While in Finland our group had the great experience to visit KONE headquarters. KONE is an international company that had revenues of approximately 5,200 Million Euro in 2011. They specialize in providing elevators, escalators and servicing both types of equipment around the world. They currently operate all over Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Americas. […]
Facebook Much?
Posted on June 21, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
So…I thought I was obsessed with Facebook, but the Swedes have taken it to entirely new level. Not only do the ladies love Americans *wink, Swedes in general love Facebook. I mean love it, like they’re gay for it. Yeah, like that. All kidding aside, Facebook and Lulea have a great partnership going on right […]
#1 Paying Job on Forbes,*KoNE*
Posted on June 20, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
http://money.msn.com/personal-finance/10-top-paying-us-blue-collar-jobs Put very bluntly we all learned that the escalator in the elevator industry is 50%profit on the servicing and maintinence of elevators…no wonder it made for the #1 blue-collar job in America. No. 1: Elevator installers and repairers •Average annual salary: $73,560 •Average hourly wage: $35.37 •Average annual pay for top 10%: $105,750 •Total […]
Top 10 Things I Learned In Scandinavia
Posted on June 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
10. Twitter is the best method to hustle an executive (AB) 9. Don’t mess with Finnish-Russian wait staff 8. The easiest way to anger Santa is to eat reindeer 7. High school graduations in Sweden are epic. Don’t forget your Captains hat. 6. Professor Myhr will take care of uninvited sauna […]
Angry Birds and Angry Management
Posted on June 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Most people think Angry Birds is just a silly game to play when you’re making #2. But it’s more than that…it’s app #1 and more. Rovio is the company behind the over $1 billion grossing app Angry Birds. Rovio started as a few buddies writing a game for a business plan competition, which sounds like […]
Klarna and their tasty Swedish buns
Posted on June 18, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Klarna, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is basically a limited online credit card company focusing on simpler and safer online purchasing. Started by three shirtless dudes in their basement for their business school business plan competition, Klarna saw a hole in the market which is would be creating a greater sense of safety when shopping online […]
Ericsson World in Sweden!!
Posted on June 17, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
This visit was one of most interesting visits that we had. Ericsson was very well know as one of the big guys in mobil industry, specially in Middle East region. However, now they stepped away from that focus and moved to be more specialize in Satellite technology and other innovation. Once we entered the […]
Ericsson
Posted on June 15, 2012 Written by
By far our most favorite visit was to Ericsson. Though many people know them for their contribution to the mobile phone business, Ericsson has stepped away from phones and has moved to innovative technology that ranges from the middle of nowhere in Africa (satellite technology) to your car and your home. Ericsson has built compatible […]
Klarna
Posted on June 15, 2012 Written by Leave a Comment
Since their inception, Klarna has doubled in size year over year. However in the last 6 months the company added on average 1.4 employees a day. Not to mention, the company has been voted the best place to work in Sweden. Although considered a tech start up as well as an innovative company they are […]
A Sweet Treat
Posted on June 14, 2012 Written by
While we visited the small town of Piteå, we were immediately exposed to the culture of the close knit town. There were tons of people lining the streets celebrating high school graduations, and parades with trucks filled of recent graduates in sailor hats. Spirits seemed to be high, and from the get go we knew […]
