Other business services · Valais

2 151 companies in business services in the canton of Valais.

The commercial register lists 2 151 active companies in business services in the canton of Valais, placing Valais 9th nationally for this sector (4 % of the national total). 1 167 of them (54 %) are VAT-registered, and 774 (36 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 151active companies
8registered in the past 30 days
1 167VAT-registered
9thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Other business services in the canton of Valais: 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 Valais, against 7 % across Switzerland. 8 companies in business services were registered in the canton of Valais over the past 30 days, 45 over 90 days.

Valais lives off tourism (Zermatt, Verbier, Crans-Montana), hydropower, chemicals and aluminium in the Rhone plain, and winegrowing. A bilingual canton, it has a very high proportion of small construction, hotel and cable-car businesses, with a register marked by seasonality.

Market analysis

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

415companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 124 Mof combined share capital (1 285 capital companies)
1 167VAT-registered
37are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 2 151 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (45 %), Sole proprietorship (35 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (13 %). 415 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 19 % of the active base; 200 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (177 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 1 285 companies (60 %): CHF 124 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 280 of them (22 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

1 167 companies (54 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 2 149 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 500 publish a general phone or email, 581 have a website verified by ciblr, and 37 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 46 new registrations, 20 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 26 relocations of seat, 10 other amendments, 14 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

01002003002020 : 22122120202021 : 19419420212022 : 15715720222023 : 19119120232024 : 18218220242025 : 20020020252026 : 2152152026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
96845 %
Sole proprietorship
75535 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
27213 %
General partnership
442 %
Association
190,9 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
1 81484 %
Small companies
1296 %
Medium companies
1908,8 %
Large companies
180,8 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Sion
22611 %
Martigny
1286 %
Monthey
934,3 %
Sierre
663,1 %
Verbier
622,9 %
Crans-Montana
572,6 %
Zermatt
552,6 %
Visp
391,8 %
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 Valais?

2 151 companies in business services are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Valais, or 4 % of the 51 567 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 167 of these companies (54 %) 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. 1,089 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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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

The same sector elsewhere
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