Switzerland reached a new peak in company start-ups this year: up by more than 5% year-on-year, they will reach a record 55,654 in 2025. Among the French-speaking cantons, Geneva, Fribourg and Jura were particularly active. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The most common business segments for new companies are consulting, handicraft and real estate, followed by services and architecture and engineering, the IFJ Institute for Young Enterprises reported in a press release on Wednesday. At the same time, bankruptcies also rose sharply, jumping by almost a third to 14,958. However, this is partly due to a change in regulations on January 1, 2025. Since then, public authorities and companies governed by public law have also had to declare bankruptcy. + More than 6,000 firms went bust in Switzerland According to Claude Federer, Director of the creditors' association Creditreform, this new regulation has led to a significant increase in the number of companies ...
