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Norwegian opens route between London and Austin
Johanna Widholm
Austin, Texas: Exciting news! Airline Norwegian will launch a new route from Gatwick, London to Austin-Bergstom, Austin. The route will open in March next year and Norwegian will use the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft to traffic the line. Tickets are available from $249.90 one way. Certainly, this will make going […]
SACC-USA Trainee Program
Johanna Widholm
Through SACC-USA, SACC-Texas is pleased to offer the SACC-USA Trainee Program. The SACC-USA Trainee Program provides U.S. companies with highly qualified trainees from Sweden. Consider this a cost-efficient way of accessing Swedish talent and technology while adding some cultural diversity to your office. For the trainees, a training program […]
SACC Member Christopher Westerlund Speaking at Houston Event!
Johanna Widholm
This month, SACC Houston is throwing their Nordic Traditional Event on Wednesday June 28. A traditional meal with pea soup, Swedish and Finnish pancakes, beer, wine and punch, will be served at Chef Søren’s Kitchen. This is a night of networking with friends from the Swedish community and other Nordic and European Chambers of Commerce […]
We would like to welcome our latest hire to the Chamber
Johanna Widholm
Meet Andreas Drakenberg, our new Marketing & Event Intern. Since arriving in Texas earlier this year he’s been occupied planning and coordinating events for our chapter in Austin. What’s your connection to America? I can’t say that I have one, apart from the general fascination I perceive most Swedes to […]
Europe Day Celebration 2017 in Houston
Johanna Widholm
As one of the European Union Chambers of Commerce in Houston, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce was proudly one of the hosts of the 2017 Second Annual Europe Day Celebration. In a well-organized, elegant, and high-profile evening reception at Greater Houston Partnership, members forgathered from the Swedish, Finnish, Danish, German, […]
Interview with Gwen Workman, owner of the Scandinavian Shop Wooden Spoon in Plano
Johanna Widholm
Interview with Gwen Workman owner of the Wooden Spoon, Scandinavian shop in Plano. Gwen, we are glad to have you as a Business Member of SACC-Texas. Can you please tell us a bit about yourself and your background? What made you open a Scandinavian shop in Dallas? I moved here […]
Meet Cilla Wichmann, Director, SACC Dallas
Johanna Widholm
Cilla, tell us about yourself, who you are and your background? I am born in Miami, FL by Danish/Norwegian parents, and was taken to Sweden as an infant. Grew up and graduated in Stockholm and have also lived in Vetlanda, Marstrand (Gothenburg) and Vollsjö (Malmö). Moved to Terrell, TX in […]
SXSW, SACC-Austin´s biggest event of the year
Johanna Widholm
This year’s edition of the SXSW festival offered a diverse and exciting selection of speakers, concerts and screenings as ever. For 10 days Austin turned into an interactive universe where everything, and we mean EVERYTHING, was communicating with you through lavish exteriors. From buildings you probably hadn’t even noticed before […]
Greetings from Hans J. Cederlund, SACC TX entering President
Johanna Widholm
Dear fellow SACC Texas members. I will have the privilege to work side by side with the resigning president Stefan Lloyd and gradually taking charge during the year. As the new President for SACC Texas, I would like to introduce myself. I immigrated to the U.S. 2011 with my wife and […]
Summer Greetings from Henrik Johansson, Vice President SACC-Austin
Malin Backlund
This spring has been an unusually busy for the Swedish Community. Usually things slow down a bit after SXSW in Austin, but not this year! We hosted the inaugural Female Investor and Entrepreneur Event at the Capital Factory here in Austin. Ann-Christine Langselius chaired a great event and was able […]
Scandinavian Design Company Enters Austin
Malin Backlund
Austin, Texas: Scandinavian Spaces will open up their first showroom in Austin this fall. The company prides itself in helping businesses increase employee engagement and wellness through their interior design solutions and partner brands (Kinnarps, Blå Station, Glimåkra,Götessons, Lintex, Materia, Minus Tio, Nordgröna, Nordic Care, Skandiform, ZilenZio) . Scandinavian Spaces may be a new name […]
Meet Mark Nunes SACC-Dallas new Young Professionals Director!
