POSTAL ADDRESSBusiness Region Göteborg ABBox 111 19SE-404 23 GöteborgSwedenVisiting address:Norra Hamngatan 14
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2012-02-28
Sweden ranks third in the WWF global cleantech innovation index. Scandinavian countries perform well, as neighboring country Denmark tops the index with Finland coming in at fourth place. Israel came second.
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2012-02-09
There is plenty going on in the Gothenburg region at the moment. Major infrastructure projects are in progress, and belief in a prosperous future is running high.
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2012-01-31
3 442 visitors came to the Gothenburg Swedish Exhibition and Congress Centre to participate at the Easy Fairs ICT Expo to find out more about new technology and future trends for the digital world. Moreover, it is an excellent meeting place for those who just want new business contacts.
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2012-01-13
Gothenburg Film Studios gathers 45 film-related companies in premises totaling around 108,000 square feet . The cluster of companies is growing rapidly and is attracting both Swedish and international production companies to Lindholmen.
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2011-12-21
Business Region Göteborg and Lord Mayor Rolf Lindén handed out this year´s “The key to the heart of Gothenburg" to Hardstaff Group. This award is handed out to one newly-established foreign-owned company each year.
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2011-12-20
Business Region Göteborg with partners welcomed 250 expats from 40 countries at the yearly traditional Christmas event 2011 at Gothenburg´s City Hall. We want to thank each and everyone for attending. Read article and see pictures below.
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2011-12-16
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW 2012 ! Best Wishes Business Establishment & Investment Business Region Göteborg
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2011-11-28
West Swedish company Flexenclosure, a specialist provider of intelligent and “green" site power management solutions, has won an International Green Award in the category Best Green Technology. Flexenclosure provides an E-site base station site solution which enables mobile base stations off-grid to be powered mainly by renewable energy sources (sun and wind) instead of dirty and expensive diesel fuel.
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2011-11-14
Westport Innovations, global leader in natural gas engines, has acquired Alternative Fuel Vehicle Sweden AB, AFV, of Gothenburg. AFV is the sole supplier of natural gas fuel systems to Volvo Car Company.
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2011-11-09
The demand for Chinese visas has being growing rapidly in recent years. To provide a better service for visa applicants, the Chinese Consulate General in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the success practice of the visa centers of other countries, decides to introduce the Chinese Visa Application Service Center (CVASC). CVASC is responsible for receiving visa applications of ordinary passport holders for visiting mainland China, collecting visa fees on behalf of the Consulate General and returning processed visa applications.
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2011-11-03
Today, Anneli Hulthén, Chairman of Gothenburg City Executive Board, was awarded a prize for her efforts in support of the development of entrepreneurship at the World Entrepreneurship Forum in Singapore.
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2011-11-03
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2011-11-02
NCC Property Development and the large tire supplier company, Amring, has signed a lease contract. This warehouse establishment is the first one at the Port of Gothenburg´s new entry and it constitutes a facility of 26,000 square metres - one of Sweden´s largest tire warehouses. Amring will have access to the building by the end of 2012.
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2011-10-27
Many thanks to you who visited the Gothenburg Region stand at the Expo Real fair in Munich, 2011! Here is a short summary...
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2011-10-27
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2011-10-24
This investment goes within the scope of the Environmental Technology Strategy and will last through out 2014. The purpose with this 4 year long strategy is to support the development of, and the conditions for, Swedish Environmental Technology.
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2011-09-29
In our aim to reach out to and support new entrepreneurs, the New Entrepreneur Day has become a very important tool. For the second year in a row Business Region Göteborg arranged this event with the invaluable help of 16 local authorities and organizations essential for start-up companies. Like previous year, the event attracted almost 700 participants.
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2011-09-14
Gothenborg hosts an international conference on urban transports, 4-5 October.
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2011-09-09
Gothenburg will be the test venue for a new hybrid bus with plug in-technology. Busses and charging stations will be tested in regular traffic in true city conditions. Project Hyper Bus — which was just awarded an EU grant of SEK 14 million as part of budget totaling SEK 28 million — began operating on September 1.
