Banking and financial services
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Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild
Banque Privée Edmond de Rothschild’s expertiseBanque Privée Edmond de Rothschild is focused entirely on its core business of wealth management for private and institutional clients. It has no commercial or investment banking operations, and can thus provide its services with no underlying conflicts of interest. This renders its specialist advice all the more objective, in traditional as well as alternative asset management. The Bank has over 40 years' experience in hedge fund strategies.
The Bank has developed a broad range of investment funds under the Edmond de Rothschild Prifund umbrella. This signature structure is founded on the funds-of-funds concept, which involves selecting the very best available money managers for each long-only or hedge fund strategy. The Bank's clients can also have direct access to this wealth of talent through customised portfolios.
A wealth engineering team made up of experts on areas ranging from legal and tax matters to trusts and foundations is also attentive to clients' needs, advising and
assisting them in asset structuring and estate planning.
Personalised service, tailored management, close attention to the individual needs of each client and sensible use of state-of-the-art investment techniques—these are the ingredients of a highly successful formula.
True to the Rothschild family tradition anchored in a banking dynasty two and a half centuries old, our main Group headquarters is located in Geneva, the global capital of private banking. From this base we operate branches in Lausanne and Fribourg and a subsidiary in Lugano, along with other affiliates and offices spread across 30 countries.
Lifestyle,
a tradition handed down and enriched from generation to generation
A passion for creating great wines in France, Argentina and South Africa, a desire to share our tradition of welcoming guests to the Domaine du Mont d'Arbois, pride in agricultural techniques that are respectful of the environment, the enthusiasm of Gitana Team that helps set new records in offshore racing, support by family foundations for bold, people-oriented projects—these are just a few of the endeavours sponsored by Ariane and Benjamin de Rothschild as part of the Rothschild family's longstanding dedication to warmth and philanthropy.
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Credit Suisse
Work globally, share locally
Credit Suisse is one of the first worldwide suppliers of financial services. It's aspiration is to become One of the World's most admired banks. We believe our ability to serve clients globally with solutions tailored to their individual needs is a strong competitive advantage. To deliver customized products, comprehensive solutions and advisory services, we combine our strengths in Private Banking, Investment Banking and Asset Management and operate as an integrated bank.
Credit Suisse is situated in canton VD since more than 106 years. We follow the principle of 'work globally, share locally'.
Catering
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DSR
DSR is one of the largest contract caterers in Switzerland. The company, established since 1919, focuses on providing tailor made catering solutions for companies, schools, hospitals and senior citizens’ homes. DSR is a foundation and therefore free to deliver its services without any pressure from shareholders. The company is concerned by establishing long term relations with all its stakeholders and profits from a strong loyalty from all its customers.
The quality of the service provided by DSR is clearly recognized as a standard in the field of contract catering.
Cross Cultural Management and Integration
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nw Consulting
Intercultural Training & Consulting
Culture matters but the question is how it matters. At work or when moving to a new country we interact and collaborate with people from different cultures. We offer advice and training to develop the understanding of the impact that culture has on daily interactions in both the private and business spheres.
Our services include:
- Individual or group training sessions for adults and children on living, working and going to school in Switzerland
- Developing intercultural competencies and skills
- Understanding local culture the practical way
- Tailored programs upon request
For further information don’t hesitate to call us.
nwconsulting
Rue Saint-Pierre 1CH-1003 Lausanne
+41 (0)21 3121840
+41 (0)79 2412841
Daily Life
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Autociel.ch
Autociel.ch was founded in 2002 by Markus Häfeli, a 1968 born Swiss-German economist.
His start-up rapidly became the no. 1 company in car matters for expatriates in the
Swiss-Romande and possibly in SwitzerlandAdvice – we provide you with new and used cars at best prices – importation or exportation
of your car - Rent a car at half the price when you arrive to Switzerland – We help you find
the right insurance and car finance – we deliver your new car « key in hand » to your office
or home – we can help you resell your car at the best possible priceAutociel.ch
Rte de la Conversion 261
1093 La Conversion
Tél. +41 (0)21 796 37 39
Fax +41 (0)21 796 37 38
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Borgeaud Quality Service Sàrl
The company proposes a wide range of services, from renovation and remodeling to property care-taking and concierge services to the owners of primary and secondary residences in addition to expatriates.
The family owned company Borgeaud Quality Service is the result of the union of an entrepreneur with over thirty years of experience and his daughter who together are there to simplify their clientele’s lives.
Active in the Léman area or in resort areas such as Gstaad, Villars, Verbier, Crans Montana, Zermatt, Borgeaud Quality Service will take care of everything so that your happiness at home can follow you everywhere…Borgeaud Quality Service Sàrl
Rénovation & Transformation
Maintenance & Concierge ServicesMoulin de Peney 4
CH-1059 Peney-le-Jorat
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La Boîte O Services
“La Boîte O Services is a private concierge service which offers to make the life of our clients easier.
The concept brings together several services with the aim to release you from a certain number of jobs. In this regards, La Boîte O Services takes care of your housework, ironing, personal shopping, travels and transfers, babysitting and pet-sitting needs, as well as your gardening and little DIY jobs around the house...
As a daily partner...we give you back your time!
Discover our extensive range of services at www.laboiteoservices.ch or call our free number 0800 00 44 33”
Education
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Lausanne
Brillantmont
Foundedin 1882, Brillantmont International School is a fully accredited day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 11-18. The school is located in the centre of Lausanne and a daily bus service collects students at Lausanne station. Behind the facades of the magnificent buildings lie the very latest facilities, including a new multi-purpose sports hall, ready for use in 2012.
Brillantmont offers a British programme (Years 7-13, IGCSE, AS, A Level) and an American programme (Grades 6-12). An average class size of 12, challenging academic programmes and personalised timetables develop talents and enable our students to enter top universities across the world on completion of their studies.
Our 150 students (50 day, 100 boarders) come from over 40 different countries and feel immediately at home in our warm, family environment. The small size of the school enables us to fully support every student so they fulfill their potential. All teaching is in English but French is compulsory and is used frequently throughout the school.
After school, a huge range of extra-curricular activities are available – sporting, cultural, personal development or community service and numerous weekend trips are organised to develop students’ curiosity. All students – day and boarding – are encouraged to fully participate in all aspects of school life.
We would be delighted to welcome you at Brillantmont. Come and discover what makes us so special.
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Montreux School of Business
The modern facilities of the Montreux School of Business are housed in a beautiful historic building in the French-speaking resort town of Montreux-Territet, Switzerland, only 60 minutes away from Geneva, the world's eighth most important financial center.
