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Vision without action is just a dream, action without vision just passes the time, and vision with action can change the world
BILL GATES
Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts
WINSTON CHURCHILL -
If you show people the problems and you show people the solutions they will be moved to act
NELSON MANDELA
Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally
DAVID FROST -
Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower
STEVE JOBS
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success
HENRY FORD -
The investor of today does not profit from yesterday's growth
WARREN BUFFETT
Action is the foundational key to all success
PABLO PICASSO -
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have
WINSTON CHURCHILL
The entrepreneur always searches for change, responds to it, and exploits it as an opportunity
PETER DRUCKER -
People 'over-produce' pollution because they are not paying for the costs of dealing with it
HA-JOON CHANG
I wanted to be an editor or a journalist but I soon found I had to become an entrepreneur in order to keep my magazine going
RICHARD BRANSON -
Consume less; share better
HERVE KEMPF
There are so many similarities between a start-up venture and a political campaign, the rhythm, the tempo, the hours, the intensity
MIKE MCCURRY -
All the human and animal manure which the world wastes, if returned to the land, instead of being thrown into the sea, would suffice to nourish the world
VICTOR HUGO
Adventure without risks is Disneyland
DOUG COUPLAND -
I welcome and seek your ideas, but do not bring me small ideas; bring me big ideas to match our future
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER
Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas
DONATELLA VERSACE -
Honesty is the best policy
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
I quit being afraid when my first venture failed and the sky didn't fall down
ALLEN NEUHARTH -
If you have no critics you'll likely have no success
MALCOM X
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go
T.S. ELIOT -
And innovation is the opportunity and best opportunity we have to grow the economy
Jerry Moran
I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed
Michael Jordan
About Us
SymbioSwiss is a Switzerland-based organization with a global scope. Its dual objective is:
- a) to contribute to an improvement of the economic, environmental and social development of the world, and
- b) to boost entrepreneurship and innovation by accompanying selected companies or projects able to bring about a change of paradigm.
Both elements are complementary. The first one is closely connected to public policies and to the academic world, in a non-for-profit perspective. It can take the form of a participation to think tanks. The second part aims at creating new ventures or to develop entrepreneurial companies, in order to reach concrete and tangible results. To that affect, a club of entrepreneurs has been established, with view to select, invest and accompany high potential projects, with an attractive return-on-investment.
SymbioSwiss is active in fields such as energy, water, the environment and clean technologies; but also in others like hospitality, logistics, communications and some more. SymbioSwiss can count on an extensive Swiss, European and World-wide network, mainly built over the years by its Executive Chairman and other members of the Strategic Board.
As a result, the SymbioSwiss organization encompasses several dimensions, from a holistic conceptual approach and an innovative vision to an ability to identify promising projects and to scale-up companies, in a pragmatic, efficient and profitable manner.
The organization is composed of two distinct parts:
The purpose of SymbioSwiss Sustainability is to participate to the global reflection on environmental topics, climate change, energy supply and efficiency, water management, waste treatment and recycling, as well as the development of the CleanTech technologies.
The purpose of the SymbioSwiss Club of Entrepreneurs, with a business-oriented vision, is to select innovative ventures or companies, invest in them together with other partners and play a significant role in the management of such companies, with a view to achieve the growth and international scaling-up of such entities, so that they can deliver superior returns.
