Andre Nyqvist at A.N Mättjänster together with Ewa Sandeheim from BizMaker.

Since its inception in 2005, A.N Mättjänster has grown into an established player in construction and civil engineering projects in Västernorrland. The founder and owner Andrè Nykvist started the business as a sole metrological consultant, but over the years has built up a company with around 13 employees and a growing business. With almost 20 years in the industry, the company is facing new growth opportunities ... Read more

Mona Sundin, Business Area Manager Science Park and Ewa Sandeheim, Process Manager for Business Scaleup.

Business Scaleup, BizMaker's business development program for micro and small enterprises in Västernorrland, is showing impressive results. With an increase in turnover of over SEK 21 million and 18 new jobs created by the participating companies, the program contributes to long-term growth in Västernorrland. In recent years, BizMaker has broadened its offer to strengthen the existing business community in Västernorrland. Through the Business Scaleup business development program, companies ... Read more

A woman presents her business idea to a BizMaker business developer.

In December 2024, the Entrepreneurship Forum released its report "An Enterprising Sweden? Regional GEM Report 2024", which highlights the development of entrepreneurship in Sweden's regions. The report shows that Västernorrland has made an impressive journey up the entrepreneurship rankings, from previously being among the lower positions to now taking fourth place. The report is based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ... Read more

Hanna Johansson, CEO of Adsorbi presents at the Forest Meetup.

After eight rounds of the Forest Business Accelerator, BizMaker invited forest industry players and startups to the premiere of the Forest Meetup. The event became a meeting place to exchange experiences, make contacts and explore future innovations in the forest and industrial sector. During the eight rounds of the accelerator, BizMaker has collaborated with many promising startups that today are ... Read more

Elena Petukhovskaya and Hugo Wikström are the founders of the startup BIG Akwa.

BIG Akwa is on site at the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan - "An incredible opportunity to make contacts with financiers," says Hugo Wikström, one of the founders of the startup that has developed an innovative technology for large-scale land-based fish farming. From November 11-22, representatives of over 200 countries will attend the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, focusing on financing climate action in ... Read more

Linda Magdalenda CEO of Alder Olmai

When Linda Magdalena Jonsson, then working in the fashion industry, became aware of the toxic substances found in our clothes, her drive to create change was awakened. Today, she runs the start-up Alder Olmai and creates organic paints with pigments from the Swedish forest. -"Experimenting with the forest has been a way to find the right palette. At the same time ... Read more

ASiL. Timrå companies participating in Bizmaker's growth program Business Scaleup.

Say hello to ASiL AB - our latest addition that is now ready to embark on a growth journey with us through our business development program Business Scaleup. ASIL offers security solutions with security installations in the form of fences, gates, doors, gates and steel structures. With their expertise in service and perimeter protection, they help their customers create ... Read more

Erica Markusson, Funding Advisor at BizMaker

Tregion Startup Invest is strengthening the financing opportunities for startups in Västernorrland by launching its second fund. The fund is aimed at entrepreneurs and business angels who want to get involved in supporting the companies of the future with capital, experience and networks. With a rapidly evolving national funding system and several regions gearing up for the future, it is more important than ever to ... Read more

the team behind the startup Collecct

Where others see waste, Collecct's founders, Daniel Pluntky and Martin Tengsved, see an untapped resource. Through their data-driven platform, they want to transform waste management into a truly circular system. With extensive experience in the waste industry, they saw a strong opportunity to renew the approach to residual materials and waste, and two years ago they chose ... Read more

Eight selected startups, together with business developers from BizMaker, will travel to Berlin and Düsseldorf to broaden their international network.

Eight selected startups, together with business developers from BizMaker, will travel to Berlin and Düsseldorf to broaden their international network. On the agenda is a series of activities, all with the aim of eventually achieving international success. - For us, Germany is one of the major European markets. Reaching out internationally at an early stage is a necessity," says Lars-Erik Sjögren ... Read more

Hanna Johansson, CEO of Adsorbi.

Clean air is far from a given today. Every year, more than 3 million people die prematurely from diseases caused by polluted air at home, according to the WHO. At the same time, air purification often relies on fossil fuels and requires large amounts of materials. Start-up company Adsorbi wants to change that. They have developed a super material made from ... Read more

From left: Ewa Sandeheim - BizMaker, Carina Bergquist-Palm - Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse, Olof Frensberg - Blå Grön Odling, Speech therapist Anna Nilsson, Emma Holmström - Mattematikvågen, Sofie Hallin - Nordea.

Today, Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse awarded its sustainability prize at Härnösand's entrepreneur breakfast. Three startups from BizMaker's incubator program were awarded a total of SEK 50,000 for their innovative and sustainable solutions in three different categories. The award ceremony was led by Carina Bergquist-Palm and Sofie Hallin from Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse, together with Ewa Sandeheim from BizMaker on stage. Ecological sustainability: SEK 10,000 ... Read more