Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung

What Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung does

Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung (SKR) is a Swiss non-profit foundation established in 2021 and headquartered in Bern at Mattenhofstrasse 5. It operates as an advocacy and legal-enablement platform for Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises that are structurally dependent on market-dominating counterparties. Its primary constituents are SME garages and car dealers facing discrimination from large automotive importers, and Swiss SMEs affected by the dominance of international technology firms, with the foundation now also targeting the broader retail (Detailhandel) sector. SKR is governed by a Board of Trustees comprising National Council, Council of States, business, and academic figures, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Patrick L. Krauskopf.

SKR's core offerings are not technology products but bundled advocacy services: a Fallmelder (case reporter) intake system, semi-annual activity reports, member-only events with video archives, and dedicated project initiatives such as Autohandel and Tech-Giganten. The underlying technology stack is a multilingual Joomla-based website (German, French, Italian, English), an external case-reporting platform at skr.hinweis-geben.report, a RaiseNow donation portal, and standard analytics (Google Analytics) plus social plugins; no proprietary AI, machine-learning, or data product is part of the offering. Related entities disclosed in the privacy policy — AGON PARTNERS Public Affaires, AGON PARTNERS Compliance, Swiss Legal Tech Solutions GmbH (SLTS), the Swiss Association for Compliance and Competition Law (ACCL), and Litigation PR — provide an affiliated ecosystem of legal, compliance, and communications services.

The revenue model is built on tiered annual memberships priced at CHF 500, CHF 800, CHF 1,800, and CHF 3,000 based on company size (up to 9, 10-19, 20-39, and 40+ employees respectively), supplemented by donations processed through RaiseNow and by bequests. Go-to-market combines community-led crowd lobbying — aggregating many affected SMEs into single legal and political actions — with direct-to-consumer self-serve membership enrollment via the foundation's website. Distribution is exclusively domestic Swiss via Paykonzept or offline payment. The foundation employs approximately five people, operates no subsidiaries, has not raised external funding rounds, and reports no revenue figure.

Name

Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung

Legal name

Stiftung KMU für Rechtsdurchsetzung

Website

https://kmu-stiftung.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Swiss non-profit foundation (est. 2021, Bern, ~5 staff) that bundles legal, political, and media advocacy for SMEs facing market-dominating counterparties, primarily in the automotive and tech sectors. Funded via tiered annual memberships (CHF 500-3,000), donations, and bequests.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership subscriptions with four tier categories based on company size (1-9 employees: CHF 500, 10-19 employees: CHF 800, 20-39 employees: CHF 1,800, 40+ employees: CHF 3,000). Project-specific memberships available starting at CHF 500 per year for the Auto Trade project.
2. Donations: The foundation accepts charitable donations to support its mission of promoting SME competitiveness and legal enforcement. Online donation platform available.
3. Legacies/Inheritance support: SKR accepts inheritances and bequests as a sustainable form of support, positioning itself as a lasting contribution to Swiss SME welfare.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung (SKR) operates a non-profit advocacy platform for Swiss small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), collecting unfair-practice complaints via a "Fallmelder" (case reporter), running targeted sector campaigns (e.g., "Tech-Giganten" and "Autohandel"), and converting aggregated cases into coordinated "crowdlobbying" political engagement. Membership-based access funds these advocacy activities, with tiers scaled to company size.

Product overview

Stiftung KMU-Rechtsdurchsetzung (SKR) operates as a non-profit foundation offering an integrated suite of advocacy and support services for Swiss SMEs rather than a traditional software product. The core offering centers on a website platform with multilingual access (DE/IT/FR/EN), a Case Reporter (Fallmelder) system for aggregating SME complaints, tiered membership programs scaled by company size, and targeted project initiatives addressing specific market challenges. The Auto Trade (Autohandel) project helps SME garages against large importers, while the Tech Giants project supports SMEs facing dominance from international tech companies. SKR supplements these with crowdlobbying services, event programs with video archives, and semi-annual reporting—all funded through membership fees ranging from CHF 500 to CHF 3,000 annually depending on company size.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fallmelder (Case Reporter)

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• AGON PARTNERS Public AffairesminorOthersRelated group company within the AGON PARTNERS ecosystem. Data sharing relationship as documented in privacy policy.
• AGON PARTNERS ComplianceminorOthersRelated group company within the AGON PARTNERS ecosystem. Data sharing relationship as documented in privacy policy.
• Swiss Association for Compliance and Competition Law (ACCL)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRelated organization within the AGON PARTNERS ecosystem focused on compliance and competition law. Data sharing relationship documented in privacy policy.
• Litigation PRminorOthersRelated service within the AGON PARTNERS ecosystem. Data sharing relationship documented in privacy policy.
• AGVS (Auto Gewerbe Verband Schweiz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership with the Swiss automotive trade association. Joint events organized including the motor vehicle trade and agency agreement event addressing opportunities and risks in the automotive industry.
• ZHAW School of Management and LawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership hosting the XL. Atelier de la Concurrence competition workshop in Egerkingen, addressing effective legal protection in the automotive trade.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• SMEunited (formerly UEAPME): Pan-European association representing SMEs and crafts at EU level, conducting advocacy in Brussels. Comparable as SME rights advocacy and policy representation, but operates at supranational level while SKR is Switzerland-domestic; useful reference for how SKR could federate internationally.
• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB): UK membership association for small businesses and self-employed, providing advocacy, legal helplines, and member services. Directly comparable operating model to SKR (membership tiers, SME legal support, political lobbying), but UK geography.
• BVMW (Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft): Largest German SME association representing mid-sized businesses (Mittelstand) with political advocacy and member services. Highly comparable in mission and member-funded model, but Germany-focused; SKR mirrors this playbook at smaller scale in Switzerland.
• CPME (Confédération des PME, France): French confederation representing small and medium enterprises with political advocacy and member services. Comparable as an SME rights organization, but France-focused; provides a useful cross-border reference for SME advocacy structures.

Broad incumbents

• economiesuisse: Switzerland's largest umbrella business federation representing the broader Swiss economy including SMEs. Overlapping advocacy mission on competition, regulation, and market access, but operates as a broad incumbent covering large corporates and SMEs, whereas SKR's niche is dedicated legal enforcement and crowdlobbying specifically for SMEs.

Others

• Public Citizen: US-based nonprofit advocacy organization that uses legal action, lobbying, and public pressure to counter corporate dominance. Comparable mechanism to SKR (aggregating citizens/SMEs into collective action against dominant players), but US-focused and broader than SME-specific legal enforcement.
• Better Business Bureau (BBB): North American nonprofit network focused on marketplace trust, business standards, and consumer/SME advocacy. Comparable in nonprofit, member-supported governance model aimed at protecting smaller market participants, though operating in trust/standards rather than legal enforcement.

Direct peers

• Schweizerischer Gewerbeverband (SGV / USAM): Switzerland's principal SME trade association, representing the interests of small and medium enterprises in politics and the public sphere. Most directly comparable peer: both target Swiss SMEs, lobby on competition/market access issues, and offer tiered membership services, though SGV is a traditional member-funded association while SKR applies a crowdlobbying/case-collection overlay.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stiftung-kmu-rechtsdurchsetzung

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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