Members

Consulting

Uniastrum Consulting, Ltd was founded in July 2000. As well as general audits, professional legal consulting, accounting and tax returns the new company decided to concentrate on developing the following services: project financing, investment consulting, and project documentation preparation.

In 2004 the company became a member of the "Institute of Professional Auditors of Russia.

The company provides consulting services for foreign organizations, physical person who plans to do business in Russia.

Services:

• Company foundation and registration
• Product and trade mark registration
• Market studies
• Book keeping
• Licensing
• Russian accounting and tax reporting
• Contract drafting
• Representation the interests of clients in court and state organs.

Greater Zurich Area AG

• To promote awareness of the Greater Zurich Area in selected markets and lines of business
• To encourage foreign companies to settle in the Greater Zurich Area.
• To provide complimentary support to international companies at the location evaluation stage in cooperation with the business promotion agencies in the member cantons and cities.
• To make an important contribution to Switzerland’s competitiveness as a business location and create jobs in emerging technologies and industrial sectors, by attracting peoples and skills from abroad and importing know-how to the area.

The Greater Zurich Area AG has been operational since August 1999. In September 2002, it changed its name from «The Zurich Network» to «Greater Zurich Area AG».

MSM Group

MSM Group is an interdisciplinary, international team for business administration, law and office services. It supports start-up, growth, change and daily business in Switzerland and various markets in Eastern Europe.

MSM Group provides the following services:

Business Management
- Practical support in finance and accounting
- Marketing concepts, market entries
- Leadership development
- Support of public entities in finance and organization

Legal services

1. Business Law

Swiss and international business law, overall legal consulting for enterprises.
Corporate, commercial and financial law.
Prosecution/bankruptcy/recovery, IT and intellectual property law, real estate/construction/environmental law, succession/heritage law.
Analysis, business-driven legal advice, structuring, documentation. Representation in negotiations and with authorities, dispute resolution, litigation.

1. Tax Law

Swiss and international tax law.
Tax planning and advice for enterprises and private individuals.
Tax assistance in financing, financial statements, mergers and acquisitions, re-structuring, and real estate.

Administration

1. Administrative support for enterprises: secretarial services, calendar administration.
2. Payments, Invoicing, Cashing.
3. Outsourcing of Human Resources administration for small enterprises. Human Resources administrative support for larger enterprises.
4. Hosting facilities (providing a serviced office) for start-up companies.

Initiatives
- Based on its interdisciplinary competencies, MSM group constantly develops product initiatives and innovative services on its own or together with partners.
Personal Client Service
MSM Group supports its foreign Clients in accomplishing their private and corporate goals in Switzerland: planning and preparation, financial administration, problem solving and on-site management, legal consulting on signing of contracts and other legal matters, local guidance/interpreting for groups or individuals.
MSM Startup – Support
MSM group has long term experience in structuring, establishing and assisting new
businesses. It supports start-up companies and other enterprises in dynamic
periods following a standardized procedure.

BDO Visura

In the middle of Europe, Switzerland is ideally located for international business. With its high-qualified personnel, its reputation for precision and its multilingual culture, Switzerland is one of the best place for financial, commercial or industrial business.

With branches in the German, French and Italian speaking parts of Switzerland, BDO Visura is one of the leading purely Swiss owned and managed companies with expertise in accounting, auditing, tax, outsourcing and management consultancy. Its customers are small- and medium-sized companies, banks, public institutions, not-for-profit-organizations and private persons. Key competences of company also include national and international tax advice, fiduciary and nominee transactions and consulting in finance, information technology and marketing.

International estate planning (incl. offshore services) is another area in which BDO Visura specialises, setting up and managing foundations, trusts companies. As a member of BDO International, company delivers all the flexibility, specialist expertise, closeness and personal service of a local firm, together with the capabilities, network and strength of the large scale global players.

Translations for business and export. With express service and quality guarantee.

As a premium partner of OPORA-EUROPE, TRANSLATION-PROBST provides professional translation, proofreading and interpreting services for companies working with Russian customers, partners, or authorities.
TRANSLATION-PROBST is a specialist in translations for export and business. For companies, they primarily translate sales brochures, contracts, and documents relating to import and export – if required in three hours, with no minimum fee, and with a quality guarantee.
As a certified translation company registered with several embassies, TRANSLATION-PROBST also obtains notarial certifications and apostilles for official international business – for trouble-free collaboration with foreign government offices.

