Do Good, Make a Difference And Be Happy!

Christmas is the season of giving and doing good. That´s the way it has been for us at Nordic Business Forum – and it has been a good thing for us. It was this time of the year in 2010 when we sat down as a crew and watched together an inspirational DVD about Blake […]

More Seats for Nordic Business Forum 2014 with a Unique Layout

The ticket sale for Nordic Business Forum 2014 on October 9-10 2014 in Helsinki has broken all the previous records. Tickets reserved for the Finnish customers were sold out during the first month, while the total number of tickets sold was already 4000. Since then, during the last four weeks, only the international customers have […]

Nordic Business Forum 2013 – Alexander Stubb – Speech + Q&A

In this speech Alexander Stubb, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade of Finland shares his ideas on internationalization. The topic of the speech at Nordic Business Forum 2013 was The Art of Going International. This video includes also the Q&A part of the speech. More videos at http://www.nbforum.com/videos

Alexander Stubb – The Art of Going International

In this speech Alexander Stubb, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade of Finland shares his ideas on internationalization. The topic of the speech at Nordic Business Forum 2013 was The Art of Going International. Key Points: • Be international by being yourself – always remember your roots. • Learn languages. Start with English, but […]

Is It Wise to Internationalize?

Many companies try hard to increase their sales by expanding to new markets. Is it always wise? The answer is no, not always. It is not always reasonable to expand to new markets. The growth might still be much easier in your own country or even just in your own town. That way you are […]

Do a Lot More with a Lot Less

At Nordic Business Forum 2013 we heard multiple speeches on innovation from world’s top innovation professors, journalists and innovators, e.g. Vijay Govindarajan, Lynda Gratton, Malcolm Gladwell and Jimmy Wales. One of the biggest sights for me was that successful innovation doesn’t always demand a huge R&D budget. In fact, as Vijay Govindarajan put it: ”The […]