Leif Lundblad received the newly established ESBRI Award

Serial entrepreneur and inventor Leif Lundblad was awarded the Esbri Award – For Entrepreneurship. Is was awarded in connection with Esbri’s tenth anniversary celebrations at the Södra Theater in Stockholm.

The newly established prize is awarded to individuals, companies, institutions or organizations that have made efforts to improve the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden. And the first prize went to Esbris founder Leif Lundblad.

He received the award, appropriately enough, during the celebration of Esbris’ tenth anniversary on September 24, 2007. The award ceremony was attended by Signhild Arnegård-Hansen, chair person of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Svenska Lantchips, and Jöran Hägglund, State Secretary at the Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation.

The citation, read by Esbri’s managing director Magnus Aronsson, said that Lundblad was awarded the prize because, by founding Esbri, he has “made a major contribution to the development of knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship in Sweden. In doing so, he has also made a major contribution to improving the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden”.

The prize consists of the sculpture “Vinge” by the artist Henrik Allert. Magnus Aronsson presented the prize and explained the idea behind the choice of artwork.

– We wanted to find a symbol for entrepreneurship. And all entrepreneurs must dare to try their wings. There are also risks associated with entrepreneurship, for example, there is a story in Greek mythology about the man who came too close to the sun. But this wing is much more sustainable, I promise,” he said.

It was a visibly surprised and pleasantly surprised Leif Lundblad who stepped onto the stage after Magnus Aronsson’s revelation about the prize. The whole thing had been kept secret until the very end.

– This is typical of you, Magnus! exclaimed Lundblad. Thank you very much!

– I would also like to thank everyone who has come here to celebrate us today, and all the interesting speakers. And a big thank you to Nutek and Vinnova for a good collaboration, Leif Lundblad continued.

Jury’s motivation

An entrepreneur has a vision – and the courage and strength to implement that vision. The first recipient of the ‘Esbri Award – For Entrepreneurship’ is indeed an entrepreneur in the true sense of the word. He has been an entrepreneur and inventor since his youth and has a number of patents to his name – several of which have been very successful. The laureate has also generously shared his successes. This includes laying the foundations for the first private initiative to stimulate entrepreneurship in Sweden.

The first “Esbri Award – For Entrepreneurship” goes to serial entrepreneur and inventor Leif Lundblad. By founding Esbri, he has made a major contribution to the development of knowledge and understanding of entrepreneurship in Sweden. In doing so, he has also made a major contribution to improving the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden.

Facts about the prize

Since the fall of 2007, ESBRI has been awarding an award for entrepreneurship. We call it the “Esbri Award – For Entrepreneurship”. By awarding this, we want to draw attention to individuals, companies, institutions or organizations that have made efforts to improve the entrepreneurial climate in Sweden. The jury consists of Esbri employees. The prize is awarded at regular (or irregular) intervals, when Esbri considers it appropriate.

The prize consists of the sculpture “Wing” by Henrik Allert.