Mark Horner

The SME Market in Vaud

What is a Small to Medium Enterprise?

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are businesses that maintain revenues, assets or a number of employees between certain thresholds. Each country has its own definition of what constitutes a small and medium-sized enterprise (SME). Certain size criteria must be met and occasionally the industry in which the company operates in is taken into account as well. Small and medium-size enterprises play a hugely important role in the economy. They outnumber large firms considerably, employ vast numbers of people and are entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation and support local communities.

Capital: Lausanne 
The  SME Market in Vaud
Image: Adobe Stock Branimir #216985145

How big is the SME Market in Vaud?

Small and medium-size enterprises play an important role in the economy of Canton of Vaud. They outnumber large firms considerably, employ large numbers of people and are entrepreneurial in nature, helping to shape innovation and support local communities.

Vaud has a population of over 784,822 people.

What help is available for SMEs?

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.

Help for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) includes virtual peer-to-peer advisory boards. With our blended model utilising Zoom and supplemented by in person meetings we are able to support and grow businesses anywhere in the world. Our growing network of Regional Directors ensure that we have suitable people to help you whatever your language or time zone.


Switzerland has links with UAE
🇨🇭 Geneva🇦🇪 Dubai    
Switzerland has links with Argentina
🇨🇭 St. Moritz🇦🇷 Bariloche     🇨🇭 Sion🇦🇷 Colón     🇨🇭 Champéry🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Hérémence🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Riddes🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Saint-Martin🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Trient🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Vex🇦🇷 Esperanza     🇨🇭 Brusino Arsizio🇦🇷 San José de Metán    
Switzerland has links with Austria
🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇦🇹 Bad Aussee     🇨🇭 Herisau🇦🇹 Bad Aussee     🇨🇭 Zug🇦🇹 Fürstenfeld     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇦🇹 Hall in Tirol     🇨🇭 Chur🇦🇹 Mayrhofen     🇨🇭 Zürich🇦🇹 Vienna     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇦🇹 Villach     🇨🇭 Herisau🇦🇹 Villach     🇨🇭 Bischofszell🇦🇹 Waidhofen an der Ybbs    
Switzerland has links with Bosnia and Herzegovina
🇨🇭 Zug🇧🇦 Kalesija    
Switzerland has links with Belgium
🇨🇭 La Chaux-de-Fonds🇧🇪 Frameries     🇨🇭 Sierre🇧🇪 Zelzate    
Switzerland has links with Bulgaria
🇨🇭 Schaffhausen🇧🇬 Dobrich     🇨🇭 Thun🇧🇬 Gabrovo     🇨🇭 Lausanne🇧🇬 Pernik     🇨🇭 Épalinges🇧🇬 Pernik     🇨🇭 Brienz🇧🇬 Tryavna    
Switzerland has links with Brazil
🇨🇭 Schaffhausen🇧🇷 Joinville     🇨🇭 Fribourg🇧🇷 Nova Friburgo    
Switzerland has links with Switzerland
🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇨🇭 Aarau     🇨🇭 Bassersdorf🇨🇭 Aigle     🇨🇭 Aigle🇨🇭 Bassersdorf     🇨🇭 Thun🇨🇭 Bern     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇨🇭 Brig-Glis     🇨🇭 Herisau🇨🇭 Brig-Glis     🇨🇭 Thun🇨🇭 Burgdorf     🇨🇭 Dietikon🇨🇭 Calanca     🇨🇭 Calanca🇨🇭 Dietikon     🇨🇭 Renens🇨🇭 Dietikon     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇭 Frauenfeld     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇨🇭 Herisau     🇨🇭 Herisau🇨🇭 Herisau     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇭 La Chaux-de-Fonds     🇨🇭 Onex🇨🇭 Liestal     🇨🇭 Vevey🇨🇭 Locarno     🇨🇭 Sursee🇨🇭 Martigny     🇨🇭 Thun🇨🇭 Murten     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇨🇭 Neuchâtel     🇨🇭 Aarau🇨🇭 Neuchâtel     🇨🇭 Liestal🇨🇭 Onex     🇨🇭 Dietikon🇨🇭 Renens     🇨🇭 Thun🇨🇭 Rheinfelden     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇭 Schaffhausen     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇭 St. Gallen     🇨🇭 Martigny🇨🇭 Sursee     🇨🇭 Bern🇨🇭 Thun     🇨🇭 Burgdorf🇨🇭 Thun     🇨🇭 Murten🇨🇭 Thun     🇨🇭 Rheinfelden🇨🇭 Thun     🇨🇭 Locarno🇨🇭 Vevey     🇨🇭 Frauenfeld🇨🇭 Winterthur     🇨🇭 St. Gallen🇨🇭 Winterthur     🇨🇭 Schaffhausen🇨🇭 Winterthur     🇨🇭 Yverdon-les-Bains🇨🇭 Winterthur     🇨🇭 La Chaux-de-Fonds🇨🇭 Winterthur     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇭 Yverdon-les-Bains    
Switzerland has links with Côte d'Ivoire
🇨🇭 Basel🇨🇮 Abidjan    
Switzerland has links with Chile
🇨🇭 Basel🇨🇱 Valparaíso    
Switzerland has links with China
🇨🇭 Lugano🇨🇳 Beihai     🇨🇭 Basel🇨🇳 Changning     🇨🇭 Fribourg🇨🇳 Changsha     🇨🇭 Lugano🇨🇳 Hangzhou     🇨🇭 Interlaken🇨🇳 Huangshan     🇨🇭 Zürich🇨🇳 Kunming     🇨🇭 Opfikon🇨🇳 Nanping     🇨🇭 Basel🇨🇳 Qingpu District     🇨🇭 Basel🇨🇳 Shanghai    
Switzerland has links with Czech Republic
🇨🇭 Küsnacht🇨🇿 Červený Kostelec     🇨🇭 Bolligen🇨🇿 Hluboká nad Vltavou     🇨🇭 Port🇨🇿 Holýšov     🇨🇭 Münsingen🇨🇿 Humpolec     🇨🇭 Hinwil🇨🇿 Jablonné nad Orlicí     🇨🇭 Locarno🇨🇿 Karlovy Vary     🇨🇭 Dietikon🇨🇿 Kolín     🇨🇭 Hausen am Albis🇨🇿 Letohrad     🇨🇭 Lucerne🇨🇿 Litovel     🇨🇭 Wetzikon🇨🇿 Mělník     🇨🇭 Lucerne🇨🇿 Olomouc     🇨🇭 Illnau-Effretikon🇨🇿 Orlová     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇨🇿 Plzeň     🇨🇭 Lengnau🇨🇿 Strakonice     🇨🇭 Uetendorf🇨🇿 Sušice     🇨🇭 Belp🇨🇿 Telč     🇨🇭 Interlaken🇨🇿 Třeboň     🇨🇭 Grosshöchstetten🇨🇿 Žirovnice     🇨🇭 Möhlin🇨🇿 Zlín    
Switzerland has links with Germany
🇨🇭 Olten🇩🇪 Altenburg     🇨🇭 Reigoldswil🇩🇪 Bad Bellingen     🇨🇭 Chur🇩🇪 Bad Homburg     🇨🇭 Chur🇩🇪 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇩🇪 Bad Reichenhall     🇨🇭 Herisau🇩🇪 Bad Reichenhall     🇨🇭 Glarus Nord🇩🇪 Bad Säckingen     🇨🇭 Glarus🇩🇪 Biebrich     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Bräunlingen     🇨🇭 Burgdorf🇩🇪 Burgdorf     🇨🇭 Cham🇩🇪 Cham     🇨🇭 Gstaad🇩🇪 Darmstadt     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Freiburg im Breisgau     🇨🇭 Solothurn🇩🇪 Heilbronn     🇨🇭 Neuenhof🇩🇪 Holzgerlingen     🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne🇩🇪 Iserlohn     🇨🇭 Flawil🇩🇪 Isny im Allgäu     🇨🇭 Laufen🇩🇪 Laufen     🇨🇭 Reitnau🇩🇪 Lindau     🇨🇭 Eiken🇩🇪 Melle     🇨🇭 Vevey🇩🇪 Müllheim     🇨🇭 Münsingen🇩🇪 Münsingen     🇨🇭 Grenchen🇩🇪 Neckarsulm     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇩🇪 Neuburg an der Donau     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Neuenburg am Rhein     🇨🇭 Oberkirch🇩🇪 Oberkirch     🇨🇭 Lucerne🇩🇪 Potsdam     🇨🇭 Uster🇩🇪 Prenzlau     🇨🇭 Aarau🇩🇪 Reutlingen     🇨🇭 Rothenburg🇩🇪 Rotenburg     🇨🇭 Brugg🇩🇪 Rottweil     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Sankt Peter     🇨🇭 Lachen🇩🇪 Schramberg     🇨🇭 Sierre🇩🇪 Schwarzenbek     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇩🇪 Sonthofen     🇨🇭 Herisau🇩🇪 Sonthofen     🇨🇭 Monthey🇩🇪 Tübingen     🇨🇭 Aigle🇩🇪 Tübingen     🇨🇭 Kilchberg🇩🇪 Tübingen     🇨🇭 Bischofszell🇩🇪 Tuttlingen     🇨🇭 Bex🇩🇪 Tuttlingen     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Villingen-Schwenningen     🇨🇭 Liestal🇩🇪 Waldkirch     🇨🇭 Thun🇩🇪 Weilheim an der Teck     🇨🇭 Montreux🇩🇪 Wiesbaden     🇨🇭 Kreuzlingen🇩🇪 Wolfach     🇨🇭 Interlaken🇩🇪 Zeuthen    
