- Below is a list of the companies who are doing Business Matchmaking at Entrepreneurial Days. Click on the company name to learn more.
Alfa Bravo AB
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: Helping companies develop digital products and mobile services. Needs analysis, concept development and development project management. Work mainly in hi-tech and media. Our clients get a business developing guide in the online world.
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ASM Development, LLC
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: ASM Development is well connected to the energy and chemical industry in Texas and Louisiana. We are starting a new chemical company this year and we are looking for Swedish companies interested in the US market for manufacturing, sourcing of raw materials or distribution. We also have an excellent network of financial experts etc. that we can make available to Swedish companies contemplating a startup in our area.
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Avancee LLC
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: Creating value with technology trade and partnership and establishing businesses between Scandinavia and the U.S. Our focus are software and clean technology and have a very clear process to limit risk and be cost-efficient to create revenue for the clients.
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BAE Systems
- Industry: Construction/Technology
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14, Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: BAE Systems is a global defense and security company with approximately 100,000 employees worldwide. The Company delivers a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, security, information technology solutions and support services.
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Blank Rome, LLC
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Blank Rome have assisted Swedish firms in clearing legal hurdles, developing partnerships for marketing and fulfillment and finding financial partners in the U.S.
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Blekinge Institute of Technology
- Industry: University/Education/Incubators
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 15 and 16
- Main activities: The School of Management at BTH have research, education, and collaboration projects within a wide range of fields. Our programs and courses are in the fields of: business administration, economics, commercial law, education, sociology, psychology, philosophy and work sciences. We also have a variety of programs and individual courses available at undergraduate, Masters and PhD level. Many of these can be taken either on campus or online. Interested in potential collaboration projects, commissioned training, etc.
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City of Växjö
- Industry: Government
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: The city of Växjö is looking for cooperation, businesses and exchange as well as university related options between South east Sweden and the US.
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Cominvision
- Industry: Independent Campaigning Organization
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15, Karlskrona September 16
- Main activities: Cominvision is an independent campaigning organization who is building a platform for collaboration with organizations and companies, working to change attitudes and behavior towards the protection and conservation of the environment.
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Contribe
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Contribe work primary as consultants in the areas of system development and testing but have since several months back started a new business area within Cloud Computing.
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Cybercom Sweden AB
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Cybercom’s core offerings are Mobile services, Internet services, Security, Embedded systems and Telecom management. We offer strategic and technological expertise within the markets telecom, industry, media, public sector, retail, banking and financial services. Our in-house Cybercom Design house team is dedicated to graphical design and interaction design and focus on strategy and concept design for connected devices.
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Diamon
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: Diamon is a partner to companies aiming for international expansion. We operate through a global network of industry experts and combine this with a local contact to ensure high quality and result. Our services range from strategic consultation to operative business support services.
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Emotion
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT & Marketing/Communication/PR
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: E-commerce, web development, systems integration, consulting and online marketing
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Energirevisor AB
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: FInding solutions for energy efficiencies, control and consulting
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Enterprise Europe Network
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations & Government
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: The Enterprise Europe Network is the largest network of contact points providing information and advice to EU companies on EU matters, in particular small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The network provides practical answers to specific questions in a SME’s own language.
The Enterprise Europe Network offers support and advice to businesses across Europe and helps them make the most of the opportunities in the European Union. The services are specifically designed for small and medium enterprises to help them get access to all the information they need to develop their business and find the right business partners, wherever they are in Europe. The Enterprise Europe Network is made up of close to 600 business support organisations in more than 40 countries. In Sweden, the Enterprise Europe Network consists of 15 partner organisations and is coordinated by The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket). - Company website
European Partnership for Innovation Capital
- Industry: University/Education/Incubators
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: EPIC was formed as it became clear that there existed a bottleneck in the innovation infrastructures of Europe’s leading innovation countries such as Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. Companies could originate and find seed capital, but that capital would be stranded as the companies and early investors looked for ways to grow beyond the first stages. Exits and further capital have become scarce for a variety of reasons. EPIC aims to bring awareness to these reasons and provide solutions in the short and long term.
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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner
- Industry: Legal Advice & Consultants, Procurement
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: With 375 intellectual property lawyers, Finnegan is one of the largest intellecutal property law firms in the world. From offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia, we work with leading corporations and other innovators to protect, advocate, and leverage their most important IP assets. Our practice spans virtually every industry and technology. We handle all aspects of U.S. patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, including counseling, prosecution, licensing, and litigation. We also represent clients on IP issues related to international trade, portfolio management, the Internet, e-commerce, government contracts, antitrust, and unfair competition.
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Forum for Innovation Management (FIM)
- Industry: University/Education/Incubators
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: FORUM FOR INNOVATION MANAGEMENT (FIM) was established in 1999 as a non-profit activity within the Karl-Adam Bonnier Foundation.