Change through Educational Innovation
The Montreux School of Business has implemented the following educational innovations to meet the increasing demand for quality business education:
- Accelerated Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Programs
- 21st century degree for today's workplace
- Professional Science Master’s Degree (PSM)
* Interdisciplinary degree
* Combines graduate studies in science (MS) and business management courses (MBA)
- Integrated curriculum (blending the liberal arts and business)
- Integration of the language arts
- Interdisciplinary teaching
- In-company projects
- Internships
- Work-study programs abroad
- Executive education
- Executive MBA (EMBA)
- Executive seminars
- Accredited continuing education programs
- Customized programs to satisfy the needs of mature students
- Center for Human Resources Management
The Montreux School of Business Switzerland offers the following undergraduate and graduate degree programs:
Undergraduate Program Overview
- Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) with Major in Accounting/Finance or Investment/Banking
- Bachelor of Science in International Business Administration (BSc), with Major in International Marketing/Human Resources Management/Management
- Master of Business Administration, and Masters in Finance, Marketing, International Management, Human Resources Management
Montreux School of Business
Avenue de Chillon 74
1820 Montreux-Territet
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POLYCOURS
Dedicated to Education, Polycours is a professional institution developing, with the help of specialists and subject experts, innovative training where students and learners are core to their own success. Polycours’ “Gain in Autonomy” methodology builds on three stages: Audit, Courses and Monitoring, Final Assessment.
Polycours provides individual and group courses for the entire family:
• Courses for children as they face learning difficulties, enter a new school structure in a foreign language or seek easier communication with the local population
• Courses for adults either expatriates (coming to Switzerland or preparing their departure) or in the context of qualified professional training.
Our “Welcome to Switzerland” presentation is a custom made, convivial and interactive cross-cultural training which brings together various pedagogical components to establish an immediate and practical learning. The training focuses on integration in the sense of understanding:
- how people around you function (neighbours, colleagues, merchants), and
- how to complete tasks of everyday life with ease and efficiency
Founded in 2003 in Lausanne, Polycours was awarded the Genilem Prize in 2006 for its innovative methodology. The Institute is recommended by student associations, parents, logopedists, private schools and numerous blue-chip companies.
Following these acknowledgments, the Institute branched out of Lausanne, creating filial agencies by establishing a presence in Geneva and Neuchatel. Polycours relies on qualified and seasoned educational experts with more than 150 collaborators selected according to their competences, rigour and a great ability to adapt to every learner’s development needs and goals.
Polycours’ teachers adhere to the Quality Charter of our company.
Events and Seminars
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Kites International & SOS4YOU
Conferences, Incentives, & Team Events
At KITES International , we are professionals who consult, plan and execute top-class Conference & Incentive events in Switzerland and abroad. We specialise in creative event solutions and manage all the logistics around your conference / incentive from finding the appropriate venue and destination, technical set-up, guest speaker, secure customised online delegate registration to ground transfers for arrivals and departures.
Our corporate video:
Swiss Outdoor Solutions has been created by KITES to focus exclusively on creative and unique Team-Building events to meet the growing demand in this sector.
For further information please contact us for your free proposal or meeting with no obligations...
Our promise :
- unforgettable experiences that motivate and inspire
- clear solutions exactly tailored to your needs
- 360° service - from concept through implementation to evaluation
- scrupulous attention to detail
- absolute reliability - no worries
Who we are :
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Léman Events
Since 2006 Léman Events has earned a stellar reputation in the canton of Vaud as the “Source” to connect people in English; including B2B/B2C networking. They are the producers of the well-attended annual Léman Expat Fair www.LemanExpatFair.ch, this year on Sunday November 6th at the Beaulieu in Lausanne (an informative one-day event for the international English speaking community), and ExpatMarketplace.com, emerging as THE website to Buy, Sell and Rent ONLINE in English throughout Switzerland.
Jos van Megchelen & Melania Quinn, are the directors and co-founders of Léman Events. Their core business is to produce events, seminars and fairs in order to connect businesses, services and people.
Van Megchelen and Quinn both are business women with backgrounds in international business, event management and the tourist/travel industry. They've independently and collectively been at all levels of the expat integration process. Based on their own experiences they developed the "Vaud Survival Kit" series to aid expats in their short or long-term professional/family integration.
Léman Events Management
Producing events and seminars to connect people and businesses
Case Postale 6768
1002 Lausanne
Tel + 41 (0) 76 567 30 80
Job search and Career Development
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ALPHA.CH
ALPHA.CH is a specialised executive and specialist plattform. Highly qualified specialists and executives find an unbeatable selection of attractive positions in every sector. Users also find contributions to current management, personnel issues and specialist information mining on employment-law issues. Since its introduction in 2006, the plattform has achieved 49% of Swiss market penetration.
Job search with APHA.CH click here
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Borrer Recruitment
Recruitment & Executive Search
A boutique recruitment consultancy specializing in international profiles for Swiss based multinational businesses.
Jennifer Borrer
Recruitment & Executive Search
Rue Saint Pierre 1, 1003 Lausanne
Direct: + 41 (0) 21 312 09 67
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C2You
C2You! aims to improve human mobility within international companies, by offering career and integration programs to partners of their expatriate employees.
Contact: info@c2you.eu
Workshop in collaboration with us: Professional integrationOur programs, which are based on a unique method, provide our clients with personalized tools to help identify and achieve their career and personal goals. Our client company will maximize expatriate productivity by addressing the needs of the employee’s partner, meanwhile improving flexibility of the workforce as well as retention of corporate talent.
Pre Departure SupportWe aim to explore the expat partner´s career or integration needs early on in the relocation process. Therefore we offer a pre-departure support program in the home country.
Career and Integration Programs We offer career and integration programs specific to the personal needs and level of international assignment experience of the expat partner
Post Support Program We will continue to support our clients with our Post Support Program after career and/or personal goals have been met in order to ensure long term satisfaction.
Mutual Commitment We provide a service in a collaborative way. The C2You! consultant and expat partner are actively and equally involved in achieving goals
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Finders SA
Finders is an HR solutions company, best known for finding top quality middle to upper management personnel.
The headquarters is in Lausanne and there is one office in Geneva. All our consultants are bilingual, English and French, so we have an international approach well suited to multinational companies and start-ups.
Once we’ve found and placed the right candidate, and we can either do it internally or externally, we can also help you maximise the productivity of your team through the management consulting.
Finders SA
Recruitment & H.R. Management Consultancy
Av du Théâtre 7 - CH-1005 Lausanne
Tel.: +41 21 312 99 53
Fax: +41 21 312 99 60
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Jobup.ch
Jobup.ch is n°1 in online recruitment in the French part of Switzerland. This site is a non-specialized platform, offering vacancies in all branches. With its 1.5 million visits per month and more than 6,500 online job offers, 250,000 potential applicants, 80,000 CVs to be consulted and more than 2000 companies which recruit via our site, jobup.ch has become a major recruiting reference.
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Spouse Career Center
We tailor our services to specifically suit the needs of dual-career couples and guide them through the local job market expectations and cultural differences.
We provide a personal hands-on approach to assist spouses in continuing their career in a new environment. We also pride ourselves on finding creative solutions for candidates with unconventional careers and in industries not locally in demand.
The potential of such a challenging and exciting career transition, is highly dependent on a winning flexible attitude and the active mutual efforts of the candidate in their own search and placement. We offer our candidates individual support as needed, with research, consulting and networking, to leverage their portable skills for the local job market, as well as settle in to the new environment.