Malin Backlund
So Mark, tell us some about yourself. Who is Mark and what’s your background? Well, I have a Bachelor of Finance and Master of Global Business and am finalizing my MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas. I joined Ericsson six years ago as an intern and am now […]
Interview Clay Pearson & Sofie Castacio new members of the SACC-Houston board
Malin Backlund
SACC-Houston recently welcomed Clay Pearson and Sofie Castacio as new members of the SACC-Houston board. Clay Pearson describes himself as far from a native Swede, but instead as a long-time ”Swedeophile”. He grew up in Lindsborg, Kansas, where he describes it as mandatory to admire Sweden. Furthermore, Clay served on the […]
Read about Niklas Syk SACC-Austin’s new treasurer
Malin Backlund
Welcome to SACC, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself? I moved to Austin in June last year from Stockholm, Sweden. I’m originally from Västervik , a small town about three hours south of Stockholm that’s claim to fame is being the hometown of Stefan Edberg and Björn […]
Greeting from SACC-Houston’s Vice President, Jonas Dahlström
Malin Backlund
Dear SACC Houston and Texas friends, It’s already end of September and most people are back in normal routines after a long hot summer. Two weeks ago we had our traditional Business Mixer together with the Norwegian and Danish Chambers here in Houston. It’s a much appreciated mingle event and a […]
SACC-Austin in New Sweden with Swedish Journalist Tommy Hellström
Malin Backlund
New Sweden, is an iconic vestige of a pocket of Swedish settlers who moved to the area east of Pflugerville in 19th century. Several Swedish settlements in the area included New Sweden, Carlson, Lund and Manda. The community was established in 1873 and was known then as Knight’s Ranch. The […]
Member Spotlight: Paul Mikkelsen, CEO Aptilo Networks
Malin Backlund
Aptilo was founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2001 as a spin-off from Axis Communications. Today the company employs just under 100 people in four offices around the world. There are eleven employees working in the light, open Scandinavian office design in the newly renovated facilities near Alma and Park in […]
Meet SACC-Houston’s new intern – Viktoria Blecko!
Malin Backlund
SACC-Houston recently welcomed Viktoria Blecko as their new intern. Viktoria moved to Houston about a year ago from Sigturna outside Stockholm to study and live with her family in Texas. SACC-Texas, Malin Backlund, interviewed Viktoria about her new position as an intern for SACC. Welcome to SACC Viktoria, would you like […]
Greetings from SACC- Dallas Vice President, Mats Wiberg
Malin Backlund
Dear SACC –Dallas and Texas friends, When I look back on what we have accomplished during the first half of 2015, I can’t help but recognize the great response to our activities and wonderful support from you, our community, towards SACC. There has been a significant rise across the different […]
Candy People: The Company Behind the Swedish Candy Revolution!
Malin Backlund
A post on Facebook recently read “Houston we no longer Have a problem” referring to the fact that customers can now find Swedish Pick and Mix Candy at IKEA in Houston. It is true that there is something special about the Swedish candy that Swedes miss when they live abroad. […]
Meet SACC-Austin’s New Trainee Mollie Silverhjelm
Malin Backlund
We would like to welcome our latest hire to the Chamber, Mollie Silverhjelm. She has since the beginning of the year been working with strategic communications, marketing and events in Austin. Mollie has a Bachelor’s degree in Media and Communication Science from Stockholm University as well as additional targeted marketing […]
SACC-Texas Member Julia Loennegren about Starting Her Own Company in the USA
Malin Backlund
Julia Loennegren was born and raised on a farm in the south Sweden and has been in Houston for five and a half years. She is now working with her own start up and we had a chance to get a moment to chat about her story: Julia, tell us about […]
Member Spotlight: SACC-Texas new Business Member Sweedie Kids
Malin Backlund
We met with Sandra Metoyer and Therese Marchant, the founders of Sweedie Kids and new members of SACC-Texas. Both Sandra and Therese grew up in Sweden but got to know each other in Austin, Texas. They started their company Sweedie Kids to reflect their shared passions and values: affinity for […]
Greetings from SACC-Austin’s Vice President, Henrik Johansson
Malin Backlund
Greetings from Austin, the capital of Texas! In the month of March, the city is also the capital of the world for the creative industries. The SXSW festival starts on March 12th and attracts over 70,000 participants from all over the world attending one or several of the music, film, […]
Interview with Laleh, Swedish Singer-Songwriter
Malin Backlund
• Tell us about your musical development that has led you to where you are today? Well I started learning to engineer and produce music before I even consider making an album which was very important for me. By doing that I took control over my life and what I […]
Meet Amanda Bergman, Lead Singer of Amason
Malin Backlund