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2011-09-05
Western Sweden is a global leader in several areas of biomedicine, and this internationally competitive sector is among the most rapidly expanding industries in the Göteborg region. Business Region Göteborg decided to find out how this all came to be.
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2011-08-31
Networking is not about selling. Networking is to become better known, better equipped and better connected. And when you are these things, it is easier to sell more, says Mr Andy Lopata, a talkative Brit also known as Mr Networking.
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2011-08-31
To create 220 new jobs, 16 new businesses and 5 investments in the northeastern part of the Gothenburg area — these are the primary goals of project UNO. The project will also lead to a model for broad urban development projects and an increased focus on the potential in the northeast and a greater engagement from the whole city and the region. The Million Program area has become an area with millions of possibilities!
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2011-07-01
Thanks to all participants who made the Afternoon Tea event, with network guru Andy Lopata, a successful one!
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2011-06-29
According to The Washington Post, Sweden is the rock star of the recovery!For full article, click here.
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2011-06-07
Business Region Göteborg together with The Swedish Chamber of Commerce for the UK would like to welcome you to Afternoon Tea, a seminar and a reception in Gothenburg, Sweden on June 14. The event, which aims to bring western Swedish and British businesses together, will facilitate networking with key stakeholders in the two countries as well as give an insight into the importance of networking.
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2011-06-07
Get Local in the Gothenburg region - get our new Get Local guide now!
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2011-06-07
The heavy concentration of the automotive industry brought DENSO to Gothenburg in the 1990s. DENSO SALES SWEDEN AB handled the recession well, has grown steadily over the years and is now in the midst of a recruitment process. The future is looking bright and being a global local subcontractor to Volvo, allows for Denso to locally adapt products. One of the results from this cooperation is the release of an engine control system that could meet the most strict emission regulation.
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2011-06-07
Sweden was, like other EU countries, highly affected by the financial crisis, but the Swedish growth rate rebounded in 2010 and is in the EU´s upper range. There is an international confidence in the long-term viability of the Swedish economy.
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2011-06-07
Facts & Figures about the Gothenburg Region on the web. Updated on a regular basis.
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2011-06-07
According to Mr Smith, managing director at the life science company PM Group Nordic, there are three important factors to consider before establishing a company in a foreign market; Closeness to an international airport, presence of universities able to provide the right competence and presence of sector significant companies attracting interesting subcontractors. PM Group´s headquarters in Ireland considered these questions and the answers all pointed out Gothenburg as the perfect location for their Nordic regional headquarters.
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2011-06-07
The report on the economic situation is published on a quarterly basis, and all the information, including graphs, is available to download from our website.
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2011-05-26
“Göteborg´s Life Science sector is currently in a very important phase. If we coordinate our efforts, there is excellent scope for ensuring significant development to strengthen Göteborg´s international standing. GöteborgBIO is an excellent platform for making such progress," says Lena Blomberg.
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2011-05-16
On Saturday May 14, Business Region Göteborg, with help from global companies and relocation companies, invited the region´s expats to a classic city walk. It was all time high with around 90 people who had signed up to join!
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2011-04-26
Visual Forum is a one day conference focusing on visualization technology for businesses, researchers, academia and the public sector. The seventh Visualization Forum, which is is the largest visualization forum in Scandinavia, will be held in Gothenburg 3rd of May 2011.
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2011-04-04
The financial situation in Sweden and the Gothenburg region can be summed up in a single word: growth.
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2011-03-23
Chinese companies show more and more interest for the Göteborg Region. They see Göteborg as a high-tech city with a good business climate and friendly people. When doing business with Chinese companies, make sure you tell them what you can and cannot do for them. Also, be aware of how important it is to show appreciation of your friendship.
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2011-03-23
The development of talent mobility is based on individuals coming here, not only to work, but to live. The younger generation - the Millennials- sees a world without boundaries. High-skilled, career-driven people from all over the world are coming to the Gothenburg Region and will do so in an increasing number. PwC's report Talent Mobility 2020 is all about moving competence. There will be a war of talent!
