SAN JOSE, Calif. - (Business Wire) Global Clusters (http://globalclustersprogram.fi/) today announced that 28 Finnish technology companies identified from a pool of some 60 worthy contenders are taking part in its current international business development program. Designed to provide Finnish executives with training in product and service launches and winning strategies for marketing and the financing of growth, the program consists of three workshops in which executives examine topics such as identifying favorable growth segments and prime geographical markets. Since the program’s inception in 1999, a total of 111 participating Finnish companies have raised more than $143 million in venture capital and without exception have reported considerable advances to their ambitions of growing their businesses internationally.
“Our selection criterion always includes the scalability of the business as well as the will and ability to attain rapid growth in the company’s respective segment,” said Juhani Saukkonen, director, Global Clusters. “Participants are instructed in the most effective high-tech marketing tools and concepts, which have been established as the de facto standard among entrepreneurs and executives aiming for leadership in their field.”
Original Article: Global Clusters Program Bridges Commercialization Chasm for Finnish Technology Executives