Amason is a Swedish musical band that will play in Austin during SXSW. Amanda Bergman is the lead singer and SACC-Austin had the opportunity to have an interview with her. • Tell us how Amason was born? Amason was born in Pontus Winnberg’s head, I guess. He was the one […]
Member Spotlight: Björn Andersson, Transmode
Malin Backlund
Transmode is a global provider of packet-optical networking solutions, working with enabling fixed line and mobile network operators supporting the rapid growth in video and data traffic. Their solutions are important building blocks in next-generation, high-speed optical networks. Since 2000, the company has installed more than 50,000 systems for over […]
Member Spotlight: Henrik Johansson, Boundless Network
Malin Backlund
Austin, the capital of Texas, also called the “Silicon Hills”, is the place where start-up companies blossom. The business magazine Forbes ranked Austin as number one amongst 65 city regions in the USA when it comes to creating new job opportunities. One company that has grown rapidly in the past […]
The Swedish Stars
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We haven’t seen that many Swedish players in the Dallas Stars in the last years, but for the 2014/2015 season there are actually three on the team. SACC-Texas interviewed Dallas Stars goaltender Anders Lindbäck and defensemen John Klingberg and Patrik Nemeth to hear about their background and how they like […]
Holiday Greeting from SACC-Houston’s Interim Vice President
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Dear SACC-Houston friends, As we are in the final planning of the traditional annual SACC-Houston Holiday party next week, it is also time to summarize a fantastic 2014. This is the time of the year you realize that time flies. 2014 started off with the very popular annual Golf Tournament, […]
SACC-Texas Business Member Ecolean opens US office in Dallas
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SACC-Texas’ newest Business Member, Ecolean, is a company that develops and manufactures innovative packaging systems for the liquid food industry. On December 3, Ecolean announced the opening of their US office in Dallas. SACC-Texas got an interview with their Managing Director in the US, Andreas Jeppsson. Ecolean was founded in […]
Åsa Algard on Life as a Working Mom in Houston
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Åsa Algard is a new member of SACC-Houston. She decided to join the organization after starting going back to work to meet more Swedes and professionals. Åsa and her husband moved from Stockholm to Houston 14 months ago with their two kids, Olivia (4.5 years old) and Adam (2 years […]
Member Spotlight: Malin Backlund about her new role as SACC-Texas Marketing and Organizational Strategy Trainee
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Malin Backlund just arrived in Dallas, Texas to start her five month internship with SACC-Texas. She will be living in Dallas but working as Marketing and Organizational Strategy Trainee for all of SACC-Texas. What attracts you to Texas? There is a very interesting business climate, both from a global and […]
Texas Chili in the streets of Stockholm – The food truck culture has reached Sweden
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In Texas, food trucks have been around for a long time and in the last few years they have become more popular. Food trucks can be found almost everywhere; from parks to outside big sport events. In Sweden, food trucks are a fairly new concept, first starting out in the […]
Meet Astrid Marklund, Consul General of Sweden in Houston, SACC-Texas & SACC-Houston Board Member
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Astrid Marklund, her husband Soren and their two sons moved to Waco, Texas, in 1985. Around the same year direct flights stopped between Sweden and Houston. Back then Sweden and Houston had similar large industries such as shipping industry and the chemical industry. They moved to Waco where Soren was […]
Marcus Ericsson – Sweden’s new Formula 1 star is coming to Austin
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Sweden hasn’t had a Formula 1 driver in 23 years since Stefan Johansson did his last race in July 1991. Now it is time for the next generation of Swedish race car drivers to step up with Marcus Ericsson being one of three rookies for the 2014 season. He signed […]
Meet David Svensson, the IKEA Trading Area Manager in Houston
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IKEA Trading has been a Corporate Member with SACC-Texas since December 2013 and we got a chance to talk to David Svensson, the IKEA Trading Area Manager in Houston. David started working at IKEA in 1998 in Älmhult, Sweden, during his last year of University. Since then he has […]
Member Spotlight: Johanna Evertson Camargo and One Picture One Moment
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Johanna Evertson Camargo recently started her company One Picture One Moment which offers photography services for different events and occasions. Those of you who attended SACC-Dallas’ April 10th event at Texas Instruments probably recognize Johanna, this was the first event she documented for SACC-Dallas. (You can find photos from the […]
Amerikadagen – the bridge to USA becomes faster and better!
