Skills 2 Grow 2026

About

A program designed to assist early-stage and growth-oriented startups in enhancing their talent recruitment and retention strategies across Nordic borders, providing essential tools, legal insights, and networking opportunities to foster collaboration and growth.

Benefits

• 🛠️ Practical Tools
  Access to practical tools and skills for talent recruitment and retention
• ⚖️ Legal Insights
  Legal insights to navigate cross-border hiring
• 🤝Networking Opportunities
  Networking opportunities within a Nordic partnership of innovation ecosystems, academia, and business development organizations

Eligibility Criteria

• Startups must be early-stage or growth-oriented SMEs
• Companies planning their first hires or scaling their teams
• Companies open to cross-border collaboration across Denmark, Sweden, and Norway

Participation Commitments

• Must participate in workshops and collaborative programs
• Engagement in a flexible, skill-based structure
• Commitment to building stronger teams through improved recruitment practices

Target Region

Nordic region

Target Sector

All sectors