Lately I have reflected quite a lot about how we look upon persons depending on their origin and adoption to the culture where they live. My wife is from Panama, … Read More

”Short and clear pitch – interesting and clear brand” The statement above is the core message of this post. Maybe it is all you need, or maybe you want to … Read More

As an employer, I am always looking for the right talent for my team, and one of the most important part of my employees are that they have a proactive … Read More

This post originally posted at the BrandYourself.com Blog. Do you know what you are passionate about? Even if you do, maybe there are some things to add to the list, … Read More

This is the second article in a series about Creative Relationship Marketing – Customer focused traditional and social media marketing (the first post can be found here). Since the abbreviation … Read More

I do not like the phrase ”social media”, even if I work with it every day. The reason is that it tries to describe something new and often in a … Read More

When I first started to write this post, the title was just ”Brief is beautiful”, but then I thought ”In which cases is this not true” and then I had … Read More

The past weekend I have been sailing with YEoS (Young Entrepreneurs of Sweden) and we discussed growth and development of our businesses. It was a really interesting trip and I … Read More

The other day I had a short discussion with Alexia Leachman (@AlexiaL) at the UK based company Blossoming Brands. There are a lot of posts and discussion about personal brands … Read More

More than often I get voicemail messages with just ”Hi, this is John Doe, please call me back”. If I am lucky the person will also leave a phone number … Read More

Yesterday I wore a Swedish soccer shirt, watching our under 21 team loose against England in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Walking home in the summer evening … Read More

If you have a great idea and need funding, check this out: Qualcomm Ventures is promoting the “QPrize™” a series of international business plan competitions designed to provide over $500,000 … Read More

Guest article by Charles Brown Robert Gentle, in his book “Consultant – Market Yourself,” says that there are three ways to get business: You to client: “Can I do some … Read More

There is a lot of discussion about Personal Branding and Personal Brands right now, and more and more persons are self-proclaimed personal brand experts. I used to be one of … Read More

During the last week or so I have been discussing ”multiple passive income streams”. It is a quite interesting subject, but from my point of view, there are no such … Read More

Härarbete is a Swedish expression, invented by Teo Härén, for working wherever you are. I have chosen to translate it into “working here”, which will be a recurring event in … Read More

Does your employer offer you a cash bail out if you willingly quit your job or did you just got laid off? Either way, this can be your chance to … Read More

Last day for registration to this free event is at midnight tomorrow (4th of february). ”Plugg Startup Rally wants to provide a launch platform for emerging European web / mobile … Read More

About a week ago I sent an e-mail to my network regarding helping others and what what goals/projects they have set up for the new year. I sent it in … Read More

The first edition (I hope there will be more) of 24 hour business camp is over, and some 48 new services where started during the 24 hours. Here are my favourites … Read More

I suppose that by now the participants of 24hbc has gathered for the dinner that initiates the camp. At 12:00 CET Thursday the event will start and about 90 entrepreneurs … Read More

Small businesses are often faster moving and have easier to adapt to change, but are small businesses equal to smart business? Generally speaking I would say no, since the small … Read More

I wrote this guide a few years ago after travelling throughout Latin America and while many hostels are well run and provide decent environments for backpackers and other travelers, there … Read More

Every year the same questions arise just a few minutes into the new year. “What are your new year’s resolutions?” I like that question. I like the idea of new … Read More

I just found out how amazing the Google answer (no longer accepting questions) service is, it took me less than an hour to find out the market size of two applications, … Read More

Leesa Barnes, who helps women start a new business or launch an idea on a shoestring budget writes about the shoestring entrepreneur and how to avoid them. When reading her … Read More

I read a very interesting article by the Swedish writer Sigge Eklund in the last edition of the magazine Diego. He found out that people had starting to write about … Read More