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Semla-dagen at the Elekta office
SACC-Georgia staff invited the employees in the Elekta office to taste the very typical Swedish pastry "Semla" on March 20th.
SACC-Georgia is proud to have Elekta as their signature sponsor, and wants to thank them for their continued support of the Chamber.
Read more about the tradition of Semla here
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New Swedish Princess
Congratulations to Princess Madeleine of Sweden and her New Yorker husband Christopher O'Neill on the birth of their baby daughter Princess Leonore Lilian Maria, in New York February 21st.
Read more about the announcement here
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Upcoming Events
April 2nd 2014:
Happy Hour with DACC at Fado Irish Pub
April 14th 2014:
SACC-Georgia Annual Meeting
Read more here
April 14th 2014:
Member Appreciation Reception
Read more here
April 24th 2014:
ELSA AND ME
Read more here
May 7th 2014:
SACC-USA Executive Forum 2014
Read more here
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Did You know?
During the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sweden landed 15 medals! Congratulations to all of our talented Swedish athletes.
Click here to see list of all
medal winners in Sochi 2014
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for any updates or news regarding events and other happenings
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Sponsorship Opportunities!
Are you interested in supporting SACC-Georgia and our activities?
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Too Many Projects, Too Little Time?
The SACC-USA Trainee Program provides U.S. companies with highly qualified trainees from Sweden. Consider this a cost-efficient way of accessing Swedish talent and technology while adding some cultural diversity to your office. For the trainees, a training program in the U.S. is the opportunity of a life time.
SACC-USA is a designated J-1 visa sponsor of the U.S. Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program which promotes educational and cultural exchange in order to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.As a SACC member, your company has the opportunity to participate in the SACC-USA Trainee Program which enables people from Sweden to come to the U.S. on a J-1 visa. You get access to SACC-USA's database with qualified, bilingual trainee candidates educated within the highly regarded Swedish educational system. SACC-USA will assist with the evaluation of candidates as requested. Your company may also use the SACC-USA J-1 visa service if you have already identified a trainee candidate or for employees in internal training or rotation programs.
Please visit SACC-USAs website for more information.
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 Member Appreciation Reception &
Annual Meeting
Last Chance to RSVP- March 31st
On Monday April 14th,
SACC-Georgia is taking the opportunity to show its members some extra appreciation.
Join SACC-Georgia and its board members for an evening of networking, hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.
Prior to the reception, SACC-Georgia will have its annual meeting which is open for the members of the organization.
This is a great opportunity to share ideas, get more involved and make new connections.
Learn more about the event at SACC-Georgia's website.
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Swedish Entrepreneur Spotlight
Maja Svensson, founder of ELSA AND ME. (Photo by Anna Schori)
ELSA AND ME
Swedish born Brooklyn-based designer, Maja Svensson, started to experiment with fashion design in 2009 without any prior experience from the industry and later that year founded her company
In December 2011 she left her corporate job at Invest Sweden, and decided to devote herself full-time to her company.
She was going to become the passionate business woman she always dreamt of. Her aim with ELSA AND ME is to empower women to feel confident and feminine at work, and in their everyday life. Crafted with organic cotton fabric, ELSA AND ME's dresses are fit to go from 9-5 to the chic cocktail party seamlessly. The designs are elegant and geared towards business women. The dress should be useful, but also compliment the female body. The made-to-order garments flatter most off the rack, but can be customized to fit any shape. Inspiration for the clothing line is Maja's grandmother Elsa; whom with her impeccable taste, always dressed very elegant and timeless.
In collaboration with SACC-Georgia and Ladypreneur League, ELSA AND ME is arranging an event in Atlanta. On Thursday, April 24th, join us for an entrepreneurial panel discussion: "Create Your Career", followed by networking, ELSA dress fittings, sparkling and light bites.
As a member of SACC-Georgia you can attend for $10.
Please contact [email protected] for the promotion code. Read more about the event here.
Register for the event here.
We hope to see you there!
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TTIP Evening Reception with EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht
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Welcome New Corporate Members
Ba llard Spahr LLP is a national firm of more than 500 lawyers in 14 offices across the country including a growing presence in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Our attorneys provide counseling and advocacy in more than 40 areas within intellectual property, litigation, business and finance, real estate, and public finance. We represent a diverse cross-section of clients, ranging from large public companies and privately held corporations to government agencies and nonprofit organizations. Our intellectual property practice covers patents, trademarks and copyrights, trade secrets, entertainment media, as well as intellectual property litigation.
The firm's mission is straightforward: to provide nothing less than excellence in every legal representation. Our client focus is absolute. We help clients achieve success as they define it. We respect and anticipate their needs, take action to keep them informed, and devise forward-thinking solutions to get the most favorable results. This is Ballard Spahr's pledge.
For more information visit their website
A UTOGLO, Inc. was cofounded by Ted Siljestrom in 1997 with doing minor automotive paint repairs and touch-ups, serving the Metro-Atlanta area automobile dealers. After growing into its current facility in Tucker, GA, AUTOGLO, Inc. now does complete automotive collision repair and full automotive restorations. While our size and capabilities have grown and changed, our mentality remains the same; committed to customer service through safe, quality repairs.
With over 135 years in the automotive repair industry, our team of highly skilled ASE and iCar certified technicians will repair your vehicle to pre-accident condition using manufacturer's guidelines. Also, the skills and creativity of our staff allows us to create whatever can be imagined. Being a single location in today's marketplace, we know how important customer service is and it allows us to deliver a personal relationship with our clientele. Our state-of-the-art and up-to-date equipment allows us to deliver the best quality and safest repair possible. Our team of professionals believes in working for the customer, not for the insurance companies.
We welcome any project - no matter the size or complexity. We do it all.
For more information visit their website
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Why the SACC-USA Trainee Program?
 
Global Atlanta about the Trainee Program:
"Interacting with SACC-Georgia, we noticed that their interns
always had impeccable English skills and great personalities. We later learned that they were sourced through the J-1 program. We thought, 'Why not
put these assets to work for our own business,
furthering our goal of fostering cross-cultural understanding in the process?'
I'd recommend the trainee program because you're able to get professional quality workers at intern prices, and the chamber does the hard work of filtering for you. All that's left for the company is to pick from a pool of qualified applicants. That was extremely useful to us as a small firm.
Caroline was a wonderful addition to our team. She was bright - both intellectually and personally - and she was a fountain of new ideas that helped our company prepare for its next phase of growth. Her English was impeccable, and she was able to jump right into the wide world of international business in Atlanta -- no small feat while operating cross-culturally. Our only regret with the J-1 trainee experience is that we couldn't keep Caroline permanently. We highly recommend this program to small companies like us that need more hands on deck."
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