Research
- Profile specific local job market expectations
- Identify local companies and potential employers
- Research and identify job openings
- Locate opportunities for unusual or small niches
- Extend industry and geographic searches as needed
Consulting
- Assess transferable skills, career aims and expectations
- Refine personal job-marketing strategy
- Develop creative tailor-made personal PR for difficult markets
- Prepare for Cross-cultural interviews
- Realize personal plan of action
- Tailor resume to local market standards
Networking
- Cultivate appropriate contacts in companies of interest
- Facilitate introduction to potentially interested employers
- Coordinate interviews, follow-up and manage process
- Arrange social and professional network meetings
- Assist in contract negotiation and on-boarding
- Follow up on post-hire satisfaction
- Assess social integration (children, playgroups, hobbies, career)
- Introduce social groups with similar language and cultural backgrounds
Healthcare
Human Resources field
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HR TOP
HR TOP strives to offer high quality services for your Human Resources cycle:
- Recruitment Find the right person quickly
- Coaching Enhance employees’ skills and motivation
- Standard or tailored training Develop competencies
- Career management and outplacement Choose the best path
- Relocation Master the implications of an internationalized enterprise on the HR function
- HR consultancy Validate strategic decisions and supply externalised HR support.
Our philosophy in a nutshell: complementary HR support and “à la carte” HR services
HR TOP offers you and your employees professional services in every stage of people management with flexible and efficient possibilities adapted to your size and needs by
- Providing practical solutions that can be implemented immediately
- Offering active support in recruitment and other people management services
- Assisting you in guiding your employees in the company’s most crucial phases
- Facilitating your employees integration in times of important change (i.e. expatriation, merging, etc.)
- Ensuring personalized coaching for career management
Contact: info@hrtop.ch www.hrtop.ch
Workshop in collaboration with CVCI: Orientation for Newcomers
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Pully
VdS assessment sàrl
VdS assessment ‘s aim is to provide solutions to optimize human resources management within the organization.We offer a range of services to enable the Company to effectively evaluate and develop the behavioural skills of its human capital.
Our solutions are effective at all key stages of HR management : recruitment, development and restructuring.
The skills we measure can be divided into 4 distinct categories :
- Relationship style
- Emotional profile
- Methods of working
- Managerial skills
At VdS, assessment is a rigorous, validated method which identifies and develops the skills of the men and women who make up the human capital of your business.
The tools used are adjusted to suit each type of service:
- Psychometric testing
- In-basket and survey exercises
- Structured interviews
- Role plays/scenarios/case studies
- Evaluation of preferences, learning style.
Contact: vdesenepart@vdsassessment.ch
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Von Rohr & Associates S.A.
Making Your Dual Careers Work
Our goal is to facilitate your successful integration into the local business community and its networks. We work closely with you to adapt your personal “value proposition” to your professional objectives in a new environment. Whether you are seeking
- a new corporate role,
- self-employment, or
- further education,
we can help you leverage new market challenges.
Our mission is to see you and your loved ones succeed in the continued pursuit of your dual careers, and in the realization of your life goals - at home abroad!
Founded in 1993, Von Rohr & Associates is a leading provider in Integration of expatriates Spouse, Outplacement, Career Assessment, Coaching, in Western Switzerland. Offices in Lausanne and Geneva.Von Rohr & Associates S.A.
9, avenue de Beaumont - CH 1012 Lausanne
Tél. +41 (0)21/ 321.12.50 - Fax. +41 (0)21/ 321.12.51
Insurance, Tax, Accounting and Consulting
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B&M Consulting
B&M Consulting is a management consultancy firm, specialised in management accounting, cost management, management control and strategy.
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DS TAX CONSULTING
DS TAX CONSULTING is specialized in tax advice and provides individual and corporate tax planning to international companies and their employees.
DS TAX CONSULTING is a sole proprietorship company registered in the name of its founder, Mr. Daniel Spitz, tax advisor, Swiss certified tax expert and lawyer.
Daniel has a very significant experience in international tax planning and relocation of companies and individuals to Switzerland. With more than 10 years of Swiss and International tax within the Big4 and the federal tax administration, he has provided significant value-added advice on complex planning such as corporate and individual tax planning, planning for exit/sell of shares, merger & acquisition, due diligence, reorganization, relocation of individuals and corporations to Switzerland, tax holidays, special tax status for companies, real estate planning, withholding tax, negotiation of tax rulings and tax defense.
Daniel has also a significant experience with expatriate issues such as tax compliance, tax at source, withholding tax, double taxation issues, tax benefits, Swiss tax planning and tax defense.
For more information on our services: www.dsconsulting.ch
For referrals : http://ch.linkedin.com/pub/daniel-spitz/7/308/6a9Contact details:
DS TAX CONSULTING
T : +41 21 311 00 53
Daniel Spitz
Rue des Terreaux 2
1003 Lausanne
Switzerland
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E-GESTION
E-Gestion is born from the common view of many specialists who have combined their skills to meet the economic requirements of major French speaking cantons, especially those of Neuchâtel and Vaud.
Tax matters, Finance, Retirement, Insurance and Business Management have become increasingly complex and almost inseparable. Generally these services are offered by several people with different interests.
Workshop in collaboration with us: Welcome Package on social issues
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IBC Insurance Broking Consulting
Risk Management & Insurance
Employee Benefits Solutions
Founded in 1987 and based in Lausanne, our group is registered as a public limited company and is wholly independent from all insurance companies. Our team of around 60 employees are all trained to a high standard and we manage over CHF 200 m in premiums in Switzerland. Our ‘corporate’ clientele represents more than 95% of our business and comes chiefly from the service, industry and public sectors.
Our partnership with Assurex Global, network of independent brokers, which is located worldwide with over 20,000 professionals, allows us to offer global solutions for our international clients and to gain privileged access to foreign insurance markets. We are an authorised broker at Lloyd’s of London and therefore have access to the largest insurance market in the world. We also work with most licensed insurance companies in Switzerland.With offices in Basel, Fribourg, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Neuchâtel, Sion and Zurich, our decentralised organisation allows us to maintain close relationships with our clients and to fully integrate local specificities. -
Lausanne
KESSLER & CO SA
Kessler offers risk, insurance and benefit consulting for business client from the service and trade sector, as well as the manufacturing industry. As the Swiss partner of Marsh, Kessler is part of a network of specialists in all areas of risk management and is experienced in handling global insurance programmes.
Kessler est une société active dans le conseil en matière de risques, d'assurances et de prévoyance pour une clientèle issue des services, du commerce et de l'industrie tant au niveau national qu'international.
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NATIONALE SUISSE
MAKING INSURANCE AN ART
ADVANTAGE FOR EXPATS
Nationale Suisse is an innovative, international Swiss insurer providing first-rate risk and pension solutions as well as tailored niche products. We meet our customers' needs by blending quality products and services with Swiss virtues such as reliability, competence and fairness. -
PC & T - T. Padar
Company set - up & optimizationManagement, organization and HR Support
Career and competencies management
Company set - up & optimization- Start - up or new organizational model for companies
- General terms and conditions, social insurances and pension fund
- Employee & expat support, work contracts / permits
- Integrated admin support & payroll services
Management, organization and HR Support
- Management tools
- Organizational design & support
- Training & coaching
- Recruitment
Career and competencies management
- Assessments
- Competence and position matching
- Career and succession planning
- Career transition (Outplacement)
PC & T - T. Padar provides general services and acts as a project leader. Depending on the nature of the project, PC & T - T. Padar brings together different experts in pension funds, tax efficiency, business law and Human Resources. The PC & T - T. Padar partners are experienced, plurilingual managers in different areas of activies.
