Other business services · Berne

5 060 companies in business services in the canton of Berne.

The commercial register lists 5 060 active companies in business services in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 3rd nationally for this sector (10 % of the national total). 2 896 of them (57 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 548 (31 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

5 060active companies
18registered in the past 30 days
2 896VAT-registered
3rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Other business services in the canton of Berne: 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 Berne, against 7 % across Switzerland. 18 companies in business services were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 63 over 90 days.

Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.

Market analysis

The market in business services in the canton of Berne, in figures

799companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 165 Mof combined share capital (2 697 capital companies)
2 896VAT-registered
81are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 5 060 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (42 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (40 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (13 %). 799 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 16 % of the active base; 444 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (369 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 2 697 companies (53 %): CHF 165 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 644 of them (24 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

2 896 companies (57 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 5 058 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 1 486 publish a general phone or email, 1 682 have a website verified by ciblr, and 81 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 65 new registrations, 55 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 62 relocations of seat, 46 other amendments, 9 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02004006002020 : 35935920202021 : 36036020212022 : 33533520222023 : 37437420232024 : 39939920242025 : 44444420252026 : 3553552026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
2 14242 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
2 00740 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
65213 %
General partnership
1012 %
Association
200,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
4 48689 %
Small companies
3506,9 %
Medium companies
1713,4 %
Large companies
531 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Bern
89118 %
Biel/Bienne
2835,6 %
Thun
1643,2 %
Burgdorf
821,6 %
Steffisburg
751,5 %
Ostermundigen
731,4 %
Langenthal
711,4 %
Interlaken
671,3 %
The 8 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 Berne?

5 060 companies in business services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 10 % of the 51 567 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

2 896 of these companies (57 %) 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. 2,056 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.

The same sector elsewhere
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