FIM is currently in its tenth year, having organized 60 exclusive seminars bringing together influential representatives such as policy makers and selected representatives from financial, legal and academic institutions as well as practitioners in the corporate and entrepreneurial business sectors. FIM has also published two books in the series of “Swedish Innovation Force” – which summarizes many of the topics discussed at the seminars.
FIM maintains a high standard, attracting a selected audience through tailor made seminars with national and international speakers, and publications with support from Karl-Adam Bonniers Stiftelse (foundation), Vinnova, Företagarna, IVA, and Innovationsbron. Our mission is to increase the awareness of entrepreneurial and innovation issues in the Swedish academic and corporate environments. - Company website
Fujitsu Sweden
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14, 15 and 16
- Main activities: Fujitsu is one of the biggest IT companies in the world, with over 170,000 employees in 70 countries. Fujitsu Sweden provides mobile applications & solutions to companies and organizations, as well as software verification & validation
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Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.
- Industry: Legal Advice & Consultants, Procurement
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Greensfelder Hemker & Gale is a law firm of 170 attorneys focusing on comprehensively addressing the legal needs of business organizations, whether private or public, in all sizes and industries. Our attorneys bring practice skills and experience to support business operations across the full range of legal needs: Creditors’ Rights & Bankruptcy, Communications & Media, Construction, Corporate, Educational, Religious & Tax-Exempt Organizations, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Litigation, Real Estate, Tax, Technology Transactions, Rusts & Estates.
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Haninge Municipality
- Industry: Local Government
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Haninge is a fast growing municipality close to Stockholm, right now working on development of new industrial land. 300 000 square meters available (and another 500 000 square meters planned) close to the highway between Stockholm and the planned container port in Nynäshamn.
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Heestand Consulting AB
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: Heestand Consulting is an American management consulting firm, who’s been operating out of Sweden for the past 20 years. The firm specializes in facilitation of strategic and operational development in international environments.
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IBM Denmark Aps
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting firm. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
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Implementum Service AB
- Industry: Construction/Technology
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Implementum Service AB develops and patents new products for outdoor activities, and also for garden furniture and and out-door restaurants.
IOQB
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14, 15 and 16
- Main activities: IOQB is an ICT company, offering software development, innovative products and related services across industries. Our targeted market is in Sweden and on international levels. Our goal to be perceived as flexible and simplifying things. IOQB’s aim is to contribute to more efficient business operations and services to their end customers, business and consumers. Our offering ranges from specific roles and competencies in area of professional services to full outsourcing capabilities as one of our main strengths.
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IRETI
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: For the fifth year IRETI (International Renewable Energy Technology Institute ) held its annual Bioenergy conference, BioEnergyDays, this year in Lidköping, Sweden. The purpose of the conference is to help entrepreneurs/companies between USA and Sweden to establish business contacts within the bioenergy-sector, with import and export as its focus.
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IST International Software Technology AB
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: IST provide the education sector with solutions that simplify administration, facilitate communication and create new learning opportunities. We provide consistent, user-friendly process support built around the main processes and roles in the education system
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ITK Envifront
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy & Energy Suppliers/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: ITK Envifront are producers of hightech cleantech products such as fabric filters, baghuses, as well as high end specified control equipment with integrated sensors among others for flow and pressure measurement. Special areas are: flue gas treatment for cremators, small refuse incineration plants, dust filtration of bulky and or fibrous dusts like process ventilation of Airlaid paper machines and tissue machines.
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Kamstrup SVM AB
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy & Energy Suppliers/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 15
- Main activities: Kamstrup SVM AB is a high technology company, and a world leading manufacturer of smart metering for heating & cooling & electricity.
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Klaipeda Science and Technology Park
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & University/Education/Incubators
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: The mission of the KSTP is to promote the development of modern scientifically susceptible technologies, to provide infrastructural and consulting services for innovative enterprises and business ideas in the western Lithuania and in the whole country. Our main fields of interersts are: marine industry, transport (oversize); partnership & network, alternative energy, robotics and many more.
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Lotium/Onoterat
- Industry: Banks/Investors & Business Development/Consultants
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: Onoterat offers Swedish growth companies a unique platform both for development as well as in their preparations for interacting with capital markets.
Via the O-Lists, in addition to access to Onoterat’s private stock advertising service, Onoterat offers investors and other interested parties alike a VIP Membership with services, opportunities, and effective contacts relating to O-List offers as to share issuances, transactions (sales / mergers / acquisitions), and public offerings. - Company website
Malmö City
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: Malmö Cleantech City ensures that environmental engineering prospers in Malmö. Through a unique collaboration between companies, universities and municipalities, we create a green cluster and develop cleantech-companies in Malmö. In the project, tangible business opportunities are born and prepared for innovative collaboration. At the same time, we strengthen Malmö City’s environmental profile and attractiveness for both people and companies.
