Swedish Federation of Business Owners - delegation to Silicon Valley
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | FÖRETAGARNA SVERIGE SERVICE AB - Företagarnas Riksorganisation |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 285 000 |
| Project duration | December 2013 - June 2014 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
The purpose of the trip to Silicon Valley was to explore how the Bay Area have managed to become the innovation and entrepreneurial hot spot of the world. The overall goal with the trip was to develop Företagarnas analysis of what reforms that are needed for Sweden to become an even more entrepreneurial country than we are today.
Results and expected effects
The long term results for the trip is to develop the organization Företagarna in order to attract knowledge intensive small companies to become members. This will be achieved through a more updated policy agenda for Företagarna to push forward, in terms of innovation and create more valuable and relevant offers to both members and potential members in the target group.
Approach and implementation
The focus of the trip was visits and meetings with a number of key players in Silicon Valley. Company visits included Tesla, Ericsson and Google. At Stanford, the delegation met several representatives with innovation and entrepreneurship as a common denominator. Finally, the delegation met a number of representatives from public organizations like the Bay Area Council, Innovation Norway and Business Sweden.