Federal administration

• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (seco)
• Business Network Switzerland OSEC

Municipal economic promotion agencies

• City of Berne Economic Development Agency
• City of Biel Economic Developmenb Agency
• City of Thun Economic Development Agency

Business organizations

• Canton of Berne Trade and Industry Association
• Employer’s Association of the Canton of Berne

Support for start-ups

• Commission for Technology and Innovation KTI / Start-up
• The Swiss SME portal
• The Swiss SME internet site for succession regulation
• State Secretariat for Economic Affairs’ start-ups portal
• Institute of Young Entrepreneurs
• Network of experienced managers ADLATUS
• GENILEM-ARC JURASSIEN
• Foundation SME Switzerland
• Competition Venture Businessplan
• Foundation for technological innovation

Succession

• Credit Suisse - information on succession
• Network of experienced managers ADLATUS

Lawyers

• Comparator Check of Swiss Lawyers
• Swiss Bar Association

Business Clubs

• Swiss Venture Club
• AIESEC Switzerland - International Exchange Organization for Students
• arenafemina - connections for women's business

Taxes

• Federal Tax Administration
• Cantonal Tax Administration

Financing / Venture capital

• aventic partners
• UBS AG
• Credit Suisse
• Valiant Bank
• Bernese Cantonal Bank
• BVGroup – Venture Capital
• Venture Thun
• Venture 2010
• BioMedCredit AG

Knowledge and technology transfer / Innovation promotion

• Federal Commission for Technology and Innovation KTI
• Unitectra, University of Berne Technology Transfer Centre
• Energy technology transfer
• SwissMedTech
• Swiss Association of Technology Transfer Professionals
• Euresearch - your Swiss guide to European reserach
• Europe INNOVA
• Competence Center for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Competence Center for Medical Technology (CCMT)
• Swiss Design Transfer
• Institute for Technology Transfer TT-Novatech
• Regional jobcenters RAV
• swisscleantech

Residence and work permits

• Cantonal Office for Bernese Economy beco

Chambers of Commerce and Industry

• Berne Chamber of Commerce and Industry (certification, ATA Carnets)
• German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
• Swiss American Chamber of Commerce
• British Swiss Chamber of Commerce
• Chambre France-Suisse pour le Commerce et l’Industrie
• Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Svizzera

Export / Trade

• OSEC Export Step-by-step
• Swiss Export Services
• Federal Tax Administration / VAT department
• Customs Directorate

Patent issues

• Federal Intellectual Property Institute