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Insurance and medical services

Russo Unique Services Switzerland

Russo Unique Services Switzerland

Russo Unique Services, Switzerland:

• works with the best clinics, rehabilitation and wellness centers in Switzerland. This guarantees them clients the first-class medical care.
• works with best private schools and Universities in Switzerland. The European teaching standards prepare the children for entering the world?s most prestigious universities and start the success career.
• attaches great importance to safety and confidentiality. For this reason the company arranges high-class services in personal medical care and accommodation, and provides a personal approach to accommodating the children in Swiss private schools and Universities.
• takes responsibility for all organisational issues regarding client's arrival and subsequent stay in Switzerland. Clients are able to rely on this Company for help throughout them stay in Switzerland.

Mechanical engineering

"RENOVA Group of Companies"

Light industry

The Swiss Textile Federation, organized as an association, is typified by short decision-making routes and a clear allocation of responsibilities. The Chairman, Committee, Executive and Commissions are elected by the General Meeting to which they are answerable. The two offices in Zurich and St. Gallen have operational management responsibility under the direct supervision of the Committee.

Entrepreneurs from the textile and garments industry perform their tasks in the various bodies of the Federation in an honorary capacity. They represent the interests and needs of member companies and make their experience and know-how available to the Federation. On matters of substance, they take decisions jointly with the heads of the business offices.

Led by the Director, the business offices of the Swiss Textile Federation implement the decisions taken by the Federation. As centers of competence, they initiate and coordinate the activities of the Federation and maintain relations with the authorities, political circles, the economy, research, science schools, associations and other organizations.

The Federation keeps the public aware of the latest developments in the Swiss textile and garments industry and of its economic environment. It adopts public positions on questions and issues affecting the branch and on the industry's own wishes and provides transparent, targeted and ongoing information.

Services

The Manz Privacy Hotel Group

The Manz Privacy Hotel Group is a small private hotel group based in Switzerland. It owns and operates 3 hotels in the main Swiss cities. The Manz Privacy Hotel Group has been privately owned and operated by the Manz family since 1889.

All the Manz Privacy Hotels have been recently renovated and offer the best of today’s technology combined with design furniture and a touch of privacy. The Hotel Group caters to the high end corporate traveler, with all the hotels located in the heart of the city, close to both the central train station as well as the main business districts. Enjoy a unique experience along with excellent service and a personal approach.

Hotel features include:

• CD player
• Air conditioning
• Coffee/tea making facilities
• WIFI and High speed internet
• Business center (complimentary)
• Flat screen TV and Video on Demand
• Personalized wireless phones with direct line and fax

For more detailed information visit www.manzprivacyhotels.ch

Organizations

Economic Department of the Canton of Zurich

Associated members
Sectoral associations

All-Russian

• Association of Farmers and Agricultural Cooperative Societies "AKKOR"
• Association of Small and Medium Oil and Gas-extracting Organizations "SS?-OIL"
• Association of regional agencies on small and medium business support "DEVELOPMENT"
• Association of regional operators of connections (AROS)
• Association of the Russian trade and industrial enterprises of stomatology "Stomatologic Industry" Guild of national cooperative societies of Russia
• Interstate association of developers and manufacturers of educational techniques (technical equipment) "MARPUT"
• The International association "System of international marketing centers"
• National Agency of control and welding (NAKS)
• National association of enterprises of technical service and repairing of vehicles (NAPTO)
• National business partnership "Alliance Media"
• The National Interdepartmental Center of prophylactics of narcomania, alcoholism, smoking and socially dangerous diseases
• The National Shoe Union
• National partnership of participants of the micro financial market
• National commonwealth of business incubators
• National association of the organizations of financial mutual aid
• Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship
• Association of Russian masters of scrappy sewing
• Craft Chamber of Russia
• The Russian association of small and medium business development (RARMP)
• Association of trade companies and commodity producers of electro household and computer technics (RATEK)
• The Russian Guild of bakers and confectioners (ROSPiK)
• The Russian union of non-governmental security, detective, information enterprises and security services (RSPB)
• The Russian Union of enterprises of the refrigerating industry
• The Russian Union of manufacturers and importers (RSPI)
• The Russian Union of Tourist Companies
• The Russian Fuel Union
• The Russian-Chinese Center of Trade and Economic Cooperation
• The Union of Hairdressers and Cosmeticians of Russia
• The Union of Science Towns Development of Russia
• Association of the retail trade companies (AKORT)
• National Agriculture Union
• International Association “e-Signature Without Borders”
• Non-commercial Partnership of builders
• Russian Investors OJSC
• National Institute of System Studies of business problems
• Association of Business Cooperation “Lift service”
• The National Insurance Guild
• Association for the production of cash control equipment “ROSKASS”
• Noncommercial partnership “Russian lift union”
• Association of geosynthetic materials
• National Toy Association of Russia (NAIR)
• The Union of Consumer Societies “RUSY”
• International Center for Environmental Safety of the Baltic Sea Region
• Association of enterprises dealing in the field of fire safety

