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Coding school provides the tech industry with new talents

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The biggest challenge of the Swedish tech industry is the lack of programmers and developers. Numbers show us that an increase of 70 000 programmers and developers wil be needed by the year 2022. And that is just two years away. More coding schools like the one at Epicenter Campus, could be part of the solution.

The tech industry has a responsibility and must do more in order to help young people become successful in the field. That is why Epicenter Campus, in 2019 started a unique coding school in collaboration with School of Applied Technology. As a result, the Swedish tech industry gained over 90 new developers last year. Christian Kaunissaar, CTO at Flowbox says:

“Finding the right people is an incredible challenge. We as a company as well as the whole industry is facing this problem. That’s why this initiative is so great. It creates new platforms from where companies can recruit developers with the right skills. It is a game changer and makes us more competitive and strengthens us going forward.”

Diversity has been prominent with 30 percent female participants and 28 different nationalities. With three semesters per year, 30 alumni at a time graduated in 2019. This is after an intense 13-week program focusing on grooming super talents to become successful programmers and developers. The industry is nourished with new skills where alumni go working at tech companies like Telia, Klarna and Flowbox. Not just housing the companies that is changing the way we do business but also opening for new, faster ways, to provide them with talents that help them to grow. Lotta Carlsson, Country Manager for Epicenter Sweden, says:

“We are extremely proud to be part of this initiative and to help solve one of the biggest challenges in the tech industry. The need for programming expertise is not unique to Sweden and as a digital innovation house it is obvious, we should look to invest in other parts of Europe as well”

We will need 1 million developers by 2022

With the success of Epicenter is ready to take the next step and has opened up a coding school in Amsterdam in January 2020. And outside of Sweden the challenge is even greater. We will also need one million developers in the European tech industry by 2022. Nicole Henning, COO of SALT, says:

“At Salt we have trained brilliant developers and been getting a great response from the industry. The demand is huge. With we feel like we have struck gold. We have found a way to quickly get people with the right talent to where they need to be, injecting business with well needed skills and competence.The results from 2019 really show that we are on the right track and with 2020 just taking off we are ready to take new markets.”

Looking for developers? Hire from the coding school!

Epicenter and Salt has skilled and professional Full Stack JavaScript developers ready for hire throughout the year. Are you in need of developers? Make sure to let us know! And finally, go here to find out more about the coding school at Epicenter.

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Invest in personal growth – Increase productivity

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Personal Growth equals Business Growth. Statistics show that Personal Growth development increases professional productivity with 88%*, compared to 22% by traditional workplace training. Epicenter’s passion lies within the power of an ever-growing and ever-evolving community. We see the power of Personal Growth as a natural fit for our member companies. Some people say that “companies are only as good as the people who embody the mission of the organization” and in this article we intend to explain how you can affect this.

Recently we celebrated our 5 year anniversary. These 5 years have been filled with amazing success stories and growth, as well as hard work and even failures. As we now enter a new decade of new opportunities, we’re curious about exploring how we can invest in an even higher productivity at work in order to succeed with our businesses.

Meet BYOND, the new Epicenter partner for Personal Growth & Acceleration

At Epicenter, people are disruptors by nature. We disrupt our businesses, industries and ways of working, but often we forget ourselves. BYOND is the accelerator and personal growth programme that is driven by inner vision. This means a) disrupt ourselves and b) make use of that by implementing that to our personal and professional life balance.

Neo Moreton is the Founder of BYOND. A meditating, business-building Brit with a passion for real growth in real life. Inspired by tech and consciousness in equal measures, Neo founded BYOND to fuse the realms of creative thinking and inner wisdom. He says that:

“BYOND x Epicenter is a partnership made for maximum positive impact. Epicenter helps companies grow through innovation and BYOND helps people grow through personal disruption. Together we embark on a journey and unleash a movement that blends enlightenment and enterprise to the benefit of all entrepreneurs and leaders who are ready to go to the next level.”

