General business promotion

The plan wants to see major collective efforts on technology development and notes that companies' own investments are insufficient, because the benefit of new knowledge does not show in returns. It also wants to see good conditions for small businesses in competition with large corporations and jobs throughout the country. Support for incubators outside major cities and increased research funding are thus in line with the plan, while growth rhetoric in itself does not.

• collective efforts on technology developmentdecisive»Vi vill se stora gemensamma satsningar på den teknikutveckling« (party programme ↗)“We want to see major collective efforts on technology development”
• the market underinvests in knowledge»Företagens investeringar i det räcker inte, vilket i grunden« (party programme ↗)“Companies' investments in that are insufficient, which at its core”
• small businesses against large corporations»Du som arbetar hårt inom ditt eget småföretag, i konkurrens med storbolag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who work hard in your own small business, in competition with large corporations.”
• jobs throughout the country»det kommer också skapa väldigt många nya jobb över hela landet genom infrastruktursatsningar på järnväg, vägar, energi, bostäder och välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it will also create very many new jobs throughout the country through infrastructure investments in railways, roads, energy, housing and welfare”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to strengthen the long-term conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation and invest in green technology, digitalisation and education, which supports the counter-proposal's demand for a coherent strategy for high-growth companies and support for incubators. The plan also requires cooperation between research, business and society as well as conditions for entrepreneurship in all places, which addresses the demand for support outside major cities. No special organisation for high-growth companies is mentioned.

• long-term conditions for entrepreneurshipdecisive»Stärk de långsiktiga förutsättningarna för företagande och innovation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the long-term conditions for entrepreneurship and innovation.”
• research meets business»Samverkan mellan forskning, näringsliv och samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Cooperation between research, business and society.”
• entrepreneurship throughout the country»Stärkta förutsättningar för företagande på alla orter.« (party programme ↗)“Strengthened conditions for entrepreneurship in all places.”
• innovative capacity and growth»Innovationskraft, gott företagsklimat och stark konkurrenskraft för ökad tillväxt.« (party programme ↗)“Innovative capacity, good business climate and strong competitiveness for increased growth.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to strengthen the possibilities for people with good ideas to start and run enterprises and sees new enterprises as crucial for job creation and innovation. Support for incubators and a strategy for fast-growing enterprises serve that goal. The plan further wants to strengthen universities as active collaborative partners and disseminate research results more broadly, and that activities exist across the country and not only in major cities.

• strengthened enterprisedecisive»Miljöpartiet vill stärka möjligheterna för människor med goda idéer att starta och driva« (party programme ↗)“The Green Party wants to strengthen the possibilities for people with good ideas to start and run”
• new enterprises create jobs»företag. Nya företag är avgörande för jobbskapande och innovation.« (party programme ↗)“enterprises. New enterprises are crucial for job creation and innovation.”
• collaborative educational institutions»Vi vill även stärka universiteten som aktiva och samverkande aktörer.« (party programme ↗)“We also want to strengthen universities as active and collaborative partners.”
• activities across the country»vara tillgänglig i alla län och på många orter – inte bara i storstäderna.« (party programme ↗)“be accessible in all counties and in many places – not only in major cities.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants state risk capital to become more efficient, more equal and reach the entire country, not least vulnerable areas, and that more women and people with foreign backgrounds be able to start businesses. It moreover requires investments in research and development. Support for incubators far from major cities and to groups without capital and contacts is the same thing in practice.

• risk capital throughout the countrydecisive»Kapitalförsörjning är avgörande för många småföretag. Vi vill att det statliga riskkapitalet blir mer effektivt och att investeraravdraget breddas och fördjupas. Därtill behöver det statliga riskkapitalet bli mer jämställt och nå hela landet, inte minst de utsatta områdena.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Capital supply is crucial for many small businesses. We want state risk capital to become more efficient and the investor deduction to be broadened and deepened. Furthermore, state risk capital needs to become more equal and reach the entire country, not least vulnerable areas.”
• broader enterprise»Vi måste också ta vara på all den drivkraft som finns i Sverige. Fler kvinnor och personer med utländsk bakgrund ska ha möjlighet att starta företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must also take advantage of all the drive that exists in Sweden. More women and people with foreign backgrounds shall have the opportunity to start businesses.”
• investments in research»För att Sveriges företag även fortsättningsvis ska kunna leverera produkter, tjänster och jobb i världsklass krävs en pålitlig infrastruktur i hela landet, satsningar på forskning och utveckling och krafttag mot brott emot företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“For Sweden's companies to continue to be able to deliver world-class products, services and jobs, a reliable infrastructure throughout the country, investments in research and development and efforts against crime against businesses are required.”
• utilize research results»En ökad kommersialisering av forskningens resultat stärker Sveriges innovationskraft.« (party programme ↗)“Increased commercialization of research results strengthens Sweden's innovative power.”

