BENCH project WP3 activities report (MS1- MS7)

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1 (0) Project acronym BENCH Name of project Beneficial Business Relations between the Central Baltic Region and China Partner number and name CB3 Linköping University P4 Milestone and reporting period M 7 / 0 May 0 - August 0 BENCH project WP3 activities report (MS- MS7) Achieved results from seminars, workshops and network activities (MS- 7) (LiU p4, Cleantech Östergötland P, Östsam P3; Sweden) Doc version Time Modification parts By Pa st draft of whole Ya Zhang (P4) document Pa Table Ya Zhang (P4) Pa Few spelling errors Ya Zhang (P4) Pa Table 3 (6#) Ya Zhang (P4) Pa Whole document Ya Zhang (P4) Purpose statement for BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities in this report... BENCH seminars in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7)... 3 BENCH workshops in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7) BENCH network activities in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7) BENCH coaching activities in Östergötland, Sweden (MS5) Summary of achieved results from BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities in this report... 9

2 (0) Purpose statement for BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities in this report The overall objective for WP3 in BENCH is to increase the knowledge of what kind of support the SMEs need in order to do business with China, and to facilitate the development of business contacts. In order to achieve this general objective, we mainly from two different angles to investigate exist knowledge and explore new knowledge in China business related topics. From an academic angle, we use literature/ document research, survey and case studies to increase our knowledge and understanding. This part we reported separately in previous survey report and will continue the case studies reports in later milestones. From a practical level, for facilitating knowledge sharing and exchange, we organized 6 different seminars and several workshops in order to create a good platform for knowledge diffusion and different network activities. We invited external expertise and experienced small companies to join us and we facilitate and stimulate an open discussion for supporting small firms to gain more knowledge and find more accessible external resources through BENCH. Therefore, our seminars and workshops are our important ways to train and support local small firms in order to improve their knowledge and competence in doing business with China. This report is about BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities in Sweden. BENCH seminars in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7) From June 00 to now, in previous 7 milestones with joint efforts from LiU (P4), Cleantech Östergötland (P) and Östsam (P3), in Sweden, we organized six seminars in total. 5 of them delivered according to plan. Among them four seminars is related to WP3 and one is related to WP4. For seminar no. 4 (HK seminar), we cooperated with four external partners (Mjärdevi Science Park and three HK partner organizations) and it was unfortunately called off, because the number of registered SMEs didn t reach the minimum requirement from other partners.

3 3(0) 4 companies joined our different seminars. They gained new information and knowledge from different topics related to China business. Except for our all four Swedish BENCH partners contribution, we invited external expertise and partners as well as experienced SMEs form 3 different organization/ companies to share their knowledge and experience with local small companies. A summary of seminars participants and seminar topics is showed from table to table 3. Table. BENCH seminar summary of participants (organization counts) Notes: ) Several people from same company/ organization only count as one ) Organization types: SMEs; Other org including external partners organizations; BENCH partners (LP, P, P3 and P4) 3) Seminar 5 is a WP4 seminar about China investment 6! 4!! 0! 8! 6! 4!! 0! S! S! S3! S5 S6! (WP4 )! SMEs! 6! 5! 0! 5! 9! Other Org!!! 9! 4! BENCH! 4! 4! 3! 4! 4! SMEs! Other Org! BENCH! Table. BENCH seminar summary of SMEs participants list (organization counts) Company Name Seminar Seminar Seminar3 Seminar 5 Seminar6 (Linköping) (Linköping) (Åtvidaberg) (Linköping) (Norrköping) /8/0 /9/ 4// 5/3/ 3/6/ AB Svensk Kylindustri 3 5 Awapatent AB 3 DOLPHIN SWIM AB Finess Hygiene AB CAB, LP; Cleantech Östergötland P; Östsam, P3; LiU (CAM) P4 Seminar 4 was called off and Seminar 5 was for WP4