Switzerland has links with England
🇨🇭 Lucerne🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle upon Tyne     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle-under-Lyme     🇨🇭 Le Locle🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sidmouth    
Switzerland has links with France
🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇫🇷 Annecy     🇨🇭 Herisau🇫🇷 Annecy     🇨🇭 Sierre🇫🇷 Aubenas     🇨🇭 Onex🇫🇷 Bandol     🇨🇭 Delémont🇫🇷 Belfort     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇫🇷 Besançon     🇨🇭 Chur🇫🇷 Cabourg     🇨🇭 Gstaad🇫🇷 Cannes     🇨🇭 Le Grand-Saconnex🇫🇷 Carantec     🇨🇭 Vevey🇫🇷 Carpentras     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇫🇷 Chambéry     🇨🇭 Herisau🇫🇷 Chambéry     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇫🇷 Chamonix     🇨🇭 Herisau🇫🇷 Chamonix     🇨🇭 Davos🇫🇷 Chamonix     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇫🇷 Gap     🇨🇭 Herisau🇫🇷 Gap     🇨🇭 Le Locle🇫🇷 Gérardmer     🇨🇭 Lucerne🇫🇷 Guebwiller     🇨🇭 Aigle🇫🇷 L'Aigle     🇨🇭 Montreux🇫🇷 Menton     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇫🇷 Neufchâteau     🇨🇭 Locarno🇫🇷 Nice     🇨🇭 Yverdon-les-Bains🇫🇷 Nogent-sur-Marne     🇨🇭 Nyon🇫🇷 Nyons     🇨🇭 Geneva🇫🇷 Paris     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇫🇷 Passy     🇨🇭 Herisau🇫🇷 Passy     🇨🇭 Yverdon-les-Bains🇫🇷 Pontarlier     🇨🇭 Fribourg🇫🇷 Rueil-Malmaison     🇨🇭 Grenchen🇫🇷 Sélestat     🇨🇭 Morges🇫🇷 Vertou     🇨🇭 Plan-les-Ouates🇫🇷 Villefranche-sur-Mer    
Switzerland has links with Greece
🇨🇭 Schöfflisdorf🇬🇷 Missolonghi    
Switzerland has links with Croatia
🇨🇭 Lausanne🇭🇷 Osijek     🇨🇭 Épalinges🇭🇷 Osijek     🇨🇭 Schaffhausen🇭🇷 Varaždin    
Switzerland has links with Hungary
🇨🇭 Steckborn🇭🇺 Balatonföldvár     🇨🇭 Monthey🇭🇺 Göd     🇨🇭 Rorschach🇭🇺 Sopron     🇨🇭 Thur🇭🇺 Soroksár     🇨🇭 Schaffhausen🇭🇺 Tököl     🇨🇭 Carouge🇭🇺 Várkerület    
Switzerland has links with Italy
🇨🇭 Vezia🇮🇹 Adro     🇨🇭 Martigny🇮🇹 Aosta     🇨🇭 Bischofszell🇮🇹 Battaglia Terme     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Belluno     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Belluno     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Biella     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Biella     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Bolzano     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Bolzano     🇨🇭 Spreitenbach🇮🇹 Bra     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Bressanone     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Bressanone     🇨🇭 Sierre🇮🇹 Cesenatico     🇨🇭 Kreuzlingen🇮🇹 Cisternino     🇨🇭 Monthey🇮🇹 Ivrea     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Lecco     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Lecco     🇨🇭 Locarno🇮🇹 Montecatini Terme     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Morbegno     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Morbegno     🇨🇭 Saas-Fee🇮🇹 Rocca di Cambio     🇨🇭 Burgdorf🇮🇹 San Pellegrino