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What it takes to start a Swiss business

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A Swiss-American journalist mainly covering education, migration and youth issues - plus the occasional story on cheese, given her roots in Switzerland and Wisconsin. She also produces podcasts and works on the social media team.

Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school, Julie worked as an independent filmmaker before coming to swissinfo.ch in 2001. 

Their mum started it all by using caffeine to fight wrinkles. Then Tom and Amy Derrington came up with the idea of recycling coffee beans to make a body scrub. The British siblings, who live in Bern, explain how they went about launching their brand in Switzerland. (Veronica DeVore, Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch) 

After mixing their first batches and working out the logistics of a business plan, the Derringtons decided to set up their business, Buff Coffee ScrubExternal link, as a sole proprietorship, learning a lot along the way. 

More details on the various options for starting a business in Switzerland are available here, on the Switzerland How To guide to life in the country.


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