So, why is Epicenter and BYOND a match made in heaven? Well, since the Epicenter Ecosystem consists of a diverse mix of entrepreneurs, company-builders, change makers, thinkers and doers, and this group of people tend to go the extra mile in order to succeed – but perhaps paying the price of forgetting themselves. We say; it’s not about this or that – it’s about this and that.

We are therefore happy to announce the new partnership between epicenter and BYOND that will enable easy access to personal growth and acceleration to all Epicenter members. Through three customized and slim Epicenter offers, we bring Personal Growth to you. Learn more about the personal growth offers here.

Try a free disrupt yourself session

If you want to increase productivity, accelerate faster and grow together join us on this exciting journey don’t miss out on getting a small appetizer of the full programme. You are now able experience the power of Personal Growth in a Disrupt Yourself session – free of charge! Go here to book your free trial session.

As mentioned earlier, “companies are only as good as the people who embody the mission of the organization”. But this doesn’t mean that it happens by chance. Don’t let destiny (or working over-hours) determine your success. Who knows, it might be fun as well?

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Axis Communications believes in business cooperations

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When hearing Axis Communications, the first association may be surveillance cameras. Fair enough, that is their core business. But there is a lot more to Axis with innovation and partnership in the core of the organization. And we welcome Axis as a great contribution to the Epicenter Community!

Carl Staël von Holstein, Business Development Manager for the Retail sector in Northern Europe at Axis Communications, says that:

“The Epicenter ecosystem is one of the main reasons for us being here. In this ecosystem, you find people with great ideas and I want to meet these people,”

There is no doubt that Axis have come to the right place. With the variety of companies and talent in this innovation hub, the opportunities to find business synergies are endless. He continues saying:

”Axis are really good at innovation. Our ARTPEC chips were a small revolution for us and for the industry, but no man is an island, we believe in partnership and we are at places like Epicenter to Interact with people and corporations that can develop software and applications to complement our technology and products.”

With a job that requires a lot of travelling, Carl and Axis Communications has a Knowledge Membership at Epicenter Stockholm, go say hello to him if you pop into him in one of the co-working areas! Or why not reach out if you want to brain storm business cooperation?

Knowledge membership perfect for Axis

And lastly, if you want to find out more about the Knowledge Membership, go to this link to get some more details. Epicenter has several memberships suited to all kinds of companies in all sizes and stages. Check out all memberships here.

Also make sure to pop Axis website a visit to learn more about their work on innovation! Super interesting company working to create a smarter and safer world.

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Orkla Ventures looking for new investments at Epicenter

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How do you become sustainable in the consumer goods industry? There may be some challenges in connection to this. But at Orkla however, the journey has already begun. Say hello to Charlotta and Viktor, two new amazing Epicenter members!

With over 300 brands in their portfolio, Epicenter member Orkla is aiming to be industry leaders in sustainability by 2025. Orkla Ventures – consisting of Charlotta and Viktor has an important role here. These two have the task to find, evaluate and invest in startup businesses with the potential to help Orkla move in the right direction. Way to go! Charlotta Gylche, Manager Orkla Ventures, says:

“We’re looking for our next investments in companies that either challenge or develops Orkla and where Orkla can add strategic value beyond capital”

And what better place to look for investments and collaborations than Epicenter? Financial support from Orkla Ventures, could make a huge difference for an early stage startup. Are you also a member of Epicenter? Well, Charlotta and Viktor both sits around Epicenter several times a week. And are open to new business encounters. Viktor Söderberg, Head of Orkla Ventures, says that:

“We would love to connect with other Epicenter members for potential investments or to find synergies”

Orkla Ventures truly are an amazing contribution to the Epicenter Community. And since they are fairly new to the community, we also want to wish them a warm welcome to Epicenter!

Want to find out more about Orkla Ventures and their work? Make sure to check out their website here. You will find more detailed information on what they are looking for and also contact details. Go find out if you’re who they are looking for!

Work alongside Orkla and other Epicenter members

Lastly, if you’re looking for an innovative working environment – Epicenter is definitely for you! Even if you are working at a larger company like Orkla, or if you are an early stage start up – you’ll find a membership suitable to your needs. Check out all Epicenter’s memberships here.

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