It's not at school that you learn that entrepreneurship is a possible career choice. It's life that pushes you towards it. But shouldn't the entrepreneurial model - which more often than not fails, but which, when successful, supports many families and generates significant tax revenues for the community - be a path we shouldn't discover by chance?
Because schools fail to promote the entrepreneurial spirit, in this special issue we've tried to capture and spread the entrepreneurial spirit.You'll read about what entrepreneurs are and what they need - we've interviewed four of these inspirational figures and published the analyses of three observers. The interview with successful young Swiss entrepreneur Timon Zimmermann, a role model for an entire generation, is also available on our YouTube channel. Regard Libre.
Supported by the Bonny Foundation for Freedom and the PEMOL-Baumann Foundation, this special issue is available in German as a supplement to the Schweizer Monat and in French as a supplement to Regard Libre. It marks the start of a multi-year project showcasing our country's creators - present and future!
The risk-taking that characterizes entrepreneurship enables human beings to exercise their freedom and responsibility to the full. This form of personal fulfillment, which is conducive to social fulfillment, has a special value.
At 32, the native of La Béroche (NE) embodies a new generation of entrepreneurs at ease with new technologies. The co-founder of one of Europe's fastest-growing startups talks about his career and shares his tips for success.
Founded in Geneva in 1915, Caran d'Ache - Russian for «pencil» - is part of the country's cultural heritage. Carole Hubscher, Chairman of the Board of Directors and the face of the fourth generation at the helm of the company, shares some of her manufacturing secrets with us.
Alan Frei failed with 51 start-ups, he succeeded on the 52nd attempt - with sex toys. According to him, a good idea is only a small part of success.
As an entrepreneur, you've got to be constantly striving to get better at what you do. At least, that's the credo of Léa Miggiano, co-founder of Carvolution. In return, you're rewarded with freedom. The pleasure lies in making progress and observing the company's development.
Major entrepreneurs played a direct role in building the federal state born in 1848. These economic figures subsequently became rarer, often giving way to the leaders of employers' associations. An evolution that has left its mark.
Switzerland is rich. And yet, start-ups find it hard to raise capital. To change this, a change of mentality is needed. It also requires perseverance - and an intelligently supportive government.
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