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Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) Economic Promotion © Stephan Engler © Nestlé support organisations setting up, establishing and developing businesses CONTENTS ........................................................................................................................................................... 1. Economic promotion of 6. Export, internationalisation, the canton of Vaud 4 promotion of industries and 1.1 Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) 5 technologies 32 1.2 Vaud Foreign Direct Investment Agency 6.1 Export support 32 (DEV) 5 6.2 Promotion of industries 1.3 Regional economic development and technologies 33 associations 6 1.4 Vaud.ch, international portal for 7. Online information for SMEs the promotion of the canton of Vaud 8 and start-ups 35 1.5 SME & start-up breakfasts 8 7.1 Economic information and statistics 35 7.2 Busines directories 35 2. Financing institutions 10 7.3 Professional associations 2.1 Financial incentives of the Office and groupings 35 for Economic Affairs (SPECo) 10 7.4 Starting a business 36 2.2 Connecting investors and businesses 11 7.5 Image promotion and 2.3 Seed capital and development capital 12 foreign direct investment 37 2.4 Microcredit 15 7.6 Transferring a company 37 2.5 Loan guarantees 16 7.7 Taxation of enterprises 37 7.8 Intellectual property 38 3. Technology transfer and 7.9 Continuing education 38 collaboration with research 7.10 European research programmes 39 institutions 18 7.11 Labour market 39 3.1 Technology transfer 18 7.12 Social insurance and pensions 39 3.2 Collaboration with research institutions 7.13 Sustainable development 39 for R&D projects 20 4. Infrastructure, sites and premises 22 4.1 Strategic sites 22 4.2 Technology parks and incubators 24 5. Coaching, support and advice 29 5.1 Coaching 29 5.2 Support and advice 31 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 4 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 5 ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... 1.1 OFFICE FOR ECONOMIC AFFAIRS 1.2 VAUD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (SPECo) AGENCY (DEV) The Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) has DEV is the Foreign Direct Investment Agency been tasked with providing support to start-ups tasked by the Department of Economy of the and SMEs in the canton of Vaud, focusing on State of Vaud with supporting foreign enterprises those operating in industry, production-related become established in the canton. services and leading-edge technologies. The services provided by the DEV are highly di- SPECo actively supports the initiators of private verse, covering everything from finding facilities and public projects with its involvement and the and sites to obtaining work permits, answering financial incentives and advice it provides. SPECo tax questions, connecting businesses and finding also acts as a first point of contact for business business partners. people looking for help in their dealings with the cantonal administration. Finally, SPECo directs DEV is the Vaud arm of the GREATER GENEVA entrepreneurs with specific interests towards BERNE area (GGBa), the agency tasked The Economic Promotion of the canton of Vaud is It brings together the following three major organisations capable of meeting their needs (ad- with canvassing and acquiring companies in here to help the business community in any pro- players: vice, financing, technical support, and so on). western Switzerland (Berne, Fribourg, Vaud, ject to set up, develop or establish an enterprise. Geneva, Neuchâtel and Valais). The Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) www.ggba-switzerland.ch Globally, the Economic Promotion aims to: The Vaud Foreign Direct Investment Agency (DEV) provide initial information for people looking The regional economic development to set up their own business, associations facilitate the establishment of foreign enter- prises in the canton, These players rely on a network of partners of- provide information on processes involving fering services in various fields including: raising the public administration, financing, technology transfer, innovation, sites guide enterprises searching for sites and and premises, advice and coaching, export, in- Vaud Foreign Direct Investment Agency (DEV) premises, ternationalisation and industrial promotion. Those Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) World Trade Center direct towards public and private financing are presented in chapters 2 to 6 of this