Reto Branschi, HTW Chur Spezialanlass mit HTW Chur

From 6:30 pm at Technopark Luzern, D4, Platz 4 Root Längenbold Contact person: Ilona Cools Phone: 041 455 20 44, ilona.cools@technopark-luzern.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/luzern

11.05.2017 Lust auf Best Performance Sabine Grebien, grebien performance 13.06.2017 Finanzielle Absicherung einer Selbständigkeit Georgios Skarlakidis, VPZ Vermögensplanungs Zentrum AG

28.02.2017 Die Geheimnisse der Kontaktgewinnung Jörg Hilber, MY MASTERPLAN Spezialanlass im Technopark Aargau, Badenerstr. 13, Brugg 30.03.2017 StartUpForum Aargau Spezialanlass an der AMA, Schachen, Aarau

Contact person: Karin Spörli Phone: 052 632 40 40, k.spoerli@gewerbe-sh.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/schaffhausen

SCHAFFHAUSEN

Contact person: Adriana Gubler Phone: 032 627 94 11, adriana.gubler@awa.so.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/olten

06.03.2017 55. ITS Techno-Apéro: Energieverbunde und Anergienetze Spezialanlass mit Verein ITS 19.06.2017 56. ITS Techno-Apéro: Digitalisierung als Innovationstreiber Spezialanlass mit Verein ITS

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08.05.2017 Startup-Finanzierung: Tipps für Startups und Investoren Nicolas Berg, buildastiq AG Spezialanlass im Hotel Arte, Riggenbachstr. 10, Olten

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From 6:30 pm at Einstein Congress, Berneggstr. 2, St. Gallen Contact person: Christof Bötschi Phone: 071 242 98 98, info@ifj.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/stgallen

26.01.2017 Neukunden zum Nulltarif Hans Peter Frei, The Sales Results Company

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17.01.2017 Effektives Startup Marketing für das kleine Budget Roger Basler, Unternehmens-Architekt

From 6:30 pm at Rathaus Frauenfeld, Rathausplatz 4, Frauenfeld Contact person: Thomas Maron Phone: 071 622 19 19, events@startnetzwerk.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/thurgau

23.02.2017 Facebook oder Google Werbung?

Wo gibt es mehr für Ihren Werbefranken Daniel Niklaus, Netlive IT AG Spezialanlass bei Startfeld, Lerchenfeldstr. 3, St. Gallen

03.04.2017 Wie Google dein Freund wird Norman Irion, netpulse AG Spezialanlass bei Coworking Frauenfeld, Bahnhofstr. 56, Frauenfeld

05.05.2017 5. St.Galler Neuunternehmer Forum Spezialanlass an der RHEMA, Allmendplatz, Altstätten (Start 12:00 Uhr)

14.06.2017 Sommeranlass in Gottlieben Dieter Bachmann, Gottlieber Spezialitäten AG Spezialanlass bei Gottlieber Spezialitäten AG, Espenstr. 9, Gottlieben

30.05.2017 Kundengewinnung dank Präsenz im Web, Mobile und in Verzeichnissen Serge Breslaw, localsearch.ch

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WINTERTHUR

From 6:30 pm at Technopark, Jägerstr. 2, Winterthur Contact person: Manuela Holzer Phone: 058 934 75 30, xhoz@zhaw.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/winterthur

From 6:30 pm at the Rathaus, Gothischer Saal (3rd floor), Fischmarkt, Zug Contact person: Martina Böhm Phone: 041 723 23 66, martina.boehm@technologieforumzug.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/zug

23.01.2017 DIGITAL BRANDING: Markenführung im digitalen Zeitalter Thomas Wickart, WICKARTIG - DIGITALE DESIGNWERKSTATT

21.02.2017 Kreditfinanzierung für Jung- und Kleinunternehmungen Myriam Reinle, Lendico Schweiz AG Spezialanlass in Zusammenarbeit mit PostFinance

07.03.2017 Verhandlungtaktiken für Startups René E. Huber, René E. Huber & Partner

28.03.2017 Neukunden zum Nulltarif Hans Peter Frei, The Sales Results Company

09.05.2017 Effektives Startup Marketing für das kleine Budget Roger Basler, Unternehmens-Architekt

24.04.2017 Verwaltungsräte und Beiräte: Starke Mehrwerte für Startups Dominic Lüthi, VRMandat.com

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29.05.2017 Gute Ideen werden geklaut: So schützen Sie sich!

Kamran Houshang Pour, IGE Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

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From 6:30 pm at startup space, Wiesenstr. 5, Schlieren Contact person: Albert Schweizer Phone: 044 738 15 06, albert.schweizer@schlieren.zh.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/zuerich

11.01.2017 Gute Ideen werden geklaut: So schützen Sie sich!

Kamran Houshang Pour, IGE Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

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24.01.2017 Cleveres Preismanagement für Startups Christian Wirth, Optimal-Price GmbH 06.02.2017 Mobile Werbung Evelyn Leu, Google Schweiz Spezialanlass bei Google Switzerland GmbH, Brandschenkestr. 110, Zürich 08.02.2017 Höhere Kundenzufriedenheit durch starke Logistik- und IT-Lösungen Tobias Clemens, DPD (Schweiz) AG 01.03.2017 Grow your business exponentially with personal branding and social media sales funnels* Sigrun Gudjonsdottir, Sigrun GmbH

