SACC-USA Young Professionals (SACC USA YP) was founded by Christopher Westerlund, previous Special Director, and built together with previous and currents SACC-USA leaders in order to attract, develop and secure the retention of our youngest talents and future leaders in the network. SACC-USA YP is today established in several chambers around the USA as...
Friends, Swedes, countrymen, lend me your ears. I want to tell you the story of Sweden, and how it shapes the music world.
The reason why so many things are left undone is fear; fear of failure, fear of the unknown. This is due in part to ignorance played upon by myth and conjecture. SACC-Carolinas took it upon itself to help to allay these fears with factual and knowledgeable information presented in symposium form to interested groups...
The Swedish success story Klarna is well on its way to making the online world buyable. Founded in 2005 the company is already established in 6 countries and has grown by at least 100% every year since their start. Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany and Holland conquered in half a decade, and the publicity surrounding...
Intel Invests $21 Million In Swedish Tobii This week Intel Capital announced that they would invest $21million (143 million kronor) for a 10% stake in the company. The Swedish company Tobii was founded in 2000 and has developed unique eye-tracking laptops and other devices. Tobii, presently valuated at $200 million. Intel Capitals investment enables...
“I never really decided to permanently move to the US” Henrik explains. “When the opportunity to transfer to the US presented itself I asked myself: “What’s the worst thing that can happen?”. I figured I could always move back if things didn’t work out. After that time, I’ve found that to...
“There has never been more capital available than we see currently. Trillions of dollars globally, sit quietly, earning next to nothing, looking for new homes with higher yields. When it comes to venture capital you want - as much as you can get, as cheaply as you can get, for as long as you...
Swedish cleantech firms that partner with U.S. companies can potentially benefit from U.S. venture capital, a growing source of funding for the commercialization of new cleantech technologies. Venture capital is attractive for early stage, high potential, high growth technology start-up firms, which is characteristic of cleantech startups.
Every eight seconds, someone in the US turns 65 years old. I already made my contribution to that statistic because I’ll be 66 in a couple of weeks. Must say though, I don’t feel old for a second. Here’s why…
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Los Angeles recently held its fourth business seminar in the Making it in America-series focusing on the best methods to raise investment capital and funding for a new business. The experienced panel consisted of speakers with different backgrounds and experiences; Carl Josefsson, Vice Chairman and Co-founder of...
