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Business Facilitation Services

Recruitment Facilitation for U.S. Colleges and Universities
This service includes the arrangement of one-on-one meetings with student counselors at as many as ten schools and the organization of logistics for an unaccompanied travel/ meeting schedule. A school visit may also include a presentation to be given by the U.S. college/university representative to Swiss and international students preparing to graduate from private international schools and boarding schools in Switzerland. This service may be done in as little as 2-3 weeks.

Price: $450

For more information please contact Sandor Galambos

Due Diligence Report/Limited Background Check

Because of Swiss privacy laws and the difficulty of obtaining business sensitive information directly from Swiss companies, CS Switzerland does not offer the International Company Profile (ICP). However, to meet U.S. exporters' needs for background information on prospective partners, CS Switzerland offers the "due diligence report/limited background check" covered under the Business Facilitation Service (BFS) program. Under this service, CS Switzerland provides information that is strictly limited to factual information obtained from the Swiss Trade Registry and a translated report from the debt enforcement agency. The cantonal credit report indicates whether or not the company has any unresolved credit issues and/or pending legal issues. CS Switzerland does not contact the Swiss company. The fee for this service is USD 400 (USD 250 if client is a NTE SME and has never used CS fee-based services previously). CS Switzerland also covers the Principality of Liechtenstein.

For more information please contact Sandor Galambos

Trade Complaints for U.S. Companies
CS Switzerland may provide assistance to individual U.S. companies on trade complaints, including late payment and collections issues (see separate listing for Trade Complaints involving Collection Agencies), if Post determines that CS involvment is appropriate, a U.S. export or local U.S. business interest is at stake, and resources are available. If Post accepts the case, services will follow the standard regulations for trade complaints and focus primarily on facilitating communications between the U.S. company and the Swiss company. Services may include reviewing the complaint and follwing up with an official phone call and/or written correspondence at no charge to verify the local company understands the issue and has corect contact infromation for the U.S. frim. After the first contact, further actions require a BFS agreement. Once CS exhausts the limited capabilities it may have to address collections issues, then Post may provide a list of local private sector lawyers or local collection agencies.

Price: $0 for initial contact; upon receipt of $100 for additional work

For more information please contact Donald Businger

Trade Complaints for Collection Agencies
CS Switzerland may provide limited assistance on collections issues if Post determines that CS involvment is appropriate, a U.S. export or local U.S. business interest is at stake, and resources are available. If Post decides to accept the case, services will follow the standard regulations for trade complaints and focus primarily on facilitating communications between the U.S. collection agency and the Swiss company. Given that the claim has already been referred to a collection agency, CS Switzerland assumes that multiple contacts will be required and therefore will only accept the case with a participation agreement. Services that may be provided are reviewing the complaint and following up with offical phone calls and/or written correspondence. Once CS exhausts the limited capabilities it may have to address collections issues, then Post may provide a list of local private sector laywers or local collection agencies.

Price: upon receipt of $300

For more information please contact Donald Businger