4 4(0) Front End AB Gothia Logistics AB 3 6 Import Ant AB Libra Euro- Asia AB Linköpings City hotell &Vandrarhem Modernt Larmsystem i Norrköping RSKonsult Säljtema AB UnoBench AB Vacuum Design AB CybAero AB Ocean Modules 3 AN Import Handelsbolag 3 Lars Johansson AB Netadmin Systems Nordfarm Maskin AB 6 Shapeline 6 Spaceadvertising Språkservice/Företagarna Lkp Exir Technology Co. JohnBauerGymnasiet 6 SwedAccess RCI AB Novael Production AB Näringslivscentrum i Åtvidaberg AB Trifilon Technologies Polyamp 3 clean combustion.se JudyShie Consluting Configura NuLink AB Not so sure about spelling because they register on site (hard to read their handwriting)

5 5(0) Bizea Trade and Investment PPAM Concent AB Svenska Hus & Bygg i Linköping AB Carbex AB Merx Svenska AB Total counts for SMEs (4) Table 3. BENCH seminars topics summary Seminar Theme Time Location # How to do business /8/0 Konsert & Kongress, Linköping, in China room: Sonaten Moderator Speakers Organizations Topics P4 CAB (LP) & Annika Holmström & Magnus Charlotte Magnusson P3 Holmström Introduction to BENCH-project Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck & P4 Result from BENCH-survey Ya Zhang Gert Kindgren P Cleantech a business opportunity in China Claes Drougge Ocean Modules How to do business in China a case study Resources For Small /9/ # Companies Interesting In The Linköping University (House A B:844) Chinese Market Moderator Speakers Organizations Topics P4 Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck Annika Holmström Jens Wernborg LP Swedish Trade Council (Shanghai) Introduction to BENCH-project Doing business in China Camilla Lejon East Sweden Chamber of Commerce East Sweden Chamber of Commerce resources for the regional companies 4 Several people from same company and participated several seminars only count one time

6 6(0) Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck Benny Aronsson Gert Kindgren Jens Wernborg P4 Exir Technology Co. P Swedish Trade Council (Shanghai) Companies support companies regional network for China business, idea-sketch Experiences of doing business in China How the delegation trip to China in November 00 could contribute to businesses Chinese market: purchase in China Resources for Small 4// Companies that 3# Wants to Do Industrigallerian Åtvidaberg Business With China Moderator Speakers Organizations Topics P4 Magnus Holmström Mattias Flodström P3 Brief presentation about BENCH Anna Öhrwall Rönnbäck & P4 Brief update BENCH study Ya Zhang Xiaohong Song P China Policy Update (Environmental related) Gert Kindgren P Update China business related activities Nicklas Ojakangas & Robin Berzelius Christer Andersson Xue Leng & Claes Drougge Awapatent AB Swedish Trade Council (Linköping) Industrigallerian IPR and China the situation now, trends and opportunities for smaller companies in the region Support from Sweden Trade Council for small enterprises export to China Chinaforum in Industrigallerian 5# (WP4) How to create 5/3/ Drottninggatan Linköping contacts in China (Missionskyrkan) Moderator Speakers Organizations Topics P3 Mattias Flodström Annika Holmström Sören Pettersson, LP Invest Sweden About the BENCH-project Invest Sweden - Investment from China to Sweden How do you build a network? What is the role of Invest Sweden? Jacques Zhao China Jiangsu How to attract Chinese companies to invest in Provincial Sweden?

7 7(0) Professor Hans Jansson, & Susanne Sandberg, PhD Student Economic and Trade Office in Sweden Linnaeus University Experiences and effects of Chinese investments in Kalmar and Europe 6# To Do Business n China From a small company perspective 3/6/ Kammarforum, Östsvenska Handelskammaren, Dalsgatan 3, Norrköping Moderator Speakers Organizations Topics P4 Anna Update information about BENCH-project Annika Holmström LP Öhrwall 00-0 Rönnbäck Professor Tomohiko Sakao Linköping University Innovation to China: A Swedish company network develops for the Chinese market Professor Tony Fang Björn Jönsson Gert Kindgren Stockholm University Nordfarm Maskin AB P Critical learning points for Swedish SMEs to succeed in China Nordfarm s experiences concerning Chinese partner How could the companies use the network Östergötland got in Jiangsu-province? Elisabet Söderström, Christer Andersson & Christofer Eriksson, Sweden China Trade Council Sweden Trade Council China one country, many impressions -- Emphasizing the importance of using others experience and knowledge How do you improve the result of your China business? 3 BENCH workshops in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7) Four WP3 seminars were followed by workshops. In workshops sections, companies raise their different questions and discussed them with each other and us. Workshops offered an opportunity for an open discuss about some specific questions for small firms regarding to China business related issues. Table four is a summary of workshops in Sweden. Table 4. BENCH workshops summary

