Tuesday, 11 May 2010
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Doing Business in Denmark
This includes:
Doing Business Guide
Sector Reports
FCO Country Updates
Overseas Security Information for Business (OSIB)
What are the Opportunities?
Whether you are a small or middle-sized company with limited international experience or a truly global multinational with a strong presence in Denmark, UK Trade & Investment Denmark can assist your company growing business in the Danish market and across the Nordic region.
The Danish market is an open, attractive and yet competitive market where there are significant business opportunities for UK companies proposing value-added, innovative and unique technologies, products or services. The market represents a multitude of opportunities across a broad range of industries for companies demonstrating excellence, novelty and relevance. ‘Me-too’-products catering to a crowded marketplace will often encounter difficulties gaining access to the Danish market. Product differentiation, high brand value and trend-setting propositions will, in most instances, be positively received.
UK Trade & Investment Denmark highlights opportunities within the following business sectors:
Life Sciences
Business opportunities areas: Partnership identification, outsourcing services to Biotech and pharmaceutical sectors, licensing, value-added medical technologies to the healthcare sector, R&D collaboration and product/services supporting ongoing improvements of the Danish healthcare sector.
ICT
Business opportunity areas: Niche software, innovative consumer technology, e-health, wireless technology, services supporting process optimization, Green IT, mobile innovation including mobile payment systems and intelligent transport system.
Food/Drinks
Business opportunity areas: Innovative/functional food, organic food, healthy food, delicatessen products, convenience food and high-end products with a quality packaging and strong brand value.
Cleantech and renewable energy
Business opportunity areas: Partnerships, services, financing, project start-up, sourcing of academic/industry expertise, energy infrastructure, domestic appliances, wind energy, biofuels, wave/tidal, grid technology supply, Electric Vehicle technology and testing/demonstration.
Consumer Goods
Business opportunity areas: Consumer electronics, user-driven design, sustainability, exclusive fashion, niche fashion.
Rail and Infrastructure
Business opportunity areas: Rail network (signalling), Copenhagen Metro City Ring, Femern Belt Bridge between Denmark and Germany.
UN/Aid-funded business
Business opportunity areas: Selling to the United Nations (education and scholastic equipment, vehicles, medical/hospital, pharmaceuticals/vaccines, water/waste water, election materials etc.)
In addition, there are significant business within Creative & Media, Business Services, Education and Training and Marine/Ports/Airports.
Guide to Doing Business in Denmark
UKTI has produced a guide aimed at companies experienced in overseas trade who are new to doing business with Denmark. This guide aims to provide a route map of the way ahead, together with signposts to sources of help.
Introduction
Preparing to Export
How to do Business
What are the challenges
Business Etiquette
How to invest in Denmark
Contacts
Download the Denmark Doing Business Guide
Sector Reports
For information on your sector in Denmark including characteristics of the market, opportunities and key contacts, please check out the latest sector reports.