{"id":11716,"date":"2025-10-28T14:45:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T12:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uic.se\/?p=11716"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:08:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:08:12","slug":"uic-accelerate-helps-companies-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uic.se\/en\/uic-accelerate-helps-companies-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"UIC Accelerate helps companies grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Running a company is often an intense mix of passion, uncertainty, and an ever-growing to-do list. For many entrepreneurs, having someone by their side who can both challenge and guide them can make all the difference.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s where UIC Accelerate comes in, an incubator program that brings together experience, expertise, and networks that would otherwise take years to build. The program offers carefully selected business coaches and tailored content based on each company\u2019s needs, completely independent and without taking any ownership.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies gain access to valuable networks within capital, customers, industry expertise, and internationalization, while also being able to use up to SEK 500,000 in credit for coaching and partner services.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Agneta Franksson, Businesscoach at UIC Accelerate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Experienced business coach at UIC guides companies toward growth<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of those sharing her expertise within the accelerator is Agneta Franksson. She holds a Master of Science in Electrical and Biomedical Engineering and brings with her more than three decades of experience from the healthcare and life science sectors. Over the years, she has developed pacemakers, worked with clinical trials, and held CEO positions in both listed and privately owned companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more than ten years, Agneta has combined consultancy assignments with board work and corporate governance education as an accredited instructor at StyrelseAkademien.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her extensive experience in both operational and strategic roles has made her a highly sought-after advisor in business development and growth. In 2016, she was awarded Dagens Industri\u2019s Supergasell Prize as Chair of the Board, an award presented to Sweden\u2019s fastest-growing companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With her background in business development, leadership, and governance, the role of business coach at UIC was a natural next step. Today, she contributes with her strategic perspective and her passion for supporting emerging growth companies on their journey toward success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 It\u2019s about sharing experience so others don\u2019t have to reinvent the wheel, she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cYou gain valuable expertise even before you\u2019ve built a board or brought in investors. It\u2019s like an early injection that makes the journey both faster and safer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Accelerate makes a real difference for companies<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the beginning, a coach often serves as a broad sounding board, someone who can answer questions and provide perspective on everything from strategy to organization. As the company grows, its needs change, and the coach\u2019s role shifts toward offering more specific insights or opening doors to the right people and networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agneta emphasizes that this is where the UIC Accelerate<\/a> truly makes a difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 You gain valuable expertise even before you\u2019ve built a board or brought in investors. It\u2019s like an early injection that makes the journey both faster and safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenges companies must navigate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their idea that they risk getting stuck in the details. Products and innovation become the main focus, while other important aspects, such as structure, marketing, and board work, end up in the background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another common pitfall is when the founder tries to do everything alone. Agneta believes that a good way to move forward is to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 Imagine your company five years from now. Then work your way back to today, what steps do you need to take now to get there? It often becomes clearer what you actually need to let go of, says Agneta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simple but essential advice from an experienced coach<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n