8 8(0) Workshop Time Location Moderator # /8/0 Konsert & Kongress, Linköping, Magnus Holmström room: Sonaten # /9/ Anna Öhrwall Linköping University (House A B:844) Rönnbäck 3# 4// Magnus Holmström Industrigallerian Åtvidaberg # 3// Kammarforum, Östsvenska Handelskammaren, Anna Öhrwall :45-:5 Dalsgatan 3, Norrköping Rönnbäck Note:. the no. of workshop corresponds to no. of BENCH seminar.. Participants in workshops are same in corresponding seminars. 4 BENCH network activities in Östergötland, Sweden (MS-MS7) Our network activities take several ways the main network activities were during and after each BENCH seminars and workshops. After workshop no. 3 and seminar no. 5, we also offered joint lunch for helping communication among small firms and expertise through more social approach. All of our 4 Swedish partners also involved in some individual network activities to help local SMEs reach potential partners and resources. In past 6 milestones, BENCH has (fully or partly) contributed to seven Swedish SMEs regarding to qualified China contacts information. Table 5. Companies got China contacts information through their different connections with BENCH (Östergötland, Sweden) Company Name Calluna Cybaero AB Svensk Kylindustri Shapeline Gothia Nordfarm PPAM 5 BENCH coaching activities in Östergötland, Sweden (MS5)

9 9(0) Top management teams from two of our case companies also got our further voluntary supports by individual coaching sections (3 sections for each company, on site) for developing their China business plan. Table 6 Coaching sections Company BENCH partners Name Date Place Section Theme. Situation analysis P4 & P Calluna Linköping (vision, mission) Linköping. Strategic goal P4 & P Linköping 3. Business plan P4 & P Ocean Åtvidaberg P4 & P Modules Market analysis Åtvidaberg. Situation analysis P (vision, mission) Åtvidaberg 3. Strategy map and P4 & P Business plan Notes: Calluna hasn t joined any BENCH seminar and workshops Ocean Modules joined Seminar and workshop No., and 3. 6 Summary of achieved results from BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities in this report Through our efforts in organizing BENCH seminars, workshops and network activities, we achieves the following BENCH expected results ü One network of companies that support each other and share experiences in Östergötland. Ex. One of our case company OM started Chinaforum in Industrigallerian, their holding company, in order to create a platform for SMEs in our region help each other by sharing knowledge and resources. Case company Gothia start to use Ocean Modules resource in Beijing. ü One public co-operation network in Östergötland

10 0(0) By involving various background expertise from different public organizations and universities in our BENCH seminars and workshops and working together for a common public good, we also form our new cooperation network among public actors. (Ex. Swedish Trade Council; East Sweden Chamber of Commerce; Invest Sweden; Sweden China Trade Council; CAB Östergötland; Östsam; Cleantech Östergötland; Linköping University; Stockholm University; Linnaeus University; KTH etc.) ü A training program with at least 0 participant in Östergötland We designed our serials of seminars and workshops to cover a wide range of topics of China business related issues. Different internal and external expertise bring a good knowledge base for training. Knowledge and experience exchange among SMEs also added value for their learning from each other. In past 7 milestones, 4 companies joined our different seminars and workshops. 5 Through participating our seminars and workshops, they gain more knowledge and hopefully build more competence in doing business with China. ü 5 BENCH-companies have developed qualified business contacts in China Table 5 shows that we helped seven companies got China contact information. We will keep working on it during the later milestone as well. 5 Please find detail information in table and table 4