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On March 27th, the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce USA in collaboration with organizations such as Volvo, the city of Gothenburg, the American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, and Connect Väst, brought the U.S. market to Gothenburg through one-day event Amerikadagen. Amerikadagen was organized as an opportunity for Swedish professionals to […]
Planning is already underway for SXSW 2015!
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South by Southwest (SXSW) is one of the most popular festivals and trade shows for the creative and interactive industries in the US. SXSW was held in Austin in March and while all the Swedish participants have gone back home, the buzz has continued long after the event concluded, and […]
SACC-Texas celebrates 30 years!
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SACC-Texas celebrates 30 years this year and we have met with two of our former presidents who played a crucial role in the formation of SACC-Texas; Gunnar Nilsson, who is one of the founders of SACC-Houston, and Richard Koehler who expanded SACC-Houston to a state-wide organization by creating chapters in […]
Member Spotlight: Gunnar Peters and River Trinity Club de Futbol
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Gunnar Peters started River Trinity Club de Futbol (RTCF) in Irving in 2012, wanting to create a soccer club similar to those in Sweden. “In Texas, in my experience, you have soccer clubs where the teams within the same club don’t support each other. They lack that cohesiveness.” Gunnar wanted […]
From the Desk of the New SACC-USA Chairman
jennie@hagegard.se
It’s been a little more than two years since I took that fateful call on I-93 somewhere between Boston, Massachusetts, and Concord, New Hampshire. A voice on the other end asked if I would be interested in becoming the next Chairman Elect for the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce-USA. With great […]
SACC Summit and the 25th Anniversary Celebration
jennie@hagegard.se
Representatives from SACC chapters from all over the United States gathered in Washington, D.C. on September 18, for the annual SACC Summit and to celebrate SACC-USA’s 25th anniversary. The Summit was held at the House of Sweden and the newly appointed Swedish Ambassador to the United States, Björn Lyrvall, hosted […]
Building Bridges
ChamberMaster Temp
The Swedish saying “Ensam är stark” (Alone is strong, direct translation) is hardly true when it comes to creating successful networking events. Instead collaborating with other organizations and chambers becomes essential. The key is truly in being able to bring a lot of people together at an appropriate venue. And […]
SACC-USA and SACC-Texas – a Strong Collaboration
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The Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce USA (SACC-USA) is the umbrella organization of the 18 regional SACC Chambers in the U.S. and Sweden. SACC-USA acts as a bridge between the American and Swedish markets, promoting business through industry specific programs and events, corporate programs, trade missions, business matchmaking, and continual networking. […]
What’s New in SACC-Texas
ChamberMaster Temp
A lot of things are happening in SACC-Texas this year; we are celebrating 30 years as a Chamber, we have a new President, we are increasing our focus on communication to members as well as between members to enhance our network, and SACC-Texas is doing more for Swedish business in […]
The Swedish Affair
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The second annual ‘The Swedish Affair’ event was held in Los Angeles on June 9th and 10th at the famous Rockstar Mansion in Hollywood Hills. The event was created last year to celebrate the Swedish creative industries (Games, Film, Music, Design, Fashion, and Literature) and was organized by the Swedish-American […]
Interview with Stefan Lloyd – the New President of SACC-Texas
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As of January this year, the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) Texas has a new President. Stefan Lloyd lives in Dallas and first joined SACC in December 2011, replacing Sweden’s Vice Consul Tina Klintmalm as Vice President of SACC-Dallas. It was when Stefan went to the Consular Office in Dallas […]
Jarl Dahlfors – a Houston Expatriate and Future President and CEO of Loomis Group
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Jarl Dahlfors is the President and CEO of Loomis U.S. and Executive Vice President of Loomis AB, the parent company of Loomis U.S., since 2009. He started working for Loomis AB in 2007 as Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with prior experience as CFO of Attendo Group AB amongst other. […]
Texas is Wide Open for Business – Interview with the new Vice President of SACC-Dallas
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“That positive can-do attitude about Texas” Texas is continuously ranked as the best state for business and this comes as no surprise to the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) Texas new Dallas Vice President Marcus Klintmalm. His family moved to Texas from Sweden when he was 2 years old, and […]
