Who can apply?

Who can apply?

To enter the programme, the companies must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Turnover in excess of SEK 250 million
• Established for at least 5 years
• Over 50 full-time employees
• Majority stake (> 50%) stake owned by Swedish resident persons or entities
  
  Could be:
  
  - Privately owned Swedish company
  
  - Swedish portfolio company controlled by private equity firms or a listed company if managed autonomously
  
  - Swedish listed companies in non-regulated market owned >50% by founding family/founding group
  
  
• HQ or major decision center in Sweden (operations can be abroad)
• Fully compliant from legal, tax and ethical perspective
• Managing finances effectively, adapting to changing market conditions, over the past three financial years

The following organisations are ineligible:

Credit institutions, banks, insurance companies, co-ops, listed companies, Swedish subsidiaries of foreign multinationals, government-owned entities/public sector agencies, charities and not-for-profit organisations and their affiliates and subsidiaries