Alter Start is a social incubator offering one-to-one, personalised support to turn talent into income and help people return to work for good.
Mission
Alter Start designs support pathways that combine social innovation and business partnerships for lasting professional integration in French-speaking Switzerland.
Vision
Inclusive, flexible entrepreneurship, backed by local businesses, that builds skills and helps people move off social assistance for good.
Approach
Comprehensive support for people who want to launch a micro-business, strengthen it or find a job.
What guides us
Our core values
01
Empowerment
Developing potential, confidence and learning through experimentation.
02
Inclusion
Ensuring equal access and valuing diversity.
03
Partnership
Fostering collaboration between entrepreneurs, institutions and companies.
04
Flexibility
Adapting pathways to changing needs.
The people
The team
Hélène BayeuxFounding Director
Joanie GoodProject Manager, Incubator and Catering Lab