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Neuchâtel
Prevenir SA
We help you understand and deal with the Swiss insurance market specificities
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Integration, activities and courses
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Ecole Club Migros - Business
ECM Business and its 3 business schools in the Vaud Canton offer you several training programs such as management, projet management and leadership.
We can also offer you bespoke training to meet your company's specific needs.
Our coaches are management experts who contribute, by their knowledge and professional experience, to enrich our trainings.Société coopérative Migros Vaud
Département Formations & Loisirs
Rue de Genève 35
1003 Lausanne
Tel : +41 (0)21 318 71 00
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Lausanne, Vevey, Yverdon
Ecole Club Migros Vaud
Education for everyone – for more than 60 years
The Ecole-club Migros is the largest institution for Adult education in Switzerland and promote through the Migros Cultural Percentage the aim of offering to a large part of the population a significant, high quality and professional tuition programme in different fields at a reasonnable price.
Every year about 500'000 people take a course or a study programme in one of the 52 schools in Switzerland. More than 600 different offers are available in areas such as :
- Creation & Art
- Cooking & Gastronomy
- Personnal Developpment
- Sport, Wellness & Dance
- Style & Beauty
Since 2007, the Ecole-club Migros also offers special tuition programmes for professionals, with possibilities of tailor- made sessions. The fields covered by the Ecole-club Business are :
- Economy & Management
- IT
- Teachers Training
- Wellness & Fitness Training
- Offers for Enterprises
In the canton of Vaud, our 3 schools, located in Lausanne, Vevey and Yverdon will welcome you with pleasure !
Ecole-club de Lausanne Ecole-club de Vevey Ecole-club d’Yverdon
Rue de Genève 35 Rue des Moulins 11 Ruelle Vautier 10
1003 Lausanne 1800 Vevey 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains
021 / 318 71 00 021 / 923 05 05 024 / 423 40 60
http://www.ecole-club.ch/sparten/ort/romandie/kurse/kursliste.aspx?cityselection=146
http://www.ecole-club.ch/sparten/ort/romandie/kurse/kursliste.aspx?cityselection=146
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Le Café Vivant
Le Café Vivant facilitates the social and cultural integration of expats within French Switzerland.
We support expats arriving in French speaking Switzerland and accompany them towards a successful integration to fulfill an enjoyable Swiss life experience.
Because a successful integration is not a seminar but a real life experience with real people, in real places, we operate on the field and promote the interaction and contact between locals and internationals.
We emphasize on pleasure, fun, humor, for an effective participation and results.
Our programs include:1. Welcome & Introduction to Switzerland: A cross-cultural hospitality event to familiarize with Swiss cultural characteristics, values, beliefs and behaviors, alleviating the cultural shock and supporting a positive outlook toward relocating to Switzerland. Involving locals and internationals representatives and supportive friends.
2. Immersion into local language, culture & society with our participative and inductive method: Fun French Language Programs: Play, Sing, Cook, Dance Français. Learn French language being proactive and in direct contact with reality. Develop awareness and sensitivity, flexibility and openness to local environment.
3. Networking & Social activities - Link & Network events: Opportunities to meet between locals and internationals, in English and French and practice the cross cultural competence together. Build personal and professional network, make social contacts and friends, being proactive within the new environment.
4. Personal Integration Assistance: Private time to support the expat with their personal social and cultural specific needs. Includes private French language facilitation, personal meeting, assistance, with a human presence and contact.
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NextoYou
Bringing French to your life and life to your Switzerland
Learn and practice French through your daily experiences.
Find your way, schedule appointments, handle your mails - at home, in a café or while shopping - we will be right there NextoYou while you make the most of your Switzerland.
To get more details and to personalize your own programme, please contact :NextoYou
Ch. de Fénix 122
1095 Lutry
+41 (0) 78 606 14 45
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Swiss Political Institutions Book
Swiss Political Institutions gives you a brief, yet thorough and accessible panorama of Switzerland’s political institutions. You‘ll learn the basics of its constitution, political rights, democracy, federalism, separation of powers, and the role of the government. These easy-to-grasp concepts are enhanced by the insightful and often witty illustrations of Mix & Remix.
Ideal for welcome packages.Published by Editions LEP, Lausanne, ISBN 978-2-606-01295-3, paperback, CHF 14.00.
Volume discounts: 20-49 copies: CHF 13.00 per book; 50-99 copies: CHF 12.00 per book; as of 100 copies: CHF 10.- per book.
For orders, send an e-mail to contact@editionslep.ch or call 021 651 2570.
Language Institutes
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Lausanne
Eurocentres
Eurocentres Lausanne – a French Institute since 1959 and the school certified by Eaquals in Lausanne
Learning French is a major investment for your integration in Romandie, as you’ll always need to find the right words to chat with your new friends, your children’s teachers, or to advance in your career. Express yourself, understand others and be understood will let you discover new areas.
Studiying at Eurocentres Lausanne means meeting new people, task oriented teaching, learning from spending time together and language classes. Our long standing experience has shown that the greatest learning progress is made when students are individually supported and their specific needs recognised, which can be all day language or business oriented French courses.
Our aim: activate your language, develop your confidence and use French effectively !
Please have a look at our site : www.eurocentres-lausanne.com or contact us for a personal interview : we’ll find the best solution for you
Eurocentres Lausanne
Rue de Genève 35
1003 Lausanne
Phone : +41 21 318 71 29
Fax : +41 21 318 71 12
Mail : Lsn-info@eurocentres.com
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Swiss French School
Swiss French School is part of the Swiss educational group - E.P. Educational Programs Lausanne S.A. - which for over 20 years has been working with "blended learning" methods to help improve a student’s learning experience. The end result is that you acquire a new language rather than memorize it.“Here at Swiss French School, our team of didactic experts have especially designed an interactive method which will enable you to speak real French from the beginning of your course. We have built the course so it is an efficient & effective way of learning, with a focus on practical, everyday language to suit the needs of the expat in Switzerland. From my own personal experience of learning French here I know what language you need to communicate effectively straight away!”Brad Elliott, Academic Director for E.P. Educational Programs
Swiss French School
Rue du Simplon 34
1006 Lausanne
Contact us: lausanne@swissfrenchschool.ch
T: +41 021 614 66 30
Marketing, Communication & Computing
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Abissa
Since 1993, ABISSA INFORMATIQUE (Lausanne & Geneva), is committed to be the IT partner of SME, Organizations et Multinational companies. In 18 years of experience, ABISSA INFORMATIQUE succedeed in giving pragmatical answers by optimizing and anticipating the needs of them . Our expertise covers major part of the IT life cycle and is based upon 4 skills pillars :
- Consulting – Vision, strategy & tactics
- Outsourcing – Maintenance & support
- Engineering – Conception & realization
- IT event management – Coordination, set up and support
ABISSA Informatique SA
Av. des Baumettes 19
1020 Renens (CH)Tel :+41 848 200 201
Email : info@abissa.ch
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LEIDAR
Looking for communications support?
