The sole proprietorship is the most common legal form for freelancers, consultants, artisans, and professionals working alone in Switzerland. It offers a flexible structure, quick to set up, with no minimum capital requirement.
We support you through all the stages of creating your sole proprietorship, with legal, administrative, and tax guidance tailored to your business sector.
✓ Quick and cost-effective creation
✓ No minimum capital required
✓ Simplified administrative management
✓ Direct taxation of the operator’s income
✓ Total independence in management
Advice on the most suitable legal form and its tax and social implications.
Handling registration formalities: Commercial register, IDE number, and social affiliations if necessary.
Domiciliation, administrative and accounting management, with assistance in invoicing and payment tracking.
Even though its creation is simple, the sole proprietorship is subject to various obligations:
Keeping accounts
Mandatory affiliation with AVS from the start of the activity
Accident insurance for potential employees
Annual tax declaration of generated income
Self-employed and freelancers
Merchants
Craftsmen
Liberal professions (consultants, trainers, therapists, etc.)
Starting your own sole proprietorship with Hevea Invest means benefiting from reliable support, a good understanding of Swiss obligations, and an efficient administrative start.
Yes, if your annual turnover exceeds CHF 100,000.– or if you wish to benefit from better commercial visibility.
Yes, if your annual turnover exceeds CHF 100,000.– or if you wish to benefit from better commercial visibility.
Yes. In a sole proprietorship, the owner is personally liable without limit with their personal assets.
Yes, a sole proprietorship can employ staff. It must then comply with obligations related to LAA, LPP, AVS, and withholding tax (if applicable).
Yes, a transformation is possible. We assist you with all the steps involved in transitioning to a capital company structure.
The creation can be completed in a few business days, depending on the speed of document submission and administrative procedures.
With Hevea Invest, you benefit from a prestigious address for your company, daily receipt and scanning of your mail accessible in a secure online space, as well as the forwarding of your documents according to your needs. Our services ensure reliable and flexible management of your correspondence.
