Member Spotlight
Mr. Scheuritzel: Another reason I believe it is great
to work with Swedes is that they have a different
business culture and value things differently than in
America, and that has taught me a lot.
Mr. Scheuritzel: When I compare doing business in
America and in Sweden, I feel that Swedes and
Europeans are more broad-minded and look longer into the future. The emphasis is not just on economic values. They also value the preservation of
nature, corporate and social responsibility, and
fairness. The emphasis is on doing the right thing,
whether policy-, environmental-, or labor-wise.
Mr. Larsson: Speaking of fairness, I have this specific
memory from when I was working with a Swedish client who was negotiating with a builder, and
they were talking about money. The client told the
builder, “I can’t pay you this much because then
I’d have to charge my customers more, and that
would be unfair.” That was something I had never
heard in a business context in America!
David Larsson
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SACC-PHILADELPHIA
Are you trying to work with those values, yourselves?
Mr. Larsson: Yes, certainly. We highly value conscientiousness, fairness, competence, and loyalty.
How did you hear about SACC?
Mr. Larsson: We have always been very interested
in Sweden and proud of our Swedish heritage, but
our connection to SACC-Philadelphia came from
out of the blue. In July 2014, I received a call from
the founder, Mr. Erwin Apell, whose law firm was
in the process of merging with my friend Ellen McDowell’s law firm in New Jersey (now known as McDowell Posternock Apell & Detrick P.C.). Ellen had
told Mr. Apell about my Swedish background and
interests, so Mr. Apell called and got me very interested in becoming a corporate member of the
chamber.
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TEXT: Charlotte Isberg
PICTURES: Courtesy of Larsson & Scheuritzel P.C.
member spotlight
In what way?
Paul Scheuritzel