Economic support for companies in corona times
Canton Aargau:
Aargau Services – Additional cantonal aid: CHF 300 million
Hightech Zentrum Aargau – Covid-19 Helpline
FHNW – Free support programme of the FHNW for SMEs and self-employed persons
Basel Stadt and Basel Landschaft
Basel Stadt: Information on the corona virus (Covid-19 for companies) – a lot of further information, depending on the target group, e.g. short-time work compensation, apprenticeships, taxes, people working in the cultural sector, trade associations, self-employed people, guarantees, IWB, cross-border commuters
Handelskammer beider Basel – Free advice and information
Massnahmen-Paket Basel Landschaft – The canton of Basel Landschaft has made a total amount of CHF 100 million available.
Economy-bl – All important information about Covid 19 for companies in Basel Landschaft
FHNW – Free support programme of the FHNW for SMEs and self-employed persons
Advice, courses, and coaching
Canton of Aargau
Aargau Services Economic Promotion – Aargau Services Economic Promotion answers your business and location questions and offers advice about setting up or expanding your company.
Hightech Zentrum Aargau – support and advice in innovation matters in the areas of engineering, life sciences, medical technology, information and communications technology, micro and nanotechnology plus energy and environmental technology.
Genisuisse Aargau – offers coaching free of charge for young entrepreneurs.
Kanton Basel Stadt and Basel Landschaft:
Innovation Office University of Basel – supports members of the University of Basel in all matters related to innovation and entrepreneurship.
Coaching & Mentoring Program, University of Basel – The University of Basel offers a Coaching & Mentoring Program for startups.
BaselArea.swiss – Promoter of innovation and inward investment for the Basel region.
Unitectra – Unitectra supports scientists in their collaborations with industry involving commercialization of research results and contractual matters.
BASEL INKUBATOR – At BASEL INKUBATOR young entrepreneurs from the field of natural sciences, medicine, information technology and engineering technology can take their first steps towards creating a start-up.
Switzerland
Startupticker.ch – Overview of awards and workshops. Network of companies and innovators.
Brochure «Gründen» – Guide for various Swiss Initiatives around the topic “start-up”.
Switzerland Innovation – Umbrella organisation of Swiss Innovation parks at five sites (ETH Zürich, EPFL, in Villigen beim PSI, Biel, and Basel)
Innosuisse Start-up Training – Course for members of universities and start-ups in Switzerland by the federal government’s funding agency for innovation and start-ups Innosuisse. www.unibas.ch/de/Innovation/CTI-Coaching—Entrepreuneurship-Kurse.html
Institut für Jungunternehmen (IFJ) Start-up support – Contact point for start-ups in Switzerland
Startup-academy.ch – Initiative by Start-up Academy and Engagement Migros
Technologies Program of the Business Incubation Centre (BIC) of CERN Technologies – Incubation program designed to support entrepreneurs in their business endeavor by offering them access to unique world-leading technologies, tailor-made business and management training, an seed money of CHF 50,000.
Possible sites with support
Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area
Challenges/Awards
Swiss Startup Challenge – Challenge of the University of Applied Science Northwestern Switzerland