If you have a Resident Permit (type B or C), you can start a company. That means you should already be in switzerland with a regular employment contract (or as

If you have a Resident Permit (type B or C), you can start a company. That means you should already be in switzerland with a regular employment contract (or as a spouse of a swiss citizen or swiss resident). What I do not know is if you can ask for a permit in order to then start your company (i.e. come to Switzerland for the specific purpose of starting a company), although apparently Swiss authorities are very helpful if you choose to move your already existing company to Switzerland.