The plan explicitly promises that a startup commission shall be appointed and wants to increase research grants and cooperation between higher education and business. It also wants conditions for entrepreneurship to be strengthened throughout the country, not just in major cities. A coherent strategy and support to incubators for rapidly growing enterprises thus follows from these commitments.

• startup commissiondecisive»En startup-kommission ska tillsättas och skattesystemet anpassas bättre till den växande delningsekonomin.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A startup commission shall be appointed and the tax system adapted better to the growing sharing economy.”
• cooperation between higher education and business»Det behövs goda villkor och social trygghet för doktorander och forskare, ökad samverkan« (party programme ↗)“There is a need for good conditions and social security for doctoral students and researchers, increased cooperation”
• increased research grants»Vi vill öka forskningsanslagen och både skapa bättre karriärvägar för yngre forskare och se riktade satsningar på att svenska universitet ska kunna locka hit världens främsta forskare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to increase research grants and both create better career paths for younger researchers and see targeted efforts to enable Swedish universities to attract the world's leading researchers.”
• entrepreneurship throughout the country»Företagandet i hela Sverige hämmas när skatten kan vara fem, sex eller sju kronor högre per hundralapp i glesbygd än i Stockholm.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Entrepreneurship throughout Sweden is hampered when tax can be five, six or seven kronor higher per hundred in sparsely populated areas than in Stockholm.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan gives the state the task of promoting new business formation through a good climate for innovation and product and market development, which is precisely what incubators and demonstration systems aim at. It also establishes that public bodies should contribute to making risk capital available, not least for small enterprises and in regions with weak capital formation, which entails the requirement for support to incubators far from major cities. That Sweden should be at the forefront of research investments supports the requirement for increased research financing, while the plan's rejection of direct business subsidies sets a limit.

• state promotion of new business formationdecisive»Staten bör främja nyföretagande genom att skapa ett gott klimat för innovationer samt« (party programme ↗)“The state should promote new business formation by creating a good climate for innovations and”
• risk capital in weak regions»riskkapital finns tillgängligt, inte minst för mindre företag och i regioner med svag« (party programme ↗)“risk capital is available, not least for smaller enterprises and in regions with weak”
• leading research investments»Sverige måste därför ligga i främsta ledet när det gäller satsningar på forskning och« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must therefore be at the forefront when it comes to investment in research and”
• no direct business subsidies»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct business subsidies are rejected.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's recipe for growing companies is simpler tax system, competitive taxes and one-third less red tape, not a new independent organisation and a state strategy for fast-growing companies. A large state is explicitly described as a weaker society. The plan also wants to protect free research from political interference, which argues against steered research funding.

• good conditions for growing companiesdecisive»Villkoren för att starta, växa och expandera behöver vara goda för att fler ska våga lämna trygga och välbetalda jobb för att starta företag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Conditions for starting, growing and expanding need to be good so that more dare leave secure and well-paid jobs to start companies.”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove one-third of companies' administrative costs and one-third of red tape”
• limited state apparatus»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
• free research»Värna den fria forskningen från politiska pekpinnar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect free research from political interference”

The counter-proposal wants to establish a new independent organization and a coherent strategy for fast-growing companies and increase public research funding. The plan's path to more and growing companies is instead regulatory simplification, lower costs and fewer agencies, and it requires clear citizen benefit for every public investment. The plan does, however, share the ambition to stimulate entrepreneurship, which makes the conclusion uncertain.

• fewer agenciesdecisive»Stoppa slöseriet inom myndigheterna och slå samman myndigheter« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stop the waste within the authorities and merge agencies”
• regulatory simplification as main tool»Verka för regelförenkling och avlasta småföretagens administrativa börda« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work for regulatory simplification and ease small businesses' administrative burden”
• clear citizen benefit required»Sverigedemokraterna vill koncentrera de offentliga utgifterna till välfärdens hjärta och begära tydlig medborgarnytta för alla satsningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Sweden Democrats want to concentrate public expenditure on the heart of welfare and require clear citizen benefit for all investments.”
• stimulate entrepreneurship»Skapa förutsättningar för nyföretagande och entreprenörskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create conditions for entrepreneurship and enterprise”