We continued our journey in Sweden but this time we visited the beautiful city of Stockholm. Our first stop was a company called SANDVIK. This was a unique company in the sense that, even though not many of our colleagues could relate to what the company did, we did learn a lot about how the Scandinavian […]
Business in Scandinavia – Stockholm – Part 2
Posted on June 6, 2016 Written by
We had a wonderful dinner at the “name of the island and hotel”. It was a great Viking experience, our friend Bjorn took us to this restaurant which replicated the Vikings dinner. It had no electricity and the whole room was lit with candle lights. They had the ancient type of dinner tables with animal […]
We Brought Sunshine to Gothenburg
Posted on June 5, 2016 Written by
After a long and tiring 15 hours flight, we finally arrived at this beautiful city—Gothenberg. We were glad that we met some folks at the airport so we could go to the hotel with them. After we went out the airport, WOW!!!!!The first thing came into our eyes was the bus!!!!!! We were so happy […]
Next Stop: the classy city “Stockholm”
Posted on June 5, 2016 Written by
Our next stop in Scandinavia is the gorgeous city, Stockholm. Stockholm is an very unique city because it is built on islands and surrounded by water. We took the SJ train from Gothenburg in the early morning, however, there was an accident that cause us arrived in Stockholm 1.30 hours later than our […]
Business Lessons – Stockholm
Posted on June 5, 2016 Written by
Time to get back to work after our fika. After three exciting days in Goeteborg culminating in the Post Hotel Bar that was recommended to us by several locals, we took the morning train to Sweden’s capital city of Stockholm. We wasted no time in heading straight to a meeting with Bettina Baumgartner, the VP […]
Lindholmen Science Park: A Laaand of Pure Innovatiooon
Posted on June 5, 2016 Written by
Lindholmen Science Park is not so much a place physical production; it is more of a place that produces ideas. Formerly a busy Gothenberg shipyard, it is now home to large collection of companies that are developing future technologies. It is a place for companies to develop new and emerging technologies. They provide a place […]
Stockholm: The “Americanization” of Scandinavia Part 2
Posted on June 4, 2016 Written by
The next leg of our Scandinavian adventure placed us in beautiful and busy Stockholm, Sweden. In the interest of continuity, the theme of Gothenberg was apparent in a holistic sense throughout the city. Many American brands and products hung on market walls, and American music played in many restaurants and bars. “Americanization” does not simply […]
Similarity between Volvo Car Group and Sandvik
Posted on June 3, 2016 Written by
It almost comes to the end of our trip in Sweden. We visited a lot of companies while listening to many talks and sharing. Even though we got tired from the busy schedule, we still get good experiences from many local companies and speakers. Every speakers introduced their companies’ history, current business and future development, which […]
Business Lessons – Goeteborg
Posted on June 2, 2016 Written by
So now it is time to start our blog. We are traveling by train to Stockholm after spending three days in the beautiful city of Goeteborg. Our visit there included a stop at Volvo Cars world headquarters followed by a delicious dinner with members of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce and other distinguished guests. The […]
Our lovely visit to Volvo!
Posted on June 2, 2016 Written by
Our first day in Gothenburg, Sweden we visited Volvo’s Brand Experience Center. Before we embarked on our journey to Sweden, we had little brand awareness of Volvo. It is actually both our first time in Scandinavia! In this blog, we discuss how Volvo can sustain a competitive advantage with today’s evolving consumer behavior within the […]
