Many new economies in Asia, Africa and South America are growing strongly today but that also creates major environmental challenges. Almost all emerging markets have problems with waste, water and energy. Here in Sweden we have made those commodities and assets. Many Swedish and Scandinavian companies offer good solutions and interesting technologies. We actually also […]
Flowers is an interesting growth market in Scandinavia
Did you know that Sweden is the largest buyer of tulips and one of the largest buyers of fresh cut roses in the world, counted per capita? This time of year we buy around two million tulips daily in Scandinavia and on Valentines Day we will buy some 6 million roses here in Scandinavia. So […]
Unicef Innovation, another good model for social entrepreneurship
We can read about UNICEF Venture Capital Fund last week that will help identify and develop innovations that benefit children in developing countries. It is called UNICEF Innovation and has made some interesting investments already such as 9needs (South Africa), Mpower (Bangladesh), Innovation for Poverty Alleviation Lab (Pakistan) and Chatterbox (Cambodia). Right now UNICEF Innovation […]
What you need to know before recruiting in Sweden
According to US News the best country to have citizenship in is Sweden but when considering not only citizenship but also cultural influence, entrepreneurship, heritage, “movers”, open for business, power and quality of life US News rank Sweden 5th in the World, Germany number 1. This is only one report and there are others that give us better […]
Stockholm welcomes new IT Companies as the economy is stronger than ever before, time to invest!
If you are in IT, software, hardware or services Stockholm and Sweden are the place to be right now. Today Stockholm Chamber of Commerce releases some statistics and the economic indicator for the third quarter of 2016 increased from 100.8 to 102.5. That shows the economy is stronger than normal and is growing more than […]
New partnership for cocoa from Ivory Coast to Scandinavia
B-Open Nordic in Sweden and the African Chamber of Commerce in Scandinavia (ACCS) have join forces in a partnership to represent Farmers Cooperative in the Ivory Coast looking for partners and buyers in the Scandinavian market interested in quality certified cocoa beans. The Ivory Coast, Côte d’Ivoire, is often called the “Jewel of West Africa” […]
It is about ecological and fair traded
We are a business consulting firm and work with international business development. Most of our work have been within high-tech but we also work with traditional retail and agricultural. Next week we will attend Inclusive Business Forum taking place in Stockholm on October 20th. We will listen to people talking about opportunities and challenges in […]
NEW COFFEE INITIATIVE IN EAST AFRICA
Coffee is a very important crop and commodity in East Africa. It is estimated that some 850.000 up to 1 million households in Rwanda and Uganda alone grow coffee and for many of these households coffee is the only source of cash income. The Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, have joined forces with […]
Many sustainable opportunities like honey in Africa
As we do business in East Africa we see many interesting business opportunities but also problem for developing different businesses, especially in agricultural and retail sector. Here in Sweden we see we are importing honey that is Fairtrade certified and mixed by different companies so it is not honey from the same source or even […]
Welcome to Uganda, special event in Stockholm for people in tourism and hospitality
On behalf of the Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in the Nordic countries we want to pass on this special invitation. There are exciting and unique travel destinaton and tourism opportunities in Uganda that you need to explore. The Embassy of Uganda in Nordic will arrange a special visit for travel and tour agents […]