SECO further expands the online desk for companies
The SECO easyGov.swiss online switchboard now also supports SMEs in creating submissions to debt collection offices. Support for corporate financing is also now part of the functional catalog.
Since the beginning of July, easyGov.swiss, SECO's online counter for companies, has had additional functions. Both companies and private individuals now receive support on the platform for creating debt collection requests and debt collection information requests. The responsible debt collection office is automatically determined. Anyone with a qualified signature can submit these requests to the 400 or so debt collection offices in Switzerland entirely online. Otherwise, the form must be printed out, signed and submitted by mail to the responsible debt collection office.
The online counter is also supplemented with the section "Assistance with financing". Here, contact is offered with the federally recognized guarantee organizations. These make it easier for SMEs capable of performance and development to take out bank loans. The revised Federal Law on Guarantees entered into force on July 1, 2019. Thanks to this amendment, it is now possible to grant SMEs guarantees of up to CHF 1 million.
This service offering represents a further expansion of the functionality of easyGov.swiss. So far, it has already been possible to use this platform to set up companies, register in the commercial register, register for value-added tax, accident insurance and the AHV compensation fund. Commercial register changes such as cross-cantonal relocations of registered offices with public certification, personnel changes or changes to the articles of incorporation also continue to be among the functions of the online counter. Other electronic public authority services will be gradually integrated into EasyGov.swiss and the portal will be continuously optimized.