We can help. LEIDAR was founded in 2009 based on a simple mission: to help leaders navigate the many issues and challenges in today’s rapidly changing world. Using high-impact communications and leadership programmes, we can help you set new directions, identify and steer away from trouble spots and stay on course for success—whether that means evolving existing solutions or charting a fresh approach.
LEIDAR specializes in four key areas:
- Communications consulting: from message and story development to crisis communications and developing your mission, vision, values and brand essence
- Communications management: from helping you manage your global media office to overseeing global and pan-regional communications programmes and providing editorial and event management services
- Global agenda-setting: helping you create and develop consciousness around your company’s response to new business challenges
- Training & coaching: in areas ranging from leadership communications to crisis communications to practical media and presentation skills workshops
For more information, check out our website at www.leidar.com
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VOXIS
VoXiS: Services in Marketing & Communication, Mapping, Mediation. VoXiS had created The Smart Set Map to help VIP visiting Lake Geneva Region and The Fairy's Map for those who welcome Expats.
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The Smart Set Mat helps you to find easily key information for your Expats. For you, we have mapped 45 Class of Selected Points of Interest [SPOI] currently 1'400 addresses in Lake Geneva Region.
News, Information and Exchanges
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Angloinfo
AngloINFO (http://www.angloinfo.com/) is the world's top network of websites for English-speakers living abroad and serves over 50 million pageviews every month to over 2.1 million users. It operates in 50 regions of countries around the world providing vital support and information to the expatriate and local international communities. AngloINFO Geneva has been “live” for 4 years and has over 1.1 million pageviews per month.
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Expatica
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ExpatMarketplace.com
ExpatMarketplace.com - Buy, Sell and Rent online
The website for expats and the international English-speaking community
Free uploads for individuals
Léman Events Management
Producer of the Expatmarketplace.com website.
Email: admin@ExpatMarketplace.com
Tel. 076 567 30 80
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Geneva Lunch
GenevaLunch is the main daily newspaper in English for the Lake Geneva region in Switzerland and neighbouring France. We are online, independent, free, staffed by volunteers and experienced senior international journalists.
We offer quality, original reporting and news from a rich variety of sources. News: local, regional, Swiss, brief stories from media sources in several countries, sports. What’s on: lively editor’s choice of events, updated regularly. Resources:Editors’ selection of the best regional resources. Guides with practical tips: travel, finance and more. Blogs: Geneva living, editor’s notepad, book reviews and crosswords, gardening, Swiss wine, food, writing, "Wheels enthusiast".
The audience: international, includes many English-speaking Swiss people, people who have lived in Switzerland for years, as well as expats and newcomers, is well-educated, well-traveled – people who follow international media.
Editor GenevaLunch
Mail to:Zidao CommunicationRue Perdtemps 2CH-1162 St. Prex, Switzerland
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Hello Switzerland
Hello Switzerland is written by expats for expats living in Switzerland. Designed mainly for English speakers, the magazine contains features, articles and information to help expats feel at home in Switzerland.
Best of all, Packimpex is offering you the magazine free of charge! www.helloswitzerland.ch
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inanyevents
What's on in Switzerland?
A critical English language guide to events and leisure activities in Switzerland
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Know-it-all passport
The current 2011/2012 (7th) edition of Know-it-all passport® has 714 pages, nearly 50 chapters, 2 bookmarks, a full index and maps.
Carefully updated by a team of 14 people, this edition is the best one to date! It includes many new features as well as hundreds of new entries (60 pages more than the last edition), all of which have been re-categorized to help you look up information even more quickly than before! Integration, travel, food, housing, shopping, education, and activities are some of the many categories that make up Know-it-all passport. As your life changes you will find yourself always reaching for your copy to find new things to do, or just remind yourself of places you had forgotten. You won’t need anything else!
The website www.knowitall.ch, used alongside the guide, aims to keep you up-to-date with the very latest information. Be the first to find out what’s happening in your area by clicking on the events calendar or browsing through our news update pages. Get the latest information on public transport, or take a look through our FREE classifieds. And if you still haven’t found what you’re looking for, then try out some of the hundreds of useful links provided – or just head straight to the forum section. Chances are that someone else will have been faced with the same question, and if they haven’t, then why not post a new topic of your own. Let knowitall.ch know about events in your area or new clubs which have been formed. -
Nyon
Living in Nyon
Everything you need to know about living in Nyon and area - Local events, articles, photos, interviews, and useful links -
Travailler-en-suisse.ch
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World Radio Switzerland
World Radio Switzerland is the national English-speaking radio station of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG SSR idée suisse). We provide programming for Anglophones, Angloprofessionals and Anglophiles who enjoy listening to English-language music and content about Switzerland. WRS is broadcast nationwide on cable, digital radio, satellite and real-time streaming on our website worldradio.ch. WRS also produces ONAIR magazine, which is distributed all over Switzerland.
Non-profit and Networking Associations
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Lausanne
American International Women's Club
Founded in 1968, the American International Women’s Club of Lausanne is a dynamic organization of 500 members representing 35 different nationalities. We provide a welcoming atmosphere to English-speaking women who are either newly arrived or already living in greater Lausanne area.
Run by volunteers, the AIWC organizes a wide range of social, cultural, seasonal, educational, and philanthropic activities. Our goal is to provide a social network and to offer support, friendship, and information to newcomers and members alike.We organize a number of regular activities as well as outings, monthly coffees, and charity fundraisers. In addition, through our ongoing collaboration with local professionals, we offer a series of continuing education and personal development programs.
Our Living in Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud program is designed to help newcomers and expats make a smooth transition to life in Switzerland. Attendees learn valuable information about their new home and have opportunities to network with others.
Come meet and get to know us at a morning coffee or evening mixer.
Connecting English-Speaking Women of All Nationalities
AIWC Lausanne
Av Eglantine 6
1006 Lausanne
Tel. 021 320 26 88
www.aiwc-lausanne.org
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Lausanne & Vevey
BIF
The Bureau Information Femmes (BIF) was founded by the Association pour les droits de la femme Association (Association for Women's Rights) and the Centre de Liaison des Associations Feminines (CLAFV) (the Liaison Centre for Women’s Organisations). Its role is to help women in difficult situations - either by telephone or in person at their offices, without an appointment.These women have the opportunity to speak openly and be heard in total confidentiality and anonymity. Information, advice and guidance are all services free-of-charge.
Lausanne:
Where? La Maison de la Femme, Avenue Eglantine 6,1006
When? Monday to Friday mornings 9 h -12 h
Tuesday afternoons 16 h -18 h
School holidays Tuesday and Thursday mornings 9-12h
Vevey:
Where? Caritas offices, Rue de Clos 8
When? Thursday mornings 9h-12h.
Approximately 15 volunteers make up the BIF team and their training consists of a 6-month basic course followed by continuous ongoing training.
