Company survey 2021: Three quarters of all companies are satisfied with Winterthur as a business location

House of Winterthur has been conducting the company survey for four years. This year's results continue to be positive: 77% of respondents stated that they are fairly or very satisfied with the general conditions in Winterthur.

Although Winterthur companies are generally positive, they do not believe that the pandemic is over yet. 38% cited the pandemic situation as the biggest challenge for the coming year.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected companies in Winterthur in different ways. However, the pandemic has not always only had a negative impact on companies in Winterthur.

Pragmatic approach to coopetition

This year's survey took a closer look at the topic of "coopetition", i.e. cooperation between competitors. For example, products are developed together or personnel and capital goods are shared. Surprisingly, the pandemic has had little impact on this collaboration. A large proportion of respondents also stated that coopetition has a positive impact on Winterthur as a business location and therefore value network platforms.

Together with the ZHAW School of Management and Law, House of Winterthur has reorganized the survey this year. In addition, the company survey was supported by an "Innovation Cheque" from Innosuisse, the Swiss Business Promotion Agency.