Sweden's business focus on greentech


	Sweden's business focus on greentech

alexpapa

1-19-2009 6:40 AM

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My first job was with a Swedish company and I've been a fan of the country's way of innovating and showing the world how doing the right thing can also be a profitable way. Again at the forefront in the field of greenetch with a couple of exciting companies mentioned in this article from BusinessWeek.

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