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2011-03-23
There are two main holidays in China. If you are doing business with China it's good to be aware of when these occur. China celebrated its' special New Year's Eve in February. In October another important holiday will take place.
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2011-03-23
Recent statistics has shown that Sweden will have strong economic growth in the nearest future, with a shrinking unemployment rate and a rising GDP.
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2011-03-23
For the 11th year in a row, Business Region Göteborg, together with partners, participated in MIPIM. It´s the world's premier real estate event for professionals, which takes place on a yearly basis in Cannes, France. Over 18,600 key real estate decision-makers, representing 6,400 companies and 90 countries met on an exhibition floor of 18,000m² during March 8-11 2011. We would like to thank our partners for a fruitful cooperation at MIPIM 2011; Alaska Fastigheter AB, Chalmersfastigheter, Diligentia, Fastighetsägarna, Förvaltnings AB Framtiden, Harry Sjögren AB, Higabgruppen, HSB, NCC, Riksbyggen, Skanska, Swedavia Swedish Airports, Vasakronan, Vinge, Wallenstam, Wistrand and Älvstranden Utveckling.
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2011-03-09
The financial situation in Sweden and the Gothenburg region can be summed up in a single word: growth. The Swedish GDP grew by a record 7.3 % over the fourth quarter of 2010. As a result, analysts have started referring to Sweden as a “tiger economy".
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2011-01-17
The Göteborg Region has nearly 2300 foreign-owned companies and the number continues to rise. Among the foreign-owned companies, Norway is still the country with most companies in the region. Chinese-owned Geely aquiring Volvo has influenced other Chinese companies to consider the Göteborg Region for their establishment in Europe.
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2011-01-17
Business Regin Göteborg together with partners successfully put through an Investment Seminar in Shanghai, China in the end of October 2010. Geely acquiring Volvo is one of many factors that has helped put Göteborg on the map for the Chinese people. Many small and medium-sized Chinese companies showed great interest in the seminar and we now have several companies from the Shanghai region that want to establish a company in the Göteborg Region.
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2011-01-17
The popular Expat Christmas Celebration was arranged for the 9th year in a row. 250 guests originating from about 40 countries came to the City Hall to experience the Swedish Lucia tradition and enjoy the speech held by Göteborg's Lord Mayor, Mr Rolf Lindén. Mr Göran Johansson handed over the Key to the Heart of Göteborg to Chinese-owned Wicresoft.
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2011-01-17
The direct consequences of the new units in Mölndal are that it brings competence, capital and vibrancy to the Göteborg Region. Business Region Göteborg welcomes the people from Lund, Charnwood and Södertälje to the Göteborg Region.
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2011-01-17
The Finnish company Vilant Systems found it very easy to establish their business in Gothenburg. Vilant Systems contacted Business Region Göteborg in March and was shown three different offices, one of which was selected for the new business. In April the business was up an running. An open-minded business climate also contributed to Vilants' fast establishment in Gothenburg.
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2011-01-17
Companies that come to the Göteborg region to establish a business have their reasons. They might be subcontractors to the cutting-edge companies in our area or they see the potential in Göteborg being a "neutral" city very close to three Scandinavian capitals. Here we present a list of reasons why more and more foreign-owned companies choose to establish their business in the Göteborg Region.
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2011-01-17
When Glasdon Group chose where to establish their company in Sweden it was important to find a locatin which offered potential not only to expand into Sweden, but into the rest of Scandinavia. To them Gothenburg proved to be the perfect choice.
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2011-01-17
Note that since July 2010 there are new rules concerning getting a Swedish ID-card. The Swedish Tax Agency will be the only institution that can issue Swedish ID-cards for newly arrived in Sweden.
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2011-01-12
Over the past three years, the number of direct routes from Göteborg has increased from about forty to current figures in the seventies - with more flights being added all the time. This not only supports trade and industry in western Sweden but also strengthens the Göteborg region's position as a tourist and event destination.
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2012-09-18
Biogas Highway — Waste to energy
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2012-04-26
Delegation visit from Jinshan District, Shanghai
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