{"id":1378,"date":"2025-06-15T22:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-15T20:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahead-zh.ch.ownb.it\/testbeitrag-2\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T15:17:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:17:43","slug":"ahead-startup-and-innovation-center-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahead-zh.ch\/en\/ahead-startup-and-innovation-center-zurich\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahead – Startup and Innovation Center Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t
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    Press Release<\/h1>\n

    Ahead \u2013 New Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center Zurich<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t


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    Competent Support for Founders and SMEs in the Zurich Economic Area<\/h3>\n

    Ahead Launches: Greater Impact for Founders and SMEs<\/h4>\n

    We are pleased to announce that Ahead will begin operations on July 1, 2025. Ahead accompanies founders and SMEs in the Zurich economic area on their entrepreneurial journey and supports them in achieving long-term success.<\/p>\n

    The new organization brings together the previous offerings of Startzentrum, GO! Microcredits, gruenden.ch, and SMEs & Innovation. This merger marks an important step in the targeted promotion of entrepreneurship and innovative strength in the region. Under the leadership of Chantal St\u00e4uble, we are pooling resources to support founders and SMEs even more effectively.<\/p>\n

    Why Ahead? Purpose and Vision of the New Organization<\/h4>\n

    The City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, and Z\u00fcrcher Kantonalbank, as sponsors, have identified significant synergy potential as well as gaps in the existing support landscape for entrepreneurship and innovation over recent years. To leverage these potentials strategically and combine their efforts, the sponsors decided to unite their support activities within a single organization. Ahead is being established as a modern, impact-oriented startup and innovation center.<\/p>\n

    Vision: “We want to accompany the people of Zurich on their entrepreneurial path to make them more successful in the long term and thus contribute to a sustainable and attractive economic and living environment.”<\/em><\/h4>\n

    How Ahead Came to Be: Implementation and Development<\/h4>\n

    The implementation took place in several steps. The existing cooperative Startzentrum forms the organizational foundation for the joint promotion of entrepreneurship and innovation by the three sponsors. In 2024, the GO! Microcredits association was merged into Startzentrum. In 2025, the organization was renamed Ahead and integrated the further offerings of SMEs & Innovation and gruenden.ch.<\/p>\n

    Our proven services, such as personal startup consulting, microcredits, mentoring, and innovation support, will remain in place and form the basis for future success stories. At the same time, these offerings will be further developed in a targeted manner. Additionally, Ahead continuously evaluates new services and develops them where gaps still exist or where services are currently hardly affordable for entrepreneurs. The sponsors support Ahead with operating contributions and are actively involved in the strategic management and further development of the organization.<\/p>\n

    New Leadership \u2013 with a Strong Team for the Future<\/h4>\n

    Ahead is led by Chantal St\u00e4uble as CEO. Together with her team, she brings extensive entrepreneurial experience and innovation expertise.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWith Ahead, we are creating a modern, practice-oriented offering for founders and SMEs. Our goal is to specifically strengthen entrepreneurship and innovative power in the Zurich region and sustainably support people on their entrepreneurial journey.\u201d
    \u2013 Chantal St\u00e4uble, CEO Ahead<\/p>\n

    Company Profile:
    \nAhead at a Glance: Services and Key Figures<\/h4>\n

    Ahead is the new startup and innovation center in Zurich. The organization supports founders and SMEs in the Zurich economic area in developing and implementing their business ideas and innovation projects.<\/p>\n

    Current offerings include:<\/p>\n