Launch & run my business

Finding your workplace: commercial premises, innovation park or coworking space?

Your company's physical location can be a key strategic question: the success of your business may depend on it, especially for a shop. The canton of Fribourg offers a wide range of solutions, from innovation parks to collaborative spaces.

Choosing a location for a shop

Here is what to consider before signing a commercial lease: pedestrian and car traffic and their profiles, ease of access, attractiveness of the surroundings, consistency with the neighbourhood and existing offer, visibility, exposure, planned future developments and, of course, the rent.

Fribourg's innovation parks

You can explore the canton's innovation parks and check how well your project fits their positioning, while exploring possible synergies. Setting up alongside competence centres, research laboratories and other companies and start-ups offers many advantages:

  • AgriCo Saint-Aubin (Route de la Petite-Glâne, 1566 Saint-Aubin)
  • blueFACTORY (Passage du Cardinal 1, 1700 Fribourg)
  • Marly Innovation Center (Route de l'Ancienne Papeterie 106, 1723 Marly)
  • Le Vivier (Z.I du Vivier 22, Villaz-St-Pierre)

If necessary, contact the Fribourg Economic Development Agency, the Agglo's economic development office and the regional associations, who can help you find the best location in their region: Association régionale de la Gruyère, Association régionale du Lac, COREB, Région Glâne-Veveyse and Region Sense.

Coworking spaces in the canton

If you are looking for an office instead, there are several collaborative spaces in the canton of Fribourg:

  • Colab Fribourg (Route de la Fonderie 2, 1700 Fribourg)
  • Innovation Lab Fribourg (HEG-FR, Chemin du Musée 4, 1700 Fribourg)
  • MDI Shareoffice Murten (Freiburgstrasse 25, 3280 Murten)
  • Office 37 (Route du Jura 37B, 1701 Fribourg)
  • The Work Hub (Rue de Gruyères 106, 1630 Bulle)
  • Urbanfish (Route de Fribourg 4, 1782 Belfaux)
  • Vibration Workingshare (Route du Jura 49, 1700 Fribourg)
  • Co-working Broye (Route du Châtelard 15, 1530 Payerne)
  • 96A Vaulruz (Grand-Rue 96, 1627 Vaulruz)

For an affordable rent, these places generally offer a private or shared workspace, a meeting room and a relaxation/cafeteria area. This way of working is attracting more and more entrepreneurs looking for flexibility in renting offices, exchange and networking.