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The Swiss Startups Awards 2014, supported by AXA Winterthur, Axpo, and PostFinance, awards the best Swiss business ideas with CHF 200,000. The deadline for applications is June 30, award ceremony on October 30 in Zurich.

The Nexus AG received the SEF.High-Potential quality label for SMEs with verified growth potential from the Swiss Economic Forum. It may use the award until April 2015 and benefits from increased acceptance.

Social media play a central role in business success; a new course offers deep insights and practical tips. Learn to optimally link websites and networks, guided by experts with 15 years of experience.

The new STARTUPS.CH course shows how business software minimizes administrative tasks and saves time for core business. Daniel Käser teaches what young entrepreneurs need to pay attention to.

Findea and STARTUPS.CH offer a new accounting course specifically for company founders. The course helps to decide whether to manage the accounting oneself or to outsource it.

The insolvency notification is required when the debt capital of a corporation is not covered by assets, and in case of lower balance sheet coverage, restructuring measures or notification of a judge are necessary. If the management ignores the notification obligation, this can lead to delay in bankruptcy, for which civil and criminal consequences threaten.

Collective management organizations protect copyrights through tariffs levied on users and paid to artists. When copyrighted works are used, companies receive invoices, even for potential use.

Collective partners, general partners, and limited partners can expect interest and compensation for their contributions, even in the event of losses. Profits and losses are usually distributed equally, special arrangements may vary.

The decisive salary for social security contributions includes all cash and in-kind income. It consists of fixed and variable salary components and benefits in kind.