Other business services · Basel-Stadt

1 354 companies in business services in the canton of Basel-Stadt.

The commercial register lists 1 354 active companies in business services in the canton of Basel-Stadt, placing Basel-Stadt 14th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 743 of them (55 %) are VAT-registered, and 464 (34 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 354active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
743VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Other business services in the canton of Basel-Stadt: what the register shows.

Other business services cover cleaning, security, staffing, rental, travel agencies, continuing education and administrative services. This is a labour-intensive SME sector, where new registrations signal needs in social insurance, vehicles and management software.

This sector accounts for 8 % of companies classified in the canton of Basel-Stadt, against 7 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in business services were registered in the canton of Basel-Stadt over the past 30 days, 23 over 90 days.

Basel-Stadt is the Swiss capital of life sciences: pharma, chemicals and biotech dominate, together with their suppliers, laboratories and service companies. River and rail logistics, the trade fair and banks round out a very urban fabric, dense with consultancies and law firms.

Market analysis

The market in business services in the canton of Basel-Stadt, in figures

226companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 46 Mof combined share capital (758 capital companies)
743VAT-registered
15are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 354 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Sole proprietorship (39 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (15 %). 226 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 17 % of the active base; 141 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (95 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 758 companies (56 %): CHF 46 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 193 of them (25 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

743 companies (55 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 353 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 426 publish a general phone or email, 497 have a website verified by ciblr, and 15 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 22 new registrations, 13 changes of directors, 24 relocations of seat, 16 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 868620202021 : 10610620212022 : 747420222023 : 969620232024 : 11611620242025 : 14114120252026 : 85852026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
54740 %
Sole proprietorship
52439 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
19915 %
General partnership
433,2 %
Association
60,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 16986 %
Small companies
755,5 %
Medium companies
916,7 %
Large companies
191,4 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Basel
1 22891 %
Riehen
1158,5 %
Bettingen
110,8 %
The 3 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in business services are active in the canton of Basel-Stadt?

1 354 companies in business services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Basel-Stadt, or 3 % of the 51 738 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

743 of these companies (55 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 715 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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