Interview with Dennis Rylander – Co-Founder of Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
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Stockholmer Dennis Rylander made his American debut in Dallas at the age of 21. After getting his undergrad from UT Dallas and MBA from UT Austin McCombs business school, he turned one semester into a new home. After spending some time in San Diego, he was relocated back to Dallas […]
Interview with Henrik Facile – Bringing Swedish Punsch to America
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Kronan Swedish Punsch owner Henrik Facile began creating new spirits and flavors 20 years ago in his hometown of Stockholm before moving to Texas with his wife in the 1990s. His liquid pieces of art have been praised and featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, and Cocktail Times. […]
SACC-Texas in Austin honoring Anders Nilsson
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At the SACC-Texas annual meeting 2011 Anders Nilsson was honoured with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his work with the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC) in Texas. Anders Nilsson who was one of the founders of SACC-Texas in Austin in 1997 has served as the Vice President of the Swedish-American […]
Report from Entrepreneurial Days in Växjö
ChamberMaster Temp
Karlskrona and Växjö hosted this year’s E-days. The two meetings focused on IT/Telecom and Cleantech. Both cities are located in the southern part of Sweden and both have excellent communications to the rest of Europe. EU has elected Växjö the “Greenest City in Europe” and the city is a model […]
The Story of Stockholm Krystal Vodka
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Interview with Erica Swenson-Ingebrigtsen, Director of Sales and Marketing, Stockholm Imports, Inc. Who started the company and where? My father, Chet Swenson, a California entrepreneur with family ties to Sweden, formed Stockholm Imports, Inc. In the late 1990’s he learned the government of Sweden opened up the licensing of vodka […]
Meet SACC Young Professionals
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SACC-USA Young Professionals (SACC-USA YP) is an interactive section of the Swedish-American Chambers of Commerce (SACC) for young professionals with an interest in Swedish-American relations. SACC-USA YP is dedicated to provide a forum to develop and strengthen social and professional relations. In Texas, SACC-USA YP is represented with local sections […]
Interview with Anders Eriksson, owner of Polo Tennis and Fitness Club – Austin, TX
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SACCTX: Tell us about yourself and how ended up in Texas? Eriksson: I was born in Eskilstuna, Sweden but lived most of my childhood in Lidingo, a suburb outside Stockholm. I came to Texas on a tennis scholarship in 1989 and spent two years at Trinity University but transferred to […]
Interview with Gustav Einarsson, owner of Texas Sports Academy
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SACCTX: Please give us a brief describtion of your academy. Gustav Einarsson: Texas Sports Academy (below called TSA) was started in August 2010. The concept is originally from Sweden. During the spring 2011 we have our first tuition semester with practice groups of children, 4-9 years old, in Dallas. Our […]
E-Days in Gothenburg, November 8-10 2010
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November in Gothenburg, Sweden does not sound appealing – gray skies, wind and rain. This was not true this year. Gothenburg was greeting us with bright sunshine. The sun was also shining on the businesses in the Western region of Sweden where they received an opportunity to show off their […]
Thinking Global, Acting Local
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An interview with Jan Persson, CEO, Lamiflex Inc. We recently had the pleasure to sit down with our newest business member, Jan Persson, CEO of Lamiflex Inc. Persson recently moved to Houston to take on the challenge of expanding the firms U.S. industrial packaging business targeting the oil field services […]
From Molecules to Treatments
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The Houston Chapter of Swedish Chamber Of Commerce in Texas invited to a Wine Reception featuring Jan-Åke Gustafsson, Director for the Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling at University of Houston. Jan-Åke Gustafsson, a renowned Swedish scientist recruited to University of Houston and a member of both the National […]
Ola Melzig – the man behind the world’s largest scene
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Ola Melzig is one of our new business members in SACC Texas. With his business partner and wife Joan, Ola runs the event production company M&M Productions. Ola has earned a stellar reputation in the global entertainment industry as technical producer of some of the largest, most complex and prestigious […]
All About Energy!