Terme     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇮🇹 Sansepolcro     🇨🇭 Bülach🇮🇹 Santeramo in Colle     🇨🇭 Zermatt🇮🇹 Sexten     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Sondrio     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Sondrio     🇨🇭 Chur🇮🇹 Terracina     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Tolmezzo     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Tolmezzo     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇮🇹 Trento     🇨🇭 Herisau🇮🇹 Trento     🇨🇭 Locarno🇮🇹 Urbino     🇨🇭 Locarno🇮🇹 Venice    
Switzerland has links with Japan
🇨🇭 Montreux🇯🇵 Chiba     🇨🇭 St. Moritz🇯🇵 Hakone     🇨🇭 Grindelwald🇯🇵 Matsumoto     🇨🇭 Romainmôtier-Envy🇯🇵 Nagaoka     🇨🇭 Arosa🇯🇵 Nanto     🇨🇭 Lausanne🇯🇵 Ōita     🇨🇭 Interlaken🇯🇵 Ōtsu     🇨🇭 Brienz🇯🇵 Shimada     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇯🇵 Shinshiro     🇨🇭 Basel🇯🇵 Toyama     🇨🇭 Davos🇯🇵 Ueda    
Switzerland has links with South Korea
🇨🇭 Basel🇰🇷 Seoul    
Switzerland has links with Luxembourg
🇨🇭 Monthey🇱🇺 Diekirch     🇨🇭 Chur🇱🇺 Mondorf-les-Bains    
Switzerland has links with Montenegro
🇨🇭 Pfäffikon🇲🇪 Rožaje    
Switzerland has links with Nicaragua
🇨🇭 Delémont🇳🇮 La Trinidad    
Switzerland has links with Netherlands
🇨🇭 Aarau🇳🇱 Delft     🇨🇭 Sierre🇳🇱 Delfzijl     🇨🇭 Basel🇳🇱 Rotterdam    
Switzerland has links with Poland
🇨🇭 Lucerne🇵🇱 Cieszyn     🇨🇭 Solothurn🇵🇱 Kraków    
Switzerland has links with Paraguay
🇨🇭 Acquarossa🇵🇾 Presidente Franco    
Switzerland has links with Romania
🇨🇭 Herisau🇷🇴 Bacău     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇷🇴 Bacău     🇨🇭 Allschwil🇷🇴 Blaj     🇨🇭 Riehen🇷🇴 Miercurea Ciuc     🇨🇭 Plan-les-Ouates🇷🇴 Sângeorgiu de Pădure     🇨🇭 Baden🇷🇴 Sighișoara     🇨🇭 Zug🇷🇴 Vişeu de Sus    
Switzerland has links with Serbia
🇨🇭 Köniz🇷🇸 Prijepolje     🇨🇭 Yverdon-les-Bains🇷🇸 Prokuplje    
Switzerland has links with Slovenia
🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇸🇮 Idrija     🇨🇭 Herisau🇸🇮 Idrija     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇸🇮 Maribor     🇨🇭 Herisau🇸🇮 Maribor     🇨🇭 Brienz🇸🇮 Škofja Loka     🇨🇭 Brig-Glis🇸🇮 Tolmin     🇨🇭 Herisau🇸🇮 Tolmin    
Switzerland has links with Slovak Republic
🇨🇭 Hünenberg🇸🇰 Banská Štiavnica     🇨🇭 Herzogenbuchsee🇸🇰 Senica    
Switzerland has links with Turkey
🇨🇭 Lausanne🇹🇷 Akhisar     🇨🇭 Épalinges🇹🇷 Akhisar    
Switzerland has links with Ukraine
🇨🇭 Wohlen🇺🇦 Sumy    
Switzerland has links with USA
🇨🇭 Basel🇺🇸 Boston     🇨🇭 Kloten🇺🇸 Cape Canaveral     🇨🇭 Lucerne🇺🇸 Chicago     🇨🇭 Pontresina🇺🇸 Gaylord     🇨🇭 Sursee🇺🇸 Highland     🇨🇭 Locarno🇺🇸 Lompoc     🇨🇭 Basel🇺🇸 Miami Beach     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇺🇸 New Castle     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇺🇸 New Castle     🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇺🇸 New Castle     🇨🇭 Glarus🇺🇸 New Glarus     🇨🇭 Winterthur🇺🇸 Ontario     🇨🇭 Sion🇺🇸 Philippi     🇨🇭 Liestal🇺🇸 Sacramento     🇨🇭 Rapperswil-Jona🇺🇸 Sarasota     🇨🇭 Interlaken🇺🇸 Scottsdale     🇨🇭 Saas-Fee🇺🇸 Steamboat Springs     🇨🇭 Vevey🇺🇸 Vevay    
Switzerland has links with Vietnam
🇨🇭 Geneva🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City     🇨🇭 Geneva
Switzerland has links with Wales
🇨🇭 Champéry🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Llandudno    
Switzerland has links with South Africa
🇨🇭 Neuchâtel🇿🇦 Newcastle