All volunteers are trained to listen actively, with empathy but without judgment in order to provide support and guidance to the person in question. Several languages are spoken: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian and Swedish.
The BIF has a regularly updated computerized database as well as other resources at hand.
A place to be heard.......welcoming and without time constraints. Volunteers take the time necessary to understand an individual’s concerns and get to the heart of the problem, whether it is on the phone or in person.
A place for information...... continuous training means that the volunteers are able to supply updated information regarding private life (family, married couple etc.), professional life (worker’s rights, etc) and some basic legal information (notably separation, divorce).
A place for guidance….
…if the volunteers themselves are unable to find solutions to the problem, they will direct them to other organizations within the canton of Vaud which are able to offer more specialized help for that particular problem.
For further information, please contact B.I.F at their Lausanne office : tél : 021 320 04 04
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BPW Switzerland
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Lausanne
CVCI
The CVCI is over 2,700 businesses strong (industry, commerce, services) – 95,000 jobs in the canton!
The CVCI is over 2,700 businesses strong (industry, commerce, services) – 95,000 jobs in the canton!
In business, don’t beat about the bush ...for 8 good reasons, join the CVCI!
- Political activities
The CVCI is committed to maintaining a favorable political and economic climate that stimulates competitiveness and dynamic activity in the private sector.
Lobbying, taking positions, replying to government consultations, campaigns on referendum issues and election candidates.
Tel. 021 613 35 35, email: cvci@cvci.ch
- Legal advice
The CVCI advises you and guides you on legal matters.
Labor law, foreign workers, business and contract law, taxation, arbitration, commercial mediation.
Tel. 021 613 35 31, email: droit@cvci.ch
- International development - Export service
The CVCI helps you succeed in opening your business to international markets. Finding partners and financing, customer prospecting, logistics, international regulations and formalities (legalizations and ATA carnets).
Tel. 021 613 35 36, email: legal@cvci.ch
- Social funds
The CVCI social fund department manages your social fund contributions and advises you on steps you must take.
Social security old age and survivors' insurance; family benefits, disability insurance; loss-of-income and maternity insurance.
Tel. 021 613 35 11, fax 021 613 35 01, email: cavs@cvci.ch / caf@cvci.ch
- Education and training
The CVCI organizes numerous courses and seminars on economic, legal and political topics for you each year. Labor law, commercial mediation, creation and transfer of businesses, commercial law.
Tel. 021 613 35 35, email: cvci@cvci.ch
- Communication
The CVCI provides its members with dynamic professional communication tools.
Journal@cvci.ch - monthly magazine, News@cvci.ch - weekly email newsletter, www.cvci.ch
Tel. 021 613 35 35, email: journal@cvci.ch
- Networking
The CVCI gives you a network to assist you in developing your business. Business managers meetings, “5 to 7”, CFONet, advertorial seminars, business opportunities, access to SWISSFIRMS - internet database for business promotion, www.swissfirms.ch
Tel. 021 613 35 35, email: cvci@cvci.ch
and its Business Club, the ultimate CVCI networking tool.
Tel. 021 613 35 49, email: businessclub@cvci.ch, www.businessclubcvci.ch
- Economic information
The CVCI follows economic trends for you and compiles files on various topics and information on available competencies.
Pertinent surveys, statistics, lists of addresses in Switzerland and abroad, economic promotion.
Tel. 021 613 35 35, email: cvci@cvci.ch
For further information: www.cvci.ch
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DEV
YOUR FRONT DOOR TO INVEST IN THE CANTON OF VAUD
The role of the Development Economic – State of Vaud (“DEV”) is to promote the economy, facilitate the establishment of new companies and to create jobs in the region.
DEV is an association formed and financed by the Canton of Vaud and its members. It has been organized specifically to welcome and assist foreign companies in setting-up their activities in the region.
As a result of its collaboration with various public institutions, including the inter-cantonal economic development agency of the Greater Geneva Bern area (GGBa) as well as with large, private institutions and local service providers, DEV has succeeded in developing a strong worldwide network and reputation.In carrying out its mission, DEV works closely with private partners, such as banks, notaries and lawyers, as well as public institutions, in particular, with the Department of the Economy (DEC), through its division for the Service of the Economy, Housing and Tourism (SELT). DEV also works in close collaboration with the Department of Finances and External Relations (DFIRE) through the Cantonal Tax Administration (ACI).
Furthermore, it is important to note its cooperation with the regional economic promotion associations brought together under the auspices of the Coordination of the Economic Development of the canton of Vaud (CODEV).
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Executives International
Executives International – now in its fourth decade – continues to provide active professionals of the Lake Geneva region with a networking platform for professional and social networking through its regular Forum Dinners, Panel Discussions, Business Luncheons and Networking Cocktails. Please visit us on: www.executives-int.ch and come along to one our next events.
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F.I.G.T
FIGT (Families in Global Transition) has, for over ten years, led the worldwide community in empowering international employees, their families and those who serve them in global transition. FIGT is the premier advocate and educational resource for families, organizations and service providers. We build our global community by bringing together corporate, international organizations, diplomatic, academic, military, missionary and NGO sectors to share and develop leading edge research and concepts that address international relocation issues.
Our Swiss Chapter's mission is to continue the work of FIGT beyond its annual conference by offering a local platform for corporate HR professionals, relocation experts, educators, those working with refugees and immigrants, students, coaches, trainers who work to improve the lives of individuals and families in global transition.
Our plan for 2011 and 2012 is to organize specialist presentations in relevant topics such as:
- TCKs and transition
- Expat stress & the International Assignment Process
- Spouse/partner support
- Intercultural issues
- Successful trainings and tools
- Group brainstorming on specific issues.
The FIGT Swiss Chapter will also focus on connecting researchers working in the field of international mobility and intercultural communication in Swiss Universities and Educational institutions with its Researchers Network, FIGT’s think tank.
Want to learn more? Visit www.figt.org or, if you are interested in being part of the FIGT Swiss community, please contact the Chapter’s Co-Chairs, Anne-Claude Lambelet or Michele O’Donnell, at swisschapter@figt.org
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GroupExpat
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Organisation of Women in International Trade (GWIT)
OWIT connects professionals across industries, providing networking, development, and social opportunities to foster the development and advancement of women in business. Drawing from public, private, non-governmental organization (NGO) and inter-governmental organization (IGO) sectors, GWIT's members represent a diverse spectrum of cultures and industries. Its members benefit from a world-wide network of like-minded women and men interested in expanding their professional networks, sharing ideas and best practices, and continuing their education. Visit www.gwit.ch for more information.
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SARA
The mission of The Swiss Association of Relocation Professionals is to spread knowledge and understanding of the issues surrounding corporate mobility and to enhance industry performance standards by communication and education.
SARA membership qualification is stringent and provides a guarantee of the quality and professionalism of its members. This in turn will be an element of added value both for companies already based in Switzerland or for those companies who may be consulting our members' services as they envisage relocating a business entity in our country. Key players of the Relocation Services domain in Switzerland have all joined this initiative. All members are required to abide by the Association's Code of Conduct.
