According to the commercial register, 3 515 companies are active in the canton of Glarus. 1 995 of them (57 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 098 (31 %) have been the subject of an official publication in the past 18 months. The leading sector is "Trade (wholesale & retail)" with 537 companies.
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Glarus is a traditional industrial canton (textiles, then mechanical engineering, plastics and energy) that has opened up to services and tourism. Since the merger into three municipalities the register is compact: industry in the Linth valley, trade and crafts around Glarus and Näfels.
19 companies were registered with the commercial register in the canton of Glarus over the past 30 days, 52 over 90 days.
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| Sector | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Trade (wholesale & retail) | 537 | 16 % |
| Construction | 387 | 11 % |
| Industry & manufacturing | 377 | 11 % |
| Real estate | 355 | 10 % |
| Associations & personal services | 273 | 8 % |
| Finance & insurance | 222 | 6 % |
| Hospitality (hotels & restaurants) | 203 | 6 % |
| Other business services | 199 | 6 % |
| Holdings & management consulting | 141 | 4 % |
| Engineering & architecture | 120 | 3 % |
| Health & social care | 110 | 3 % |
| IT & telecoms | 99 | 3 % |
| Transport & logistics | 97 | 3 % |
| Legal, accounting & fiduciary | 76 | 2 % |
| Arts, culture & leisure | 56 | 2 % |
| Advertising & marketing | 53 | 2 % |
| Energy, water & waste | 48 | 1 % |
| Education & training | 46 | 1 % |
| Publishing, media & audiovisual | 31 | <1 % |
| Agriculture, forestry & fishing | 29 | <1 % |
| Research & development | 0 | 0 % |
56 active companies do not yet have a sector assigned (no NOGA code in the register) and do not appear in this table.
| Estimated size | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Micro companies | 2 664 | 76 % |
| Small companies | 357 | 10 % |
| Medium companies | 414 | 12 % |
| Large companies | 80 | 2 % |
Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 92 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.
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