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Self-employed with purpose – association or social enterprise.

Social enterprise, association with an offer, consulting for municipalities, an education project or foundation work: planix finds the idea that fits your experience and tests the riskiest assumption purpose-driven projects usually fail on – funding.

planix finds the idea that fits your experience and tests the riskiest assumption purpose-driven projects usually fail on – funding.

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Purpose is the drive – funding decides the start

If you become self-employed in the public or non-profit sector, you want impact. Things rarely tip on purpose, but on the question of who pays: municipality, foundation, users or members – and how long the award process takes. Becoming self-employed here means: find the funding body that finances your offer, understand the award procedures and win the first mandate alongside your job.

If you become self-employed in the public or non-profit sector, you want impact. Things rarely tip on purpose, but on the question of who pays: municipality, foundation, users or members – and how long the award process takes.

What gets tested first

1

Who funds the offer – and how long does it take?

Municipality, foundation, users or members pay differently and at different speeds. It tests which funding body reacts and which award procedures apply.

Municipality, foundation, users or members pay differently and at different speeds.

2

Is the impact measurable enough to sell it?

Funding bodies pay for impact you can prove. It tests whether your value proposition is clear, credible and relevant – three separate scores.

Funding bodies pay for impact you can prove.

3

Which legal form fits the start?

Association, cooperative, LLC (GmbH) with a dedicated purpose: it tests which form makes funding and awards easier – and which delays the start.

Association, cooperative, LLC (GmbH) with a dedicated purpose: it tests which form makes funding and awards easier – and which delays the start.

How planix tests it

How it works in detail
  • Target group fitCompares funding bodies: municipalities, foundations, users – who reacts, who pays, who decides quickly.
  • Value proposition testTests whether your impact is understood and believed in one sentence.
  • Price sensitivity (Gabor-Granger)Tests specific mandate and project budgets per funding body.

Metrics that count here

  • Mandate or project budget
  • Duration of the award process
  • Share of funding per funding body
  • Billable days per month
  • Follow-up mandates
  • Members or users per offer

Which market data goes in

  • Providers, associations and consultancies in the segment, by name and with source
  • Number of municipalities, foundations and associations per region
  • Award and procurement rules of the public sector by country
  • Funding programmes and foundation data for non-profit purposes

Market data from official sources: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Zefix, Swiss National Bank, Fedlex, opendata.swiss, ETH Library, Eurostat, OECD

Which package fits

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Find your business idea shows you for free which offer comes out of your experience and which funding body could finance it. Before you set up a legal form, Test the market tests funding body, budget and impact promise with respondents and market data.

Find your business idea shows you for free which offer comes out of your experience and which funding body could finance it. Before you set up a legal form, Test the market tests funding body, budget and impact promise with respondents and market data.

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Funding decides that, not conviction. The report shows which funding body pays for your offer and which form makes awards and funding easier. It does not replace legal advice.

Often yes, with an eye on conflicts of interest and your employer’s rules on side jobs. planix calculates from what mandate volume the switch carries – and names the award procedures that work without a public tender.

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