Other business services · Thurgau

1 545 companies in business services in the canton of Thurgau.

The commercial register lists 1 545 active companies in business services in the canton of Thurgau, placing Thurgau 11th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 898 of them (58 %) are VAT-registered, and 428 (28 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 545active companies
6registered in the past 30 days
898VAT-registered
11thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Other business services in the canton of Thurgau: 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 7 % of companies classified in the canton of Thurgau, against 7 % across Switzerland. 6 companies in business services were registered in the canton of Thurgau over the past 30 days, 19 over 90 days.

Thurgau is a farming and industrial canton on Lake Constance: fruit and vegetables, food processing, mechanical engineering and plastics (Arbon, Frauenfeld, Kreuzlingen), and heavy cross-border activity with Germany. Family SMEs dominate, with an above-average share of construction and crafts.

Market analysis

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

222companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 54 Mof combined share capital (833 capital companies)
898VAT-registered
25are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 545 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (43 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (39 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (14 %). 222 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 135 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (118 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 833 companies (54 %): CHF 54 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 224 of them (27 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

898 companies (58 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 545 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 401 publish a general phone or email, 425 have a website verified by ciblr, and 25 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 20 new registrations, 9 changes of directors, 17 relocations of seat, 33 other amendments, 3 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 10810820202021 : 10610620212022 : 989820222023 : 13913920232024 : 11811820242025 : 13513520252026 : 87872026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
66743 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
60239 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
21914 %
General partnership
241,6 %
Association
50,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 36188 %
Small companies
1187,6 %
Medium companies
553,6 %
Large companies
110,7 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Kreuzlingen
1459,4 %
Frauenfeld
1449,3 %
Weinfelden
795,1 %
Arbon
654,2 %
Amriswil
634,1 %
Romanshorn
473 %
Sirnach
372,4 %
Bottighofen
352,3 %
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 Thurgau?

1 545 companies in business services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Thurgau, or 3 % of the 51 790 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

898 of these companies (58 %) 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: 2 days ago. 635 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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