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14.03.2017 Vom Ego zur Marke Carla Kaufmann, companymarket.ch 22.03.2017 Geld finden mit neuen Medien Romano Strebel, 100-days.net 05.04.2017 Facebook für Werbung – aktuelle Trends und Status Quo Targeting Nina Aemisegger, Hutter Consult GmbH Spezialanlass an an der Swiss Online Marketing Messe (09:20 - 09:50 Uhr) 06.04.2017 Künstliche Intelligenz im Marketing Daniel Niklaus, Netlive IT AG Spezialanlass an der Swiss Online Marketing Messe (13:05 - 13:35 Uhr) 26.04.2017 Everything a Startup needs to know about IP rights* Ronan Guirey, P&TS SA

02.05.2017 Virtual Reality in Marketing & Sales Jonas Baer, Bandara VR GmbH Spezialanlass in Zusammenarbeit mit Swico 17.05.2017 Human Centered Design: Möglichkeiten und Nutzen Bruno Roth, Swisscom Schweiz AG Spezialanlass im Swisscom Pirates Hub, Pfingstweidstr. 51, Zürich (Start 18:15 Uhr) 07.06.2017 Emotional Intelligence: Your Key to Success* Anna Korovatskaya, ANNA KOROVATSKAYA 14.06.2017 Spezialanlass für Jungunternehmen in Zusammenarbeit mit PostFinance 21.06.2017 Mein erster Mitarbeiter: Arbeitsrecht für Startups Marion Morad, Anwaltskanzlei Marion Morad 29.08.2017 Spezialanlass an der SuisseEMEX Messe Zürich * This event is presented in English

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Contact person: Thibault Steimer Phone: 021 533 09 87, thibault.steimer@ifj.ch Registration: www.ifj.ch/conferences

02.03.2017 Satisfaction client accrue grâce aux solutions logistiques et informatiques performantes Aymeric Bouché, DPD (Schweiz) AG EPFL Innovation Park, bâtiment D, salle Neptune, Lausanne 02.03.2017 Peur de se lancer comme entrepreneur?

Les 3 conseils d’un expert CNCI, Rue de la Serre 4, Neuchâtel 07.03.2017 Online Marketing: Outils pour votre stratégie en ligne – débutant Roman Bourquin, EASYGIGA SA, FER, rue de Saint-Jean 98, Genève 23.03.2017 Entreprendre et réussir dans le Jura? Les conseils avisés de 2 entrepreneurs expérimentés José Demetrio, GeoSatis SA Evénement spécial chez CCIJ, Rue de l'Avenir 23, Delémont

30.03.2017 Chère Mobilière: 10 trucs pour créer une publicité indémodable Evénement spécial en collaboration avec la Mobilière EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne 04.04.2017 Online Marketing: Outils pour votre stratégie en ligne – avancé Roman Bourquin, EASYGIGA SA FER, rue de Saint-Jean 98, Genève 27.04.2017 La digitalisation des PME Evénement spécial au Swisscom Digital Lab, EPFL Innovation Park, Building F, 3 étage, Lausanne 09.05.2017 Lancer son entreprise: 2 jeunes entrepreneurs partagent leurs secrets pour réussir Christophe Rieder, BetterStudy SARL FER, rue de Saint-Jean 98, Genève 22.06.2017 Fraude en entreprise, cela n’arrive pas qu’aux autres: les 10 conseils de deux experts Paul Wang, Ernst & Young AG CVCI, Avenue d'Ouchy 47, Lausanne

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Partners

Dedicated partners support entrepreneurship

Since 1989, IFJ has worked together with strong partners from the world of business. Our Premium Partners also assist in the organisation of STARTIMPULSE events and provide additional support through special offers for start-ups.

‘ABACUS also began life as a start-up with limited financial means. So we’re very pleased to join the IFJ in lending start-ups a helping hand with an attractive offer on our cloud-based software.’ Daniel Senn, ABACUS ‘For la Mobilière, our collaboration with the IFJ is an important contribution to strengthening Switzerland’s position not only as a centre for work, but particularly as a centre of thought: the networking platform provided by STARTIMPULSE events with the regional centres promotes values that are also core values of our company.’

Stephan Jossen, la Mobilière ‘PostFinance supports the interests of founders with conviction. That has led to our partnership with IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen. Together with the IFJ, we develop special offers for start-ups.’ Patrik Vonlanthen, PostFinance ‘We share and support the commitment of IFJ Institut für Jungunternehmen in the promotion of entrepreneurship in Switzerland. This shared the commitment has led to the emergence of a long-standing partnership geared towards helping as many start-ups as possible.’ Roger Wüthrich-Hasenböhler, Swisscom

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Support from IFJ STARTING a business?

In need of CUSTOMERS?

Looking for INVESTORS?

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❏ Online Marketing with Google course ❏ Digital Marketing ❏ Effective Sales course

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❏ Web-based accounting and business solution for start-ups

❏ Business Plan Basic course ❏ Establishing a business course ❏ Incorporating a sole proprietorship, GmbH or AG

❏ Business Plan Basic course ❏ CHF 130,000 seed capital for projects at Swiss universities ❏ Support programme for the best Swiss startup talents

❏ IT Infrastructure course ❏ Join the TOP 100 start-ups in Switzerland ❏ Office or workplace in startup space

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ABACUS: Start-up accounting solution from CHF 50/month la Mobilière: Premium discounts PostFinance: Free start-up offer Swisscom: Our start-up bonus – jump-start your start-up DPD: Attractive conditions for package shipments Google: CHF 100 start-up credit for AdWords HP: Optimally equipped workplace in your start-up WICKARTIG: Professional website at a start-up price

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