Job Factory Basel Ag

Name

Job Factory Basel Ag

Legal name

Job Factory Basel AG

Website

https://jobfactory.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Training and Work Integration Services

NAICS

Manufacturing (31-33)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (3990), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790)

akta.pro primary industry

Workplace Culture, Engagement & Wellbeing Training (EDABAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Manufacturing (EDABALAP), Production Operations & Shop Floor Systems (MPS, MES basics) (EDAOAGAH)

Keywords

• Vocational training services
• Youth employment programs
• Social enterprise operations
• Work integration support
• Commercial workshop training

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Production and Sales: The organization produces, sells, and distributes various products and services together with interns and IV beneficiaries (people receiving disability insurance benefits). Business fields include kitchens (Davidküchen), printing (Printhouse), gastronomy, retail store, hairstyling, coworking space, and wood working.
2. Service Provision: Provides services including haircuts, food service, printing services, and coworking spaces. These commercial operations fund the social mission of supporting young people transitioning from school to work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Job Factory Basel AG is a Swiss social enterprise based in Basel that provides vocational internships, apprenticeships, and work-integration programs for young people without employment or training. The organization operates multiple commercial business divisions — including kitchen production (Davidküchen), printing (Printhouse), gastronomy, retail store, hairstyling, coworking (Dreispitz Coworking), woodworking (Hartholz), bicycle sales/repair, furniture assembly, textile printing, sewing, packaging, and candle production — that simultaneously generate revenue and serve as practical training environments for participants. The model is anchored by 120 internship positions and 20 apprenticeship positions, with 85% of interns transitioning into follow-up solutions.

Product overview

Job Factory Basel AG is a social enterprise with a dual structure: Job Factory Basel AG operates commercial production, sales, and service divisions (Davidküchen, Printhouse, Jobfactory Gastronomie, Jobfactory Store, Jobfactory Hairstyle, Dreispitz Coworking, Hartholz), while Stiftung Job Training provides coaching, education, and vocational integration programs through its business divisions (Veo Bikes/Bikestore, Möbelmontage, Textildruck, Nähen, Verpackung, Kerzen). The organization provides 120 internship positions and 20 apprenticeship positions, with 85% of interns finding follow-up solutions. It operates as a platform that combines social mission with commercial operations to support young people without work or training in the Basel region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stiftung Job Training: Coaching, Schulungen und Bewerbungsprogramm - the foundation's coaching and education division
• Printhouse
• Davidküchen
• Jobfactory Gastronomie
• Jobfactory Store
• Jobfactory Hairstyle
• Dreispitz Coworking
• Hartholz
• Veo-Bikes

Products and services

• Vocational Internship Program (Berufspraktikum) Structured work-integration internship placements for young people without employment or training, offered across multiple in-house commercial divisions. Entry is possible at any time, and 85% of interns transition into follow-up solutions such as apprenticeships or employment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% of young people who complete an internship find a follow-up solution

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• BLKBminorOthersBasel Landschaftliche Kantonalbank (BLKB) is listed as a training partner, providing apprenticeships and internship positions for young people at Job Factory.
• MigrosminorOthersMajor Swiss retail company Migros is a training partner, providing apprenticeship and internship positions for young people at Job Factory.
• Decathlon BaselminorOthersSports retailer Decathlon is listed as a training partner providing internship placements at their Basel location.
• WE FashionminorOthersFashion retailer WE Fashion is a training partner providing apprenticeship and internship positions.
• VelopaminorOthersVelopa is listed as a training partner, providing apprenticeship and internship positions for Job Factory participants.
• LipominorOthersRetail company Lipo is listed as a training partner providing internship and apprenticeship positions.
• ThüringminorOthersManufacturing company Thüring is listed as a training partner providing internship and apprenticeship positions.
• ISSminorOthersISS (Integrated Services) is a services company listed as a training partner providing internship positions.
• Werner DruckminorOthersPrinting company Werner Druck is listed as a training partner providing apprenticeship positions.
• ChiavalleminorOthersChiavalle is listed as a training partner for apprenticeships and internships.
• Menge MoolerminorOthersMenge Mooler is listed as a training partner providing internship and apprenticeship positions.
• SelmoniminorOthersSelmoni is listed as a training partner for apprenticeships and internships.
• Government AuthoritiescoreOthersThe organization works with government authorities for referring young people to training programs and coordinating the joint goal of preventing youth unemployment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• BKW AG (Bildungswerkstatt): Swiss vocational training and integration provider with broader geographic reach and a wider range of programs. Comparable on training mission but operates at significantly larger scale and as a more generalist incumbent.
• Heilsarmee Schweiz Sozialwerk: Swiss social organization running sheltered workshops and vocational training programs for disadvantaged populations. Comparable social-enterprise-with-commercial-units model, though broader in scope than Job Factory Basel.

Direct peers

• Stiftung Battenberg: Swiss social enterprise providing vocational integration, training, and sheltered employment across multiple commercial divisions. Closely comparable operating model to Job Factory Basel AG, including cross-subsidized production units in packaging, woodwork, and textiles.
• Dock Gruppe AG: Basel-region social enterprise combining commercial operations with workforce integration for disadvantaged groups. Direct geographic and operational peer to Job Factory Basel's dual AG/Stiftung commercial-plus-coaching model.
• IdéeEmploi: Swiss social enterprise specializing in vocational integration and supported employment, with operations across multiple cantons. Comparable model of preparing disadvantaged youth for transition into apprenticeships and jobs.

Regional players

• Orte für Arbeitsintegration: Swiss network of regional 'places for labor integration' that combine vocational training with commercial work. Functionally comparable to Job Factory Basel's training-plus-production workshops.
• Stiftung Zwalino: Swiss foundation operating commercial business units that employ and train people with integration needs. Comparable dual social-mission-plus-commercial-revenue structure to Job Factory Basel AG.

Emerging players

• Genossenschaft Werkraum: Swiss cooperative offering vocational training and integration programs in carpentry, metalwork, and related trades. Comparable training-in-production model though smaller scale than Job Factory Basel.
• Generation You Employed: Global nonprofit running training-to-employment programs for young adults without work. Comparable youth-workforce-integration mission, though operates via tuition-free employer-funded bootcamps rather than Job Factory's commercial-subsidy model.
• Stiftung adventisches Sozialwerk: Swiss social welfare foundation providing vocational integration through workshops and supported employment. Comparable mission and operational structure to Job Factory's Stiftung Job Training arm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/job-factory-basel-ag

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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