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Companies hire us because we are experts in corporate archives and history marketing. Researchers and academics work with us because we are an independent non-profit association.

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50 years of research in Sweden’s largest business archive

Research needs archives – but archives also need research. Without research, archives would be like sealed graves, forgotten and irrelevant in the pr...

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Companies Tell Their Own Stories

+60 films about the use of history and history marketing

In 2016 we held our first History Marketing Summit, a full day on corporate uses of history, where companies that actively use their history share how they do it. We film everything! There are now +60 videos where companies share how they leverage their legacy for today's purpose. Just keep scrolling to see them all.

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Business History Publishing

We publish books that tell the history of enterprises and business. Our book projects often start with the rich source material that is available at the Centre for Business History in Stockholm, the owner of the publishing house.

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The association Friends of the Centre for Business History welcomes individuals with an interest in business history. Members are invited to business history seminars, company visits, guided tours - and of course archive visits. Please note, all activities held in Swedish.

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