Making it in America #6 – what a success!

Mak Our Making it in America seminar was a huge success!  We had SACC-LA’s Co-President Kim H. Swartz, Entertainment Attorney at MS&K, moderate the seminar.  He started by introducing his colleagues Howard Shapiro and Susan Kohn Ross, both Partners at MS&K.  Howard talked about all the different visa categories and explained which […]

Making it in America Lesson #6

Visas & Customs:  How to stay in the U.S. and other secrets! Tuesday, January 29, 2013 To Make It In America you must first be able to stay in America! Which visa is best for me?  What is the difference between an H1-B visa and a L-1 visa?  Do I […]

Scandiwood – Making it in America

Making it in America Monday, October 29th The current Scandinavian trend in Hollywood has created an attractive opportunity for Scandinavian entertainment companies and talent seeking to establish connections in Los Angeles.  In this day and age, cultural differences are however still a factor, which can be challenging when doing transcontinental […]

Seminar 4, 10 Tips for raising capital & growing a successful business

In the fourth part of our business seminar series, Making it in America, we held a panel discussion about the best methods to raise investment capital and funding for a new business. Our experienced panel members gave us advice on whom to turn to, when and how. Below, you’ll learn […]

Seminar 5, Scandiwood

The current Scandinavian trend in Hollywood has created an attractive opportunity for Scandinavian entertainment companies and talent seeking to establish connections in Los Angeles.  In this day and age, cultural differences are however still a factor, which can be challenging when doing transcontinental business. In the fifth part of our business […]

Making it in America 4: Investment and Funding

MAKING IT IN AMERICA 4 Investment & Funding The landscape for raising money in order to expand your business, take your idea to next level or finance a creative production, such as a movie, has changed rapidly. The demands are higher, everything goes faster and you have to be able […]

Making it in America 3

MAKING IT IN AMERICA 3: Five keys for achieving success in sales and distribution in the US Wednesday September 28th, 2011 6.30-9pm. Come and learn what it takes to become successful at selling and distribution in the US – often the most difficult part of an enterprise for a Swede! […]

Seminar 3 The Art of Selling – and getting it out there!

For the third part of our business seminar series, Making it in America, we held a panel discussion about how to become successful at selling and distribution in the US. We also discussed main differences between sales strategies in Sweden and in the US. The speakers on the panel were; Tomas Jegeus, Co-President of […]

Making it in America 2

BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL BRAND IN THE US On Tuesday, June 28th, the second part of our business seminar series, Making it in America, took place at MS&K. The seminar consisted of a panel discussion about how to build a successful brand in the US and the differences between branding in Sweden […]

Seminar 2 Building a successful Brand in the U.S.

For the second part of our business seminar series, Making it in America, we held a panel discussion about how to build a successful brand in the US and the differences between branding in Sweden and in the US. The speakers on the panel were; Kim H. Swartz, Enterntainment Attorney at MS&K; Annika Hellstrand, Account […]