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Interview with Mats Olsson, Corporate Director of Technology at Dresser Inc. I met up with Mats Olsson at Dresser Wayne’s head quarters in Austin. Dresser Wayne is the largest division of Dresser Inc. and the area where Mats has spent most of his impressive 30 year career with the company. […]
Dallas Real Estate Market: Signs for promising future growth
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Interview with Bo Bostrom, Realtor and Associate with Virginia Cook Realtors in Dallas, Texas. Bo is currently a Realtor for the Virginia Cook Realtors in Dallas, Texas, and provides quality services to both residential as well as commercial clientele throughout the DFW area. When questioned about the temperature of the […]
Young Professionals in the Swedish American Business community
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SACC Texas Houston YP SACC Texas in Houston has been working with the young professional’s community and cooperating with the other European chambers young professionals groups for quite a while. This spring a push was made to start the development of SACC Texas own young professionals section for Houston. The […]
Market entry experience in Texas: 2conciliate Business Solutions
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2conciliate Business Solutions AB (www.2c8.com) was founded in the city of Karlstad four years ago by JanE Larsson (picture) and Boo Lofberg. The company developed the 2c8 Modeling Tool that is used to create, visualize and publish process and organisation models, including descriptions of interested parties, requirements and decision makers, […]
Crossing Geographical and Culinary Borders: a Swedish Chef at the Hilton
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The Hilton Garden Inn in Allen receives guests from all over the world, but so far the closest they’ve come to having Swedes stay the night were two Norwegians who recently stopped by. The Swedish chef, Jan Loov, is hoping this will change, especially considering the Hilton Garden Inn just […]
A toast for Swedish gin – the Right Gin
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Does the combination of gin and Sweden sound odd to you? Well, not to Swedish Master Blender and beverage creator Henrik Facile. Living in Austin since a few years back, Henrik is proud to see one of his creations hitting the shelves in liquor stores across the country. It all […]
Changing the Game in Executive Recruitment
ChamberMaster Temp
A successful business is formed from a blend of 3 key ingredients: an innovative product, a viable business plan, and the right people. “People are the secret to the sauce,” says Swedish native Bjorn Kirchdorfer, Partner at Top Gun Ventures (www.topgunventures.com), a retained executive recruiting firm based in Austin. “The […]
SACC-Texas assists NASA with Space Station broadcast
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How did a small Swedish owned consulting and translation firm get to work with NASA? You guessed it SACC-Texas. We helped with connecting the parties for the live Swedish/English simultaneous translation that took place during the Discovery/ISS 128 flight in September 2009. Christer Fuglesang had two Discovery/ISS inflight events involving […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter April/May 2009
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A sample from our April/May 2009 Newsletter: SACC-TEXAS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS! In 1983 the Swedish American Trade Association (SATA) was formed in Houston. And although the original organization existed in name but a few years, the concepts, interests, and goals of the core-founding group – to promote Swedish-Texas trade, was […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter October/November 2008
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A sample from our October/November 2008 Newsletter: COMING TO NORTH AMERICA – A READINESS CHECKLIST Up and coming Swedish technology companies know that to build a viable business they eventually need to have a presence in North America. As the largest market for technology products and services, North America also […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter April/May 2008
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A sample from our April/May 2008 Newsletter: SWEDEN AND TEXAS – A STRONG ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP The Austin chapter of SACC-Texas recently hosted a visit by Claes Hammar, Minister for Trade and Economic Affairs, at the Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C. in late October. At this well-visited dinner event, Claes […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter November/December 2007
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A sample from our November/December 2007 Newsletter: INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR MICHAEL WOOD, UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN by Elise Peters On a recent spring day, Swedish Council of America Executive Director Elise Peters had the opportunity to meet and interview the United States Ambassador to Sweden, The Honorable Michael Wood, […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter April/May 2007
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A sample from our April/May 2007 Newsletter: Christer Fugelsang – Our Hero!! In Houston on January 18, 2007, the Consulate of Sweden and the Swedish American Chamber of Commerce-Texas together with SWEA and the Swedish Club of Houston joined in an exclusive private forum and dinner at IKEA honoring Astronaut […]
SACC-Texas Newsletter October/November 2006
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A sample from our October/November 2006 Newsletter: WHEN CAN I GO BACK? By Brian Buser My name is Brian Buser and I am a second year MBA student at The University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. I have a strong interest in entrepreneurship and was fortunate to […]