Einzelunternehmen

Sole Proprietorship · Raison individuelle · Ditta individuale

An Einzelunternehmen (sole proprietorship) is not a separate legal entity under Swiss law. The owner (Inhaber) and the business are legally one and the same person.

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No separate legal personality

Under Swiss law, an Einzelunternehmen has no legal personality distinct from its owner. Any shares held are legally owned by the individual (Inhaber) in their personal capacity — confirmed by ZGB systematics, the Federal Supreme Court, and Swiss commercial-law doctrine.

Swiss Legal Basis

OR Art. 945 ff

Firmenrecht for sole proprietorships — governs the commercial-register entry (from CHF 100k turnover), not legal personality.

ZGB Art. 11

Legal capacity — only natural and legal persons have it; a sole proprietorship is not a legal person.

Federal Court

Confirms: shares «held by» a sole proprietorship are always the owner's private assets.

How to register on Invesdors

The flow is the same for everyone — personal account first, then continue. Step 1: open your free personal account; you, the owner, verify with a personal KYC via bLink (no corporate KYB — the firm is not a separate legal entity). Step 2: continue and connect your Einzelunternehmen business account (Geschäftskonto) — a separate account in the firm's name — and record your firm. You stay personally liable; the shares are legally your personal property. (No Geschäftskonto yet? Connect a private account.)

✓ What you get as a Personal Investor

✓ Free account

✓ Browse all open rounds

✓ Invest from CHF 1

✓ Voting rights

✓ Dividend entitlements

✓ P2P share transfers

✓ bLink KYC (personal)

✓ Full OR compliance

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