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Partnership with Start Up Stockholm

17/2/2017

 
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In November 2016 Start-Up Stockholm and Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Sweden signed a partnership, that has made public in early February. The objective of the partnership is to provide Start-Up entrepreneurs in Sweden with access to more  international network and to assist  members of the Dutch Chamber in finding their way to help when starting up their own enterprises.

The Netherlands and Amsterdam in particular are high on the list of leading start-up countries int he world. Due to the supportive business climate and eco-system up 40% of the new jobs are create by Startups in the Netherlands read more.
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"We experience an influx of people in our operation with business ideas that have early growth potential and who to want to grow quickly in selected markets.  We set up the partnership with the Dutch Chamber to facilitate bringing our customers in contact with a broader international network", says  Wadih El-Achkar, CEO Start-Up Stockholm.
"The cooperation with Start-Up Stockholm will help to point the way for our members to the help that is available in  Sweden for those starting or wanting to further develop their own business. It will also promote the exchange between two leading start-up countries in Europe" says Maarten Merckx, Chairman of the Dutch Chamber.
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It is the intention to run a number of joint activities each year. The first of which was the Kick Start a Start-Up event on the 8th of February, organised together with the French and the Southern African Chamber.

For more info on Start-Up Stockholm services , check www.startupstockholm.se

Kick Start a Start Up - Stockholm

15/2/2017

 
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On Wednesday 8 February we had joint event with the French and Southern African Chamber on the theme of  Kick Start a Start Up. Over 75 attendees joined to listen to 3 presentations from Start-Up Stockholm - the largest Start-Up help organisation in Stockholm, with whom the Dutch Chamber signed a partnership on 25th January of this year,
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Johanna Pihl business dev mgr at of Start-Up Stockholm gave an overview of the tremendous growth in services of the organisation. With over 4000 consulting contacts the largest in Stockholm and still growing.

An innovation is something new  that customers are prepared to pay for. It should be neat and not just nice.
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Patrik Lindström senior innovations advisor  at Start-Up Stockholm shared thoughts on why it is so important that new businesses are not just nice, but really "neat" and the crucial importance of early market validation. 

Sometimes it is just as well that you do not know everything because you would never move
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Charlotta Lundin had been thinking about starting her own business for a long time because she really wanted to feel personally associated with her product. But you need to jump and from one thing comes the other. Now running three successful businesses a.o. TheLoft, Addexcite and Businesswomen.se.

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Joseph Michael from Invest Stockholm, shared his thoughts on why Stockholm is such a good place to be for Start-Ups. Investors are having Stockholm on their radar, talent is gravitating to the city, the growing international diversity is stimulating innovation. Invest Stockholm is doing what it can to promote this thriving  Start-Up eco system.

All in all a stimulating evening. Maybe not with all the answers but certainly with a lot of pointers! And a great networking opportunity. Check the photos to see for yourself .   click to view all photos 

Malmö celebrates the New Year

6/2/2017

 
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On Friday the 21st of January we invited our members and friends to kick off the new year with two very inspiring speakers at the beautiful Wellness Room in the heart of Malmö.

As we all know, a new year is the opportunity for new challenges and new habits. We seem to be more open for novel ways of doing things and we feel positive about improving ourselves and our lives. Many of us make resolutions about ”a new, healthier me” in the beginning of the year and therefore we wanted to give you knowledge and insights that could help to actually keep those resolutions.

The guest were welcomed with bubbles, small bites and a delicious soup. Under a friendly and lighthearted atmosphere the first speaker, Rick Bjelk, an experienced physiotherapist talked to us about training and nutrition in the new year. Many interesting points were raised, including that the most common mistake is that people don’t align their goals with their current fitness regime.

“It’s simple. Just eat what your mum told you to eat”

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Second up to take the stage was Jonathan Bulkeley, who had flown in from New York to share his knowledge on how you can train your brain. Jonathan is the CEO of RealMatch, a leader in online recruitment software in the U.S but also an active investor in the field of neuroscience. The last couple of years he has become a frequent speaker on brain training, mindfulness and meditation. Jonathan gave us some inspiring tips on tools you can use to train the different parts of your brain. By doing simple daily exercises you can improve your memory and emotional abilities for example. For many of us, who can’t remember names of new acquaintances or colleagues or what was on the grocery list we forgot at home, this was very positive news. Jonathan suggested that we should try the app MyBrainSolutions to see how easy it actually is to up the speed of our brain and think more positively.

These presentations opened up for very energetic and hopeful discussions among our guests. We all shared stories and views and got the opportunity to ask questions to the speakers.

All in all, it was a lovely evening to light up the otherwise quite dark January. We all left with new connections and knowledge that will help us make 2017 a great year!

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