Setting up a company together with PostFinance and the IFJ
Would you like to set up a company online? With our exclusive partnership with the Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ), we make it easier for you to start your own business. If you set up your company with the IFJ, PostFinance will cover part of the startup costs.
Whether you’re setting up a private limited company, limited liability company, sole proprietorship or general partnership – with the (online) startup service, the IFJ takes care of all administrative tasks and guides you through the startup process step by step with an online tool and experienced lawyers.
Start by visiting the IFJ website: Register The link will open in a new window online with the IFJ and receive initial advice on your startup project.
Personal support: Together with IFJ experts, you can resolve open questions, check your company name and enter the most important company data.
Preparing the startup: the IFJ prepares your startup documents and submits them to the relevant commercial register – professionally and reliably.
Opening a business account: if you opt for a capital payment or business account with PostFinance, we will open it for you directly during the startup process. PostFinance will also contribute to your startup costs.
Founders power the economy. We are connected with the IFJ not just by a shared goal, but also by our passion for innovation and progress.
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Since 2009, PostFinance has been a premium partner of the Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ) – the leading point of contact for company founders in Switzerland. Together, we promote digital startups: more than 3,000 company founders use the IFJ’s online startup service every year. PostFinance is supplementing this service with business accounts for payment transactions and for paying in starting capital.
Yes, in Switzerland, you can easily set up your company as a secondary occupation and, if necessary, switch to full-time self-employment at a later date.
Depending on the legal form and canton, it takes between a few days and about two to three weeks for the company to be entered in the commercial register.
Yes, with the online startup service from the Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ), you can set up your company largely digitally.
Depending on the legal form, information such as the company name, purpose, registered office, management and identification documents of the founders is required for setting up the company.
After you have founded your company, the IFJ will continue to support you with tools, courses, business plan templates and practical advanced training.
With the IFJ, you benefit from professional support, verified documents and an easing of the administrative workload throughout the entire startup process. You will also receive monetary discounts if you opt for IFJ partners.
The IFJ prepares your constitutional documents, checks the company name, coordinates the notary’s office and submits the documents to the commercial register.
Yes, the IFJ also supports startups with several stakeholders and helps you to develop the relevant structures.
If you set up your company via the IFJ, you benefit from a simple account opening process at PostFinance, and as a premium partner of IFJ, PostFinance contributes towards the startup costs. The discounts are deducted during invoicing of the startup process with IFJ.
You can also benefit from further discounted startup package offers for company founders
