Entrepreneurship if you are new in Sweden
If you are born abroad and want to start, run, or develop companies in Sweden, there is support available. The support is offered throughout the country.
Do you want to start your own business, and recently have arrived in Sweden? The film below show that the Agency for Economic and Regional Growth give financing to projects all over Sweden to help you get started. Attend courses, get advice and become part of important networks.
Subtitles are available in Arabic and Swedish. Change the settings in the lower right corner of the movie player, after starting the player.
Map showing projects funded by us
On the map below you will find projects that we fund aimed at making it easier for foreign-born individuals to make a living as business owners in Sweden.
The projects are managed by public sector and non-profit organisations across the country. Most projects offer training in running a business as well as individual guidance. There are also projects which offer mentorship and networking services, as well as other services aimed at promoting entrepreneurship and business development in the target group.
Click the map to find a project in your region, and find out who to contact if you want to know more!
Blekinge
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Trappa upp nationellt (National escalation)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Dalarna
Project: Snabbspår Nyanlänt Företagande 2.0 (Fast Track Newly Arrived Entrepreneur 2.0)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Trappa upp nationellt
Target group: Foreign-born women
Gotland
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Gävleborg
Project: Equal opportunities business (Promoting newcomers’ businesses on the Hälsingland coast)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Accelerate your business
Target group: Foreign-born women
Halland
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Jämtland
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Jönköping
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Integration and skills provision in Jönköping county
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Female entrepreneurs
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Trappa upp nationellt (National escalation)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Entrepreneurial support for women of non-European descent (mentorship)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Kalmar
Projetct: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Kronoberg
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Norrbotten
Project: Fast track North for entrepreneurs
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Think B – Business development for foreign-born women
Target group: Foreign-born women
Skåne
Project: Business Navigation in Sweden 2.0
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Easy Business through self-employment
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Entrepreneurial support for women of non-European descent (mentorship)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Business development, foreign-born women
Target group: Foreign-born women
Stockholm
Project: Care of Business
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Business accelerator for newly arrived entrepreneurs in Stockholm
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Project Ester, Dynamic entrepreneurship among newly arrived women
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Snabbspår Nyanlänt Företagande 2.0 (Fast Track Newly Arrived Entrepreneur 2.0)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Bling
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Entrepreneurial support for women of non-European descent (mentorship)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Yalla Rinkeby 2.0
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Importhandboken (the Import Handbook)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats and foreign-born women
Project: Care of Business Woman
Target group: Foreign-born women
Project: Startup Sustainable Growth
Target group: Foreign-born women
Södermanland
Project: Snabbspår Nyanlänt Företagande 2.0 (Fast Track Newly Arrived Entrepreneur 2.0)Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Uppsala
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Värmland
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Västerbotten
Project: Fast track North for entrepreneurs
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Trappa upp nationellt (National escalation)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Västernorrland
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Västmanland
Project: Snabbspår Nyanlänt Företagande 2.0 (Fast Track Newly Arrived Entrepreneur 2.0)Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Västra Götaland
Project: Mentorship programme for newcomers wanting to start a business
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Uppväxlat Fast Track (Enhanced Fast Track)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Trappa upp nationellt (National escalation)
Target group: Foreign-born women
Örebro
Project: SweCom
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Östergötland
Project: Underlätta för nyanlända att starta företag i Sverige II (Helping newcomers start a business in Sweden II)
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Project: Joint fast track for business owners
Target group: Newly arrived immigrats
Download our publications
Can asylum seekers and newly arrived immigrants start companies?
The folder Starting a business in Sweden
contains information on Swedish regulations and tips on how to get started. The folder is available in Swedish, English, Arabic, Persian, Tigrinya, Somali, Dari, Spanish, French, and Russian.
Do you want to start a company but have limited resources?
Be inspired by others who have managed it in the information booklet Starting a business without money. The booklet is available in Swedish, English, Arabic, and Persian.
Laki podcast
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Are you interested in starting and running businesses in Sweden and are born in a different country? The Laki podcast offers you inspiration from others who have already made a journey as entrepreneurs in Sweden. You also get tips on how you can get support and help. Go to Laki podcast.
Visit verksamt.se
At verksamt.se, authorities that include the Public Employment Service, the Swedish Companies Registration Office, the Swedish Tax Agency and the Agency for Economic and Regional Growth gather information and e-services that are useful when you are starting or running a business. Foreign citizens can find information on how to start a business in Sweden.
Learn more
Learn more about our work for making it easier for foreign-born individuals to make a living as business owners in Sweden at our Swedish pages.