Promotion Activities
Swiss companies face global competition on a daily basis. The Swiss Business Promotion Agency supports them in this endeavour – for the benefit of the whole economy. The Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) assesses and accredits conformity assessment bodies. Not all of our content is available in English. For content on certain topics, please visit our German, French or Italian pages.
Pages in English
E-Government for SME
The aim of e-government is to use information and communication technology so that the public administration is as economic, and as close to the citizens, as possible.
Reducing the administrative burden
Excessive red tape is a drag on the economy. One of the advantages Switzerland enjoys as a business location is that its administration is comparatively streamlined. But of course we cannot rest on our laurels. SMEs in Switzerland would like things to be even simpler, and other countries are continually improving the conditions they offer to firms.
Enterprise financing
Financing is an important element for an enterprise's success. The federal government and the cantons are constantly improving the framework and provide SMEs with funding on a complementary basis.
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Tourism Policy
The Tourism Policy Division represents the federal government’s interests in tourism policy at both national and international level.
Export and location promotion
Export promotion supports Swiss businesses in international competition, while location promotion positions Switzerland as an attractive business location on the global stage.
Regional development
With the New Regional Policy (NRP), the Confederation and the cantons jointly support economic development in Switzerland’s rural and mountain regions, as well as cross-border cooperation within the framework of Interreg.
Swiss Accreditation Service SAS
The Swiss Accreditation Service (SAS) is Switzerland’s national accreditation body and part of SECO. It accredits conformity assessment bodies in accordance with international standards, thereby fostering trust and ensuring comparability.
Federal research and innovation landscape
The federal government follows a ‘no wrong door’ approach, under which funding providers are so well connected with one another that they can assist in the search for suitable funding instruments.
Swiss National Exhibition
National exhibitions in Switzerland contribute to social cohesion and foster debates on the future. Several initiatives are working towards the next edition, which is being co-ordinated at federal level by the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER) and the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).
Offers of promotion activities
The Confederation promotes Switzerland as a business location – in many different ways.
Federal measures for the economy
On this page you will find information on the federal support in connection with the Covid 19 epidemic.
Further pages in German
Botschaft über die Standortförderung des Bundes
Die Standortförderung des Bundes stärkt KMU und Regionen durch Digitalisierung, Nachhaltigkeit und besseren Zugang zu internationalen Märkten.
Regional Development and Immigration
Regional Development and Immigration: Background Report – Update to the 2017 Ecoplan Study, for the attention of the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Contact
Promotion Activities Directorate
Holzikofenweg 36
3003 Bern