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Anders Sjöman

What is profit? Watch the panel discussion.

What is profit and who needs it? On 21 May, the Centre for Business History in Stockholm organized a panel discussion who took the concept of profit to town. .

22 May. 2015

Alexander Husebye

“Every company has a history. Use it!”

In May 2015, I gave a short presentation about "history marketing" at Praktikertjänst's annual meeting. And by short, I mean ""-fast: 20 images, where each image could take no more than 20 seconds.

8 May. 2015

Anders Houltz

Save game!

"Computer games are among the most complicated forms of software one can imagine. If we can preserve games, we can preserve everything." This is the opinion of , researcher at the School of Creative Technologies, University of Portsmouth. She participat...

8 May. 2015

Sara Johansson

New association soon here: Friends of the Centre for Business History

Soon, individuals interested in business history will have a chance to more easily access our activities and meet like-minded people. The Friends Association of the Centre for Business History is about to start.

29 Apr. 2015

Anders Sjöman

Book celebrating Becker 150 years published

In 1865, the German immigrant Wilhelm Becker opened a paint shop in Stockholm. 150 years later, the company is a global leader in industrial paint and is today headquartered in Germany. At the Centre for Business History in Stockholm, we helped Beckers...

20 Apr. 2015

Anders SJöman, new VP of Communication at the Centre for Business History in Stockholm

Sara Johansson

Anders Sjöman new head of communication

The Centre for Business History in Stockholm has recruited Anders Sjöman as Vice President of Communication.

20 Mar. 2015

The staff at Gumaelius advertising agency gathered when the company celebrated its 25th anniversary at Hasselbacken in Stockholm on July 28, 1902. From the image archive of the Centre for Business History.

Margarita Feldman

Highlight the women’s efforts!

Margarita Feldman is an archivist at the Centre for Business History.

31 Dec. 2014

Sara Johansson

New book lists and shows Russian archival sources

From the late 19th century until the revolution, a large number of Swedish companies operated in Russia, and over 3000 Swedes were professionally active in the Russian Empire. Traces of them are in many Russian archives - and this new book provides the...

17 Nov. 2014

Sara Johansson

We celebrate 40 years!

On November 6, it will be 40 years since the association Stockholms Företagsminnen was founded. Much has happened since then.

6 Nov. 2014

Sara Johansson

New site for teachers

We have created skolwebben.org to support teachers who want to know more about the history of Swedish business - and use that knowledge in the classroom.

4 Sep. 2014

Sara Johansson

Standard work on the History of Swedish Business now out!

If you want to learn more about the history of Swedish industry, you should not miss our latest book – "The History of Swedish Business 1864-2014."

19 Aug. 2014

Sara Johansson

150 years of free trade and commerce – see our anniversary seminar

On the 150th anniversary of economic freedom, the Centre for Business History organized a well-attended seminar, where the book The History of Swedish Business was also launched.

11 Aug. 2014

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Knowledge Base

We are the archivists who can tell a good story

Here we have gathered some thoughts on how we view companies' historical material and their archives - and how they can work with strategic use of history, history marketing.

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Bookstore

Shop our books and Corporate History

The Publishing company Näringslivshistoria publishes books that tell the history of companies and business. Buy them here!

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News and events

What is profit? Watch the panel discussion.

“Every company has a history. Use it!”

Save game!

New association soon here: Friends of the Centre for Business History

Book celebrating Becker 150 years published

Anders Sjöman new head of communication

Highlight the women’s efforts!

New book lists and shows Russian archival sources

We celebrate 40 years!

New site for teachers

Standard work on the History of Swedish Business now out!

150 years of free trade and commerce – see our anniversary seminar

Nyhetsbrev

Näringslivets historia i din inkorg

Knowledge Base

We are the archivists who can tell a good story

Bookstore

Shop our books and Corporate History

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