Inter-regional

• The Eurasian Union of Sellers and Manufacturers of seeds
• Kaluga regional non-governmental organization "Civic position"
• Inter-regional non-governmental organization - the territorial trade-union organization of businessmen "League of Freedom"
• Inter-regional Non-governmental Fund of Assistance to Protection of the rights of Businessmen "Business Prospect"
• The Inter-regional public organization "The Moscow Association of Entrepreneurs"
• The Moscow Inter-regional Oil Union
• Non-commercial partnership "National agency on struggle against forged production"
• Non-commercial Partnership "The International Corporation of businessmen and manufacturers"
• Non-commercial Partnership "Development and support of manufacturers of textile production"
• The Union of enterprises of zoo business
• Non-commercial Partnership on the development of floral business
• Association of pharmaceutical institutions 'UNION PHARMA"
• Association of producers of electronic equipment and appliances
• Customs Brokers Association of North-West
• Franchise Association
• Association of producers of packaging and processing equipment (PACKMASH)
• Youth Center for the Study of financial transactions
• Non-commercial Partnership of dealers of automotive components "ADAK"

Regional

• Independent non-commercial organization "KATARJINA"
• Association of entrepreneurship's support (Tatarstan)
• Association of the organizations of entrepreneurship of Republic Bashkortostan
• Association of employers and commodity producers of the Vladimir area
• Non-commercial Partnership "Vladimir business club"
• Voronezh non-governmental organization "Association of Voronezh businessmen"
• Non-commercial Partnership "Obninsk Guild of businessmen"
• Non-commercial Partnership "Publishing house "EKSMO-PRESS"
• The Kemerovo regional non-governmental fund of development of Kuznetsk territory
• The Krasnodar regional association of employers "Federation of commodity producers of Kuban"
• Krasnoyarsk non-governmental organization " Association of the businessmen who are carrying out trade in the organized markets"
• The Moscow Association of small enterprises - manufacturers of medical technics "AsMedika"
• The Moscow Association of the Enterprises of technical service and repairing of vehicles (MAPTO)
• The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• The Moscow Transport Union
• The Moscow Fund of small business support
• National Alcohol Association
• Independent trade union of businessmen and employees of the organizations of various pattern of ownership
• Novosibirsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Novosibirsk regional non-commercial partnership on development of small and medium business "League of Novosibirsk businessmen"
• Non-commercial Partnership "Security and Detective League "August"
• Non-commercial Partnership "Association of small business of Krasnogorsk region"
• Non-commercial Partnership " Guild of the tea companies "
• Non-governmental organization "Businessmen of the Volgograd area"
• Association of the enterprise organizations of the Moscow area
• Perm regional non-governmental organization "Business club "Unity";
• Perm public organization "Society of development of business initiatives"
• Perm regional public fund of support of legislative and social initiatives
• Petushinsky regional Fund of small business support
• St.-Petersburg Union of construction companies "Soyuzpetrostroy"
• Saratov Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Sakhalin Union of Small Businessmen
• Sverdlovsk regional non-governmental fund of business development "Ekaterinburg Association of Small Business"
• The Union of business protection of Krasnoyarsk region
• The Union of Small and Medium Business of Sverdlovsk area
• The Union of businessmen of Stavropol territory
• The Union of businessmen-employers of the Republic of Udmurt
• The Union of trade workers, public catering and sphere of services of Volgodonsk
• Tolyatti Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Non-commercial Partnership "Federation of restaurants and hotels (FRIO) "
• Financial and industrial union "SIBKONKORD"
• Fund of support of legislative initiatives
• Moscow Association of lawyers "Nikolaev & Partners”
• Association of paid parkings
• Altai Union of Entrepreneurs
• Non-commercial Partnership The League Tula Intex
• Non-commercial Partnership Rostov regional agency of entrepreneurship support
• Non-commercial Partnership of implementation and development of new technologies "Union Invest"
• Association of private clinics of St. Petersburg
• The Club of youth entrepreneurship promotion

Regional departments of OPORA RUSSIA in: