In Collaboration with the Swiss Design Association, Pro Helvetia organises six workshops at ECAL, Renens between 6 March and 4 April 2023.

The workshops offer an introduction and concrete tools to understand the financial, legal and methodological aspects of a professional design practice.
They will help you to assess the structural and strategic aspects of your business and to make the right decisions.

Please register via the eventbrite link provided for each workshop.

 

Monday, 6 March 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30: “Which legal form for design? Self-employed, SàRL, SA?” (in French) with Clément Jaton

Which legal form for your design practice? Relationship to the business model, advantages and disadvantages, social security, taxes, recruitment, support from public institutions, international activities, Q&A

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Leenaards Foundation Auditorium

Registrations via eventbrite

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Tuesday, 7 March 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30: “Production and sales in Switzerland and in the EU, how to deal with the VAT issue” (in French) with Clément Jaton

What is VAT? VAT on products, VAT on services, the 100’000.- threshold, collection of VAT in Switzerland & EU, analysis of concrete cases, Q&A

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Auditorium J. Nussbaumer

Registrations via eventbrite

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Tuesday, 21 March 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30 “Financial plan & Design. From business plan to right price.” (in French) with Lucia Settimi

What is a financial plan and why do we need one? What should a financial plan contain? Lexicon and financial concepts, short and medium term planning, pricing from prototype to final product. Q&A

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Room tbd.

Registrations via eventbrite

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Monday, 27 March 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30 “Intellectual property, the rights of design” (in English) with Robert Stutz

Creativity alone is not enough to survive in the entrepreneurial reality. This introduction to intellectual property and the legal aspects of design will help you to better understand your rights as a designer, Q&A

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Room tbd

Registrations via eventbrite

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Monday, 3 April 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30 “Public Relations & Communication” (in French) with Romain Casella

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Leenaards Foundation Auditorium

Registrations via eventbrite

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Tuesday, 4 April 2023

18:00: Welcome

18:30 – 20:30 “Business of Design strategy” (in English) with Damon Bonser

ECAL, University of Art and Design Lausanne

Auditorium J. Nussbaumer

Registrations via eventbrite