TBK expands in Finland!

June 7, 2011 - PRLog -- With more than 1.000 software companies Finland is an innovation furnace.  The innovation environment is supported by the leading industries such as telecommunication, manufacturing and forestry.  The Finnish economy is very open with more than one third of GNP originating from exports.

Finland had been performing well recently as its banks and financial markets avoided the worst of the global financial crisis. However, the world slowdown hit exports and domestic demand hard in 2009, with Finland experiencing one of the deepest contractions in the euro zone. A recovery of exports, domestic trade, and household consumption stimulated economic growth in 2010.

“The Finnish software industry is an innovation furnace”, explains Reino Malm, partner at TBK Consult Finland. “However with only 0,35% of world demand at your doorsteps Finland has a long tradition for looking for international expansion opportunities. We already have many initiatives to support internationalization. But as we all know, it takes a Sherpa to get you to the top of Mount Everest.  The TBK network and toolset provided by senior executives from the software industry is an excellent complement to the more traditional government supported efforts.”

Reino Malm has a sales background from Digital Equipment Corporation and Xerox.  He has more than 25 years of experience as a business development consultant in the ICT industry. He has worked as a consultant in Sweden, UK and Italy in addition to the activities in Finland. During the past ten years Reino Malm has facilitated development projects with 20 ICT organizations which have varied from global corporation’s local subsidiary to small SME’s.  These projects have included strategy development and execution planning, business model transformation, mergers and core business process development. Reino Malm has a strong experience also from the “soft side” of organization development in the areas like leadership and team development and customer service and sales development.

“Finland may be a small market, but it remains an important part of the Nordics”, explains Hans Peter Bech, CEO and founder of TBK Consult. “The Nordic markets are attractive because of the openness, the high adoption rate of new technology and the price level customers are prepared to pay for technology improving business and work processes.  I am very happy that we have a capacity like Reino Malm to manage our interests in Finland and to help our clients from all over the world get introduced to this important market.”

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TBK Consult is a consulting company with 100% focus on globalizing the software industry. As of June 2011, TBK Consult has offices in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, UK, USA, France, Italy, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, Singapore, South Africa and India.