The aims and objectives of the Association are to:
- promote the concept of relocation
- promote the highest level of professionalism and service
- encourage its members to undertake professional training dispensed by the European Academy of Relocation Professionals, EARP
- serve as a link between professional associations, partners and clients
- track industry trends and disseminate information collated to its members
- be the Swiss regional representative of EuRA (the European Relocation Association)
Activities of the Association include:
- provision of support and advice for relocation professionals
- provision of training for members and HR Managers involved with relocation agencies
- conferences to provide a forum for the exchange of industry information, training, etc.
- publication of industry information both internally and externally
- creation, by lobbying and all other means, of a legal framework within which the Swiss Relocation professionals can grow and develop
- establishment of a 'think tank' for future development of the industry
- provision of advice to local and federal authorities on local infrastructure needs to maintain Switzerland’s attractiveness as a destination for multinationals and their employees.
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Sport for Life
Sport for Life is a Swiss Foundation dedicated to sport and the promotion of its values. It is recognised as a public utility and tax exonerated. Sport for Life's Founder and President is Hugh Quennec and its Ambassador is the former tennis player, Amélie Mauresmo.
Its objectives are to educate and increase awareness of sport's values, to increase its practice as well as develop and support promising young athletes. To reach its goals, Sport for Life implements several programs directed towards young people. The primary program "Le Petit Sport" encourages the practice of sport, the second program focuses on "Experience sharing" and the third is the "Development of promising young athletes".
In order to continue our development, Sport for Life is still searching for potential donors and partners. These groups of people will have the possibility to join our “club” of companies or people who share the same passion for sport and desire to support our Foundation. Meetings or lunches are organised occasionally in the region to create links not only between the members of the “club”, but also with the young athletes and some of the ambassadors and/or experts involved with Sport for Life.
For further information, please do not hesitate to visit our website: http://sport-for-life.ch/en or to contact us.
We thank you in advance for your interest in Sport for Life.
Alexandre AHR
Directeur
Tél. +41 76 547 53 64
E-mail: a.ahr@sport4life.ch
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Swiss Community
SwissCommunity is a free, high-quality online platform exclusively serving the Swiss who have been, are, or will be resident abroad. It is a “club” for international Switzerland, designed and tailored to meet the needs of Swiss people worldwide.After barely six months of existence, SwissCommunity.org already has more than 5,000 members! Register to join this free, top-quality platform dedicated to serving the Swiss who have been, are, or are going to be, resident abroad.
Just a few clicks put Swiss people living abroad in contact with each other, worldwide and free of charge, and bring them up to date on current affairs back home. Web-based SwissCommunity seeks primarily to facilitate and strengthen networking and business between Swiss citizens abroad and Switzerland: www.swisscommunity.org
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The British Swiss Chamber of Commerce
The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce (BSCC) was founded in 1920 and is an independent not-for-profit organisation dedicated to supporting its 750-plus Members and promoting business relations between Switzerland, Liechtenstein and the UK. The Chamber provides an ideal network and platform for business people to facilitate dialogue and change.
The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Bellerivestrasse 209
8008 Zurich
Real Estate
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de Rham Sotheby’s International Realty
Founded in 1899, de Rham Sotheby’s International Realty Switzerland is widely regarded as Switzerland’s market leader in real estate involved in residential sales and rentals, commercial sales and rentals, as well as property management.
The company is represented by six agencies in Geneva, Nyon, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux and Zurich.
Renowned for applying the highest standards of quality and integrity in all our property services, our reputation for uncompromising professionalism in everything we do is earned day in and day out by serving our clients and earning their trust. -
DHR
Gérance Immobilière SA
MARKETING & BROKERAGE
Marketing of real estate developments and properties (buildings, apartments, houses, land, commercial & industrial premises)
Appraisal & promotion
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Securing payment of rents due to property owners
Ensuring full transparency in the tendering of maintenance or renovation work
Constantly upholding a dynamic and efficient rental service
ADMINISTRATION OF CONDOMINIUMS (STOREY OWNERSHIP)
Condominium management
Top-quality administrative & technical management
Guaranteeing transparency and customized services
Follow-up of co-owners meeting and of compliance with deadlines
Overseeing construction and renovation works
Support & advice at every stage of your building’s life
PROPERTY APPRAISAL
(buildings, apartments, houses, land, commercial & industrial premises)
Advice on, establishment and analysis of condominiums in storey ownership (PPE)
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS
Project development and total control of construction
Setting up financing
Follow-up of tenders
Work site supervision and follow-up
Financial planning
Final statement
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Regus
Regus is the world leading provider of pioneering workplace solutions, with a large range of products and services from fully equipped offices to professional meeting rooms, business lounges and the largest network of videoconference studios.
Through its 1100 business centres in 500 cities and 85 countries, Regus delivers a new way to work whether it is from home, on the road or from an office.
Nowadays, over 800,000 clients a day benefit from Regus expertise worldwide.
In Switzerland, Regus is present currently with 10 business centres located on strategic addresses in Geneva, Carouge, Eysins (Nyon), Zurich, Zug and Bern.
For more information visit
Relocation and Set up
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4SwissRelocation
4SwissRelocation assists companies, executives-expatriates and individual families to relocate in Switzerland through a totally personalized service.
Because our large network and our experience as well, we take care of:- The logistical set up from A to Z (Housing, bank accounts, insurances, décoration, importation of your furniture, etc)
- The integration in terms of network (the only integration by material aspect cannot be enough).
- Then after the relocation, we propose to our clients to continue to assist them year after year.
- To our customers, we are available 7 days a week to meet and assist them.
4SwissRelocation
Ch. De Rennier 52
1009 Pully/Lausanne
Gaëtan de Longeaux
Tel : + 41 79 474 41 26
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Geneva Relocation
Geneva Relocation provides companies and individuals with personalized relocation services in the cantons of Vaud, Geneva and neighboring France. Our values are our multi-lingual and international team, our discretion, respect of confidentiality and transparency, and our excellent relationship with third-party providers. -
Harsch
Harsch, The Art of Moving
With over 50 years of experience, Harsch, The Art of Moving has grown into a professional and dynamic company with something more, the human touch.
Initially specialized in the packing and international transport of Fine Art and antiques, Harsch, The Art of Moving has expanded strongly into the field of international moving. In the last 15 years we have grown into local and office moves, as well as confidential records management. This, along with Relocation, allows offering our clients a complete range of services.
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MAKE IT HOME
MAKE IT HOME is a Relocation Service which helps newcomers settle in Switzerland and provides expert service in finding a home, choosing a school, and solving the other practical problems involved in moving to a new place. Your relocation specialist will do her best to help your employees and their families settle smoothly into their new environment. More on: www.makeithome.ch
Package in collaboration with us: The "Just Tips" Package
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MYOTAKU SA
Proposes an innovative way to furnish your home by renting your furniture. Decorated with style, comfort, and intended for expats coming to Switzerland, Myotaku offers a turnkey solution.
Helping expats settle in a world on the fast track is the goal of a service created by professionals of interior design: Myotaku SA.