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Media Evolution
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Media Evolution is a media cluster, acting as a non profit membership organization with 150+ companies as members. Their aim is to bring together and strengthen the media* industries in the Southern Sweden in order to create new jobs and new companies. *Media is by them defined broadly: TV, web, games, movies, publishers, mobile platforms, app developers, distributors and so on. .
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Mälardalens Chamber of Commerce
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
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NetPort.Karlshamn/XOVATION
- Industry: Government
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: XOVATION – People today are more active on the internet use in various social networks. There we all perform tasks, learn new things and evolve as humans and citizens. A lot of learning takes place there; continuously, informally and invisibly. XOVATION aims to facilitate this kind of learning and make it tangible.
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Noisy Cricket AB
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Noisy Cricket provides creative Scandinavian design and web technology… the easy way. In 2011 we launch version 4 of our highly acclaimed web publishing system RX. Our versatile and scalable platform lets us build web and mobile solutions, e-commerce and CRM-systems.
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Northeast Indiana Partnership
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14
- Main activities: Northeast Indiana Partnership is a private, not-for-profit organization designed to market Northeast Indiana. We are a point of contact for those who would like to know more about the Midwest US, and the northeast part of the state of Indiana.
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Pathfinder Consultants, LLC
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & Marketing Research
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15, Karlskrona September 16
- Main activities: We have a variety of partners in; solar energy, lighting technology for roads signs, alcohol-free instant hand sanitizers, and antimicrobial foam hand wash. Pathfinder Consultants also offers market research studies to determine United States product competition and regulatory requirements.
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Pennsylvania Center for Direct Investment
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) is a state agency. Located within DCED is the Center for Direct Investment. The Center for Direct Investment team works directly with PA authorized international investment representatives located around the world, to attract foreign-based companies to invest in Pennsylvania in order to create increased employment opportunities across the Commonwealth.
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SACC-Arizona
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: SACC-Arizona is a non-profit organization promoting trade and commerce between Sweden and Arizona. We can assist with valuable contacts throughout the region assisting with introductions, scheduling meetings and open relevant doors to industry specific organizations and the state government.
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SACC-Minnesota
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14, Karlskrona September 15 and 16
- Main activities: Working to connect IT/ICT companies, inventors, and investors in Sweden with fitting projects and potential partners in the Upper Midwest and other places in the United States for all forms of business opportunities.
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SACC-Philadelphia
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: SACC-Philadelphia is one of 18 regional chambers in the U.S., whose mission is to encourage and promote an exchange of technology, trade and culture between Scandinavia and the Greater Philadelphia region.
ACC-Philadelphia has unique connections and networks both in Sweden and the Greater Philadelphia region, and is therefore in a great position to help companies. These connections can assist and support companies pursuing business and raising their profile in the Greater Philadelphia region or in Sweden. - Company website
SACC-USA
- Industry: Economic Development/Trade Organizations
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and Karlskrona September 16
- Main activities: SACC-USA is the umbrella organization for 18 regional Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce across the United States. We serve more than 2,300 members in Sweden and the U.S., which makes us the second largest European Chamber of Commerce in the United States.
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
- Industry: Legal Advice & Consultants, Procurement
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15, Karlskrona September 16
- Main activities: Seyfarth Shaw LLP is a full-service law firm founded in 1945 employing approximately 750 lawyers across eleven offices in the United States and abroad. We handle issues for our clients in all business areas including labor and employment, commercial litigation, construction, corporate and finance, employee benefits, environmental, government contracts, intellectual property, real estate, securities litigation, trade secrets, trusts and estates, business immigration, and bankruptcy, among others. Our clients range from Fortune 100 companies to midsize and smaller companies, and include both publicly traded and privately held companies.
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Skavkulla Management
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Skavkulla Management offers B2B services regarding business development and process management. Our customers are mainly organisations and companies with a strong focus on growth and development of efficient internal business processes.
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Snowfling Media AB
- Industry: Publishing
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: Snowfling Media is a publisher of useful books about Sweden and Swedish successful companies. Our vision is to develop and sell products with a touch of Swedishness, aimed for a market outside of Sweden.
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State of Virginia
- Industry: Government, Economic Development
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15, Karlskrona September 16
- Main activities: The State of Virginia is a State economic development agency that provides assistance and information to companies willing to consider the US as a location from which to conduct business operations in the USA with Virginia as the preferred location for doing so.
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Storegate AB
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14
- Main activities: Storegates suite of applications and services are chosen by leading service providers and enterprises around the world to enable millions of users to store, access, share and work online under industry leading safety and assurance. SOSA (Storegate Online Storage Application) is a complete platform for online storage.
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Sustainable Småland
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Sustainable Småland is a regional green-tech business network with its office in Växjö, in the center of the region Småland in southern Sweden. Over the past years, Växjö has become well-known all over the world for its pioneering development within biomass-fuelled district heating. In this role Växjö has found its way in media and even gained the epithet “the Greenest City in Europe”, originally from British BBC.
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Swedbank
- Industry: Banks/Investors
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14, Karlskrona September 15 and 16
- Main activities: Swedbank has its roots in the Swedish savings bank tradition, which dates back to 1820. Working close with our customers and the local society has been our focus from the start. Our purpose is to promote a sound and sustainable financial situation for the many.
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Swedbank, NY Branch
- Industry: Banks/Investors
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Swedbank New York is well acquainted with business in both the Nordic region and the US. Here, companies have access to a broad range of services. If a company has subsidiaries in the USA, working with the Swedbank New York branch can help rationalize the flow of credits and debits between the companies. Whatever the enterprise needs, Swedbank New Yorks bilingual business advisors can support in achieving short and long-term business goals.
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Swedish American Development Co.
- Industry: Marketing/Communication/PR
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Swedish American Development Co. assists Swedish companies who wish to enter the North American market, with both product introduction and logistics.
Teknikmarknad
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy & Energy Suppliers/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Teknikmarknad has its origin from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. Since starting in 2009 Teknikmarknad has completed 100 deliveries to over 100 counties in Sweden, and has mapped and categorized over 1300 clean tech areas. Teknikmarknad has also an international presence, having helped Chinese counties to find new cleantech technology from Swedish suppliers.
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TelecomCity
- Industry: ICT/Telecom/IT
- Matchmaking Location: Karlskrona September 14, 15 and 16
- Main activities: TelecomCity is a network of approximately 55 IT/Telecom companies developing products and services more efficient business solutions and to simplify daily life. The organization has made major contributions to the business development in the region.
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Tillväxtverket
- Industry: Government
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: The aim of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth – Tillväxtverket – is to work to achieve more enterprises, growing enterprises and sustainable, competitive business and industry throughout Sweden. Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has around 300 employees in 11 offices around the country.
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The Swedish Ship Götheborg
- Industry: Marketing/Communication/PR
- Matchmaking Location: September 14 and 15
- Main activities: The next great adventure!
In 1638 the first Swedish Immigrants arrived to America.
Now 375 years later it is time for a new Swedish expedition, Expedition America. We plan to load the world’s largest historic sailing ship in operation, the Swedish Ship Götheborg, with the best Sweden has to offer within culture and business. With the same courage and entrepreneurial spirit we then set sail to rediscover America.
Departure: 30 September 2012 - Company website
Thorp Reed & Armstrong
- Industry: Legal Advice & Consultants, Procurement
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP is a premier regional law firm with offices located in Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Wheeling, West Virginia; Wilmington, Delaware; and Princeton, New Jersey. Approximately 100 lawyers support a wide variety of clients’ needs. Businesses, financial institutions, contractors, public and governmental entities, healthcare and not-for-profit organizations of all sizes, ranging from Fortune 500 companies to the middle market and entrepreneurs, rely on Thorp Reed for quality legal services.
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Videum Science Park
- Industry: University/Education/Incubators
- Machmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: Videum Science Park with more than 100 companies is constantly looking for new companies, cooperation, partnership within all sectors.
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World Wildlife Fund
- Industry: Cleantech/Renewable Energy/Green Building
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: Ms. Sheri Willoughby currently work for the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC where she manages sustainability projects with corporations. WWF has 5000 employees in approximately 100 offices worldwide. I’m looking to relocate to Sweden in the new year and would be interested in potential career opportunities related to marketing or operations in clean tech start-ups, and sustainability-focused positions in corporations, consulting firms or NGOs. I have an MBA, MS in chemistry, and 15 years experience working in companies and NGOs.
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WOWSCAND AB
- Industry: Business Development/Consultants & Marketing/Communication/PR
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 14 and 15
- Main activities: WOWSCAND AB specializes in business development, internationalization, export and investment promotion. We advice and assist companies, organizations and government agencies in Europe, North America and Asia to develop growth strategies, business opportunities and international trade.
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Östsvenska Handelskammaren
- Industry: Manufacturers: Swedish design and handicraft
- Matchmaking Location: Växjö September 15
- Main activities: Östsvenska Handelskammaren is representing a group of artists who are interested in the US market and exporting Swedish design and handicraft. The group consists of artists working within different areas such as textile design, tapestry, ceramics, wool products, weaving and colored glass.
They are trying to find out if there are any events/exhibitions/activities/festivals these artists can attend to in order to demonstrate and market their design/products. For example activites that bring Americans and Swedes together for expanding trade and commerce. More information about the artists can be found at www.ullspinneriet.com, www.bjorkevavstuga.se and www.of-sweden.se. - Company website
