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CSBA Day 2003

May 13, 2003: "The Challenging Way to Entrepreneurship".

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The Hon. Perrin Beatty, President and CEO, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters:

"Every business, no matter how large, begins as a small business. Every business begins with an entrepreneur who has an idea and a dream. And every entrepreneur, sooner or later, is confronted with the challenge of how to grow successfully."
 


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"Surround yourself with expertise" and "trust 'The Serendipity Factor'". These were two of the recommendations that Larry Pederson, President & CEO of The Litebook Company Ltd. shared with the audience.

'The Serendipity Factor' is described as the faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by accident.


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Olof Stenhammar, Founder and Chairman of OM AB, about the entrepreneurial process:

"You don’t only have to dare to dream, you have to throw yourself into the unknown."


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"Entrepreneurship is a state of mind. The attitude is most important."

JoAnne Akerboom, Senior Vice President of the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development.


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"Give people the framework to be creative. Teach them the attitude to take risks."

Peter Höjerback, CEO of Öresund IT Academy.


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Marta Sandén leads the discussion around "Spirit of Enterprise and the Individual".

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The audience at Wallenbergaren, Näringslivets Hus.

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Coffee break and networking.

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Lois A. Stevenson, Deputy Executive Director of Industry Canada’s Innovation Secretariat, pointed out the huge change in attitude towards entrepreneurship during the last 10 years.


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Gertrud Elisabet Bohlin, Regional Manager of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises, described how Ideon Science and Technology Park provides a platform for small businesses to incubate and grow.

Ms. Bohlin was until recently Managing Director of Ideon Center AB.


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Ambassador Lennart Alvin, Swedish Ambassador to Canada addressing the audience at CSBA Day.

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Per From with resigning CSBA Board Members Ulf Granander, Bo Berggren and Björn Svedberg.

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CSBA Chairman Per From, Ambassador Lennart Alvin, CSBA Managing Director Catharina Nordbeck, SCCC/CSBA Chairman Lars Henriksson.

A selection of other photos from CSBA Day 2003:


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