This is how Switzerland could become a start-up nation

Switzerland is the most innovative country in the world. However the conditions for start-ups are far from being perfect. According to a study of Le Réseau and Bilan, nearly 40% of respondents would select another country for starting their company if they had the chance to restart. Le Réseau and Bilan have identified ten measures in order to improve the framework conditions around the creation and growth of new innovative companies in Switzerland, writes Startupticker.ch. The «Start-up Manifesto» has now been translated to German and English and can be signed online. Several hundred entrepreneurs and supporters have already signed. The ten measures are: - 1. Tax exemption of private investments into start-ups - 2. Arrange the tax system to support start-ups - 3. Improve the employee-participation schemes - 4. Create a venture capital fund of hedge funds - 5. Create a second market in Switzerland - 6. Facilitate the development of a collaborative economy - 7. Implement a «start-up visa» - 8. Swiss small business act - 9. Reform the Commission for Technology and Innovation - 10. A Swiss R&D funding agency Read the article of Startupticker.ch Download of the complete start-up study of Le Réseau and Bilan