brochure. Economic Promotion Av. de Gratta-Paille 2 and advisory organisations, Rue Caroline 11 PO Box 19 make available financial assistance for starting CH-1014 Lausanne CH-1000 Lausanne 30 up, establishing and developing enterprises, Phone: + 41 (0)21 316 58 20 Phone: + 41 (0)21 644 00 60 promote the image of the canton in the Fax: + 41 (0)21 316 61 52 Fax: + 41 (0)21 644 00 79 business community in Switzerland and E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] abroad. Internet: www.vd.ch/promotion-economique Internet: www.dev.ch 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 6 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 7 ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... 1.3 ReGIONAL ECONOMIC 1 Lausanne region 6 Cossonay, Aubonne DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATIONS Lausanne Région and Morges region Phone: + 41 (0)21 613 73 33 Association de la Région Cossonay The regional economic development associations with specific interests towards organisations E-mail: [email protected] Aubonne Morges (ARCAM) are local platforms helping companies settle and capable of meeting their needs. Internet: www.lausanne-region.ch Phone: + 41 (0)21 862 22 75 thrive in the region. Their members are private E-mail: [email protected] players and the municipalities that provide most of The activities of the regional economic develop- 2 Gros-de-Vaud region Internet: www.arcam-vd.ch their financing. ment associations are coordinated by the Vaud Association de la région du Gros-de-Vaud Economic Development Coordination Agency (ARGdV) 7 Nyon region These local structures provide information servi- (CODEV). Phone: + 41 (0)21 881 22 37 Conseil régional du district de Nyon ces, guidance, advice and support in the fields of www.codev.ch (currently in French only) E-mail: [email protected] (Région Nyon) economic promotion and the creation and develop- Internet: www.gros-de-vaud.ch Phone: + 41 (0)22 361 23 24 ment of enterprises. Their role is to assist business There are a total of 10 regional economic develop- E-mail: [email protected] people in their dealings with the cantonal and muni- ment associations, each of which performs out its 3 Montreux-Vevey region Internet: www.regionyon.ch cipal authorities as well as to direct entrepreneurs activities within a specific geographical area: Association pour la promotion économique de la région Montreux-Vevey (PROMOVE) 8 Northen Vaud region Phone: + 41 (0)21 963 48 48 Association pour le Développement E-mail: [email protected] du Nord Vaudois (ADNV) régions économiques vaudoises Internet: www.promove.ch Phone: + 41 (0)24 425 55 21 E-mail: [email protected] Payerne 4 Aigle region (Chablais) Internet: www.adnv.ch AigleRegion 9 Vallée de Joux region Yverdon Phone: + 41 (0)24 466 37 24 10 8 E-mail: [email protected] Association pour le développement ADNV COREB Internet: www.chablais.ch des activités économiques de la Vallée de Joux (ADAEV) 2 5 Pays-d’Enhaut region Phone: + 41 (0)21 845 90 91 9 ARGdV ARCAM Pays-d’Enhaut Région E-mail: [email protected] ADAEV 6 Lausanne Phone: + 41 (0)26 924 72 80 Internet: www.valleedejoux.ch 1 Région Morges E-mail: [email protected] Lausanne PROMOVE 5 7 3 Internet: www.pays-denhaut.ch 10 Payerne, Moudon Vevey Pays-d’Enhaut Région Région and Avenches region (Broye) Nyon Nyon Communauté régionale de la Broye (COREB) Aigle 4 Phone: + 41 (0)26 663 90 80 AigleRegion E-mail: [email protected] Internet: www.coreb.ch 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 8 1. ECONOMIC PROMOTION OF THE CANTON OF VAUD 9 ........................................................................................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................................................... Phases of company financing and support organisations Venture capital (p.14) Loan Guarantees Cooperative (Cautionnement romand) (p.16) Loan guarantees of the Office for Economic Affairs (SELT) (p.16) Financial incentives of the Office for Economic Affairs (SELT) (p.10) CapitalProximité (p.11) Business Angels (p.15) Investment foundations and funds supporting Swiss / Vaud companies (p.14) 1.4 VAUD.CH, INTERNATIONAL PORTAL 1.5 SME & START-UP BREAKFASTS FOR THE PROMOTION OF THE Regional develpment funds (p.12) CANTON OF VAUD SME and start-up breakfasts are organised by the Office for Economic Affairs (SPECo) in conjunc- tion with its partners of the economic promotion net- Foundation forTechnological work. They are generally held once a month with Innovation (p.12) Volume of activity a view to: venture kick (p.13) Need for financing Start-up