RAPIDE Mid Term Review ALMI presentation

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Mission

• To strenghen enterprise and competitiveness in
  companies through risk financing and business
  development as well as contributing to a growing
  and more dynamic economy.

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ALMI Företagspartner AB

• 19 regional companies
• 400 employees
• Parent company is state-owned
• Subsidiaries owned by county councils to 49

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ALMI Business Finance

• The loan fund holds M 550
• 13 000 clients in portfolio
• Close cooperation with commercial banks
• Different financial solutions suitable for target
  groups

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ALMIs role in the financial market
Risk
Shareholder
ALMI
Bank
Interest/return
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ALMI is financing companies in all lines of
business. Most important to evaluate is business
idea, potential in the market and management
skills.
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Business development

• ALMI offers professional advice and several
  different programmes designed to improve skills
  for increased competitiveness.

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The Enterprise Europe Network

• Network created by the initiative
• of the European Commission
• Covers 40 European countries,
• 600 organisations, 4000 staff
• 15 partners in Sweden
• Aims to offer a one-stop shop
• to meet all the needs of SMEs in
• Europe.

http//www.enterprise-europe-network.ec.europa.eu/
index_en.htm
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We offer companies
Enquiry Service Assist and advice companies
with their questions regarding Single Market,
VAT, EU Policies and Directives, CE Marking and
Standards, Public Procurement rules, EU funding
and Legislation Help with setting up a business
in Europe etc
Seminars specific to SMEs Raising awareness of
subjects particularly interesting for the SMEs
Feedback to the European Commission on
business issues arising from
EU policy or legislation

• Website and newsletter

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The Enterprise Europe Network

• Enterprise Europe Networks Technology and
  Commercial Database can help find suitable
  partners for
• Commercial Agreements - agents, distributors or
  suppliers in Europe
• Technology Partnership - licensing, development,
  cooperation with partners in Europe

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Success stories

• Partner search
• Danfo AB is looking for retailers in Europe for
  their products and is now discussing retailer
  agreements with companies in France and Poland.

Incoming partner search Published in our
newsletter and forwarded to regional companies
that are interested. Back-up skylt och Dekor AB
is today working with an Estonian manufacture of
neon.
Match-making Sakab participated during the
match-making event in Berlin 2007 for companies
within waste management - We are now discussing
business worth several thousand Euros with a
company from Lithuania and the co-operation
agreement is signed.
New retailer
New supplier
New customer