A new solution is offered which enables newcomers to bypass the concerns of transporting and installing heavy furniture as well as buying and reselling it. Instead, why not rent your interior design and make the most of your house? To choose a style and ambiance, daring to rent your furniture, is the way to simplify and enjoy your settling in a country!
Myotaku SA, interior designers and renters proposes a concept economically based on an all-inclusive service: choice of styles, furniture delivery, assembly, installation, monitoring, disassembly, and return, without security payment or insurance.Myotaku’s offers are adapted to different situations of expats:
-A short-term rent (one week to six months): An attractive solution pending the arrival of a container, Myotaku provides them with the necessary furniture during a standby phase.
- An average term rent (six months to one year). With Myotaku, expatriates avoid having to move all their furniture. Some will take advantage of the opportunity to choose an original atmosphere and attractive look! They can dare something original, they are only renting...
- A long-term rental (in Switzerland for more than a year): expatriates benefit of an extremely attractive price. The Myotaku solution makes the process of installation and begining easy: a trendy and chosen decoration with an all inclusive service.
In Japanese myo means wonderful and otaku - home. Myotaku SA is an ingenious solution that saves time and energy at all levels:
-Expatriates who do not need to care anymore about their move: they can now keep their energy for their new mission and for helping the integration of their families. Myotaku allows them to enjoy a flexible "all inclusive" solution which will enable them to feel instantly at home.
- Companies that facilitate the process of relocation and mobility of their expatriates. Myotaku can be a practical and cost-effective alternative for all classic moves, back and forth.
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Packimpex
Packimpex tailors innovative and sustainable relocation solutions to the needs of international companies and their employees.
Our professional teams have the specific competencies required to deliver excellence in destination services, moving, temporary living and immigration.
Professionally supported transferees benefit from a smoother integration into their new environment. This makes them more productive right from the start of their assignment.
In addition to our regular expat events and our 24/7 helpline, part of our long term support program includes the distribution of our free quarterly magazine, Hello Switzerland.
Hello Switzerland is written by expats for expats living in Switzerland. Presented in English, the magazine contains features, articles and information to help expats feel at home in Switzerland. The Relocation-Solutions Group is happy to offer the magazine gratuitously to the International Link community.
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Sterling
Founded in 1991, Sterling is one of Europe's largest international relocation providers. So we’ve got many years' experience of managing seamless global relocation packages, for companies all over the world.
We manage each account through time zone hubs based in EMEA, North America and Asia-Pacific. These hubs are supported by local offices and by our vendor managed partner network. Our services – listed below – are coordinated as an integrated relocation package by our experienced relocation specialists.
We believe that excellence comes with being more than just a service provider. So, we make it our business to know our clients’ challenges and ambitions, just as well as we know our own. We ask what matters most, and make sure these are the areas where we excel.
We’re proud of giving our clients impeccable operational delivery – making their employee mobility activities more effective while keeping costs low.
- International moving and storage
- School search and educational consultancy
- Departure and repatriation services
- Visa and immigration
- Policy consultation
- Cultural assistance and orientation trips
- Short-term accommodation
- Work permits
- Expense management
- Language training
- Settling-in assistance
- Partner support
- Home search and home sale
- Transit cover<
- Furniture rental
- Tenancy management
Sterling, Geneva
Route des Jeunes, 5A \ 1227 Les Acacias \ Geneva \ Switzerland
T +41 (0)22 750 6060 \ F +41 (0)22 765 6061
State & Tourism
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Lausanne
REGION DU LEMAN, LAKE GENEVA REGION
As a state-recognised umbrella organisation, the Lake Geneva Region Tourist Office’s aim (OTV) is the support and the sustainable development of the Lake Geneva Region’s tourist economy, in close co-operation with local tourist offices and the national promotion agency Suisse Tourism.
OFFICE DU TOURISME DU CANTON DE VAUD
Avenue d'Ouchy 60 - Case postale 164
1000 Lausanne 6 - Suisse
Tél. +41 (0)21 613 26 26 - Fax +41 (0)21 613 26 00
E-mail : Info@lake-geneva-region.ch
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VAUD.CH
International website for the promotion of the Canton of Vaud
Discover the main advantages of the Canton of Vaud (Lake Geneva Region)
> Companies : information and advice for establishing a foreign company and for setting up and developing a start-up in the Canton of Vaud
> Individuals, Expat Guide : information and advice for relocating, living and working in the Canton of Vaud
Working in conjunction with the main partners promoting the economy and tourism in the canton of Vaud, the Office for Economic Affairs (SELT) has set up an internet portal that presents the canton, its principal assets - education, technology, business, lifestyle, health, sport - and services intended for companies in the process of creation, development or establishment as well as institutions and individuals wishing to establish themselves in the canton.
Contact
Office for Economic Affairs (SELT)
Economic Promotion
Rue Caroline 11
CH - 1014 Lausanne
+41 21 316 58 20
info@vaud.ch
Training & Coaching
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Actitude Coaching
A personal coach, specialized in change management will help you or your partner:
- reduce the stress linked to your relocation
- clarify your priorities both at work and at home during this transition period
- quickly find a new work-life balance and enjoy your new and exciting life in Switzerland
Contact us today to discuss your needs in a FREE 30 minutes strategy session (+41 79 593 40 31, coach@actitudescoaching.com)
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Ask For
AskFor Sàrl proposes you various trainings always in connection with
human relation and the exchange. Such as, for instance, Sale and
councils, "to Pilot" its team, the art of speaking towards an
audience, developing its capacities of managing. "La formation
Autrement" (Training differently!) It is not only a slogan, it is
above all a methodology of training based on an application stemming
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CRPM
CRPM is a private, non-profit foundation that has grown over the last 30 years to become a leading learning and training organization that provides training in People Development to medium and large-sized companies and organizations based in French-speaking Switzerland.
CRPM’s mission is to develop soft and hard skills training solutions in Management and Leadership.
CRPM offers over 50 topics in open management workshops in French and 12 in English, as well as tailor-made seminars developed specifically for international companies.
In-house training
- Customized training that meets your needs and fits your context.
- Seminars and training sessions built around your company's values and methods.
- Standard workshops run specifically for your organization.
Consultancy services
- Training programmes designed for global HR development solutions.
- One-to-one post training in the workplace.
- Implementing project management, assessment tools and team building.
Outsourcing
- CRPM runs complete internal management academies for large corporations.
- CRPM’s outsourcing service includes business needs analysis and setting up training programmes; the service covers internal marketing, administration, logistics and managing training quality.
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Sandler Training
Sandler Training is a world leader in innovative sales, sales management, customer service and inside sales training. For more than 40 years, Sandler has taught its distinctive, non-traditional selling system and highly effective sales training methodology, which has helped salespeople, sales managers and frontline services take charge of the process.
Our training is designed to create lasting “performance improvement” rather than the motivational “quick fix” typical of many seminar-based training programs. To help you accomplish your goals, Sandler provides “reinforcement training”, a system that combines quality materials along with access to ongoing training workshops and individual coaching sessions. Sandler Training in Switzerland and across the globe provides continuing face-to-face support and reinforcement of the world’s most successful selling system.
email: karen.pink@sandler.com