A. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

1. Culture will in relative numbers and often also in absolute numbers receive less money from the public sector, which is why we have to find other sources/collaborations.
2. Companies today need to show a commitment towards society.
3. Philanthropic sponsorship belongs to history in addition to local charity, mainly in smaller towns to show that you are a good citizen.
4. All cooperation between companies and culture must be based on common business benefits in order for it to be successful and long-term.

1. Cultural collaboration can be profitable, improve brand value and increase involvement from the employees more than other collaborations.
2. Decision-makers in companies often find it difficult to get assistance finding profitable projects and to approach cultural practitioners.
3. The outside world today expects companies to be more involved in cultural and social issues.
4. K&N can help companies choose cultural projects and which ones to refrain from.
5. K&N can show how to make cultural collaborations profitable and long-term.
6. Companies can participate in the annual awarding of the Swedish Arts & Business Award (SABA) for the best collaboration between companies and culture during the past year and learn about successful examples.
7. Companies need an organization that works for and with the development of profitable collaborations between culture and business.

1. Culture needs funding from sources other than the public sector and collaborations that develop its own profitability in the long term.
2. Representatives of the culture are assisted in describing what they do so that the companies understand what mutual benefit a collaboration can provide.
3. K&N can show how to make business collaborations profitable and long-term.
4. The cultural practitioners get to participate in the annual distribution of SABA and thereby learn about successful examples.
5. Culture needs an organization that works for and with the development of profitable collaborations between culture and business.

1. K&N exists to drive and develop issues around collaborations between culture and business - exactly in the same way as e.g. The chambers of commerce work for their members.
2. K&N exists for actors to be able to have someone about cooperation between culture and business and how it should be designed to be good and productive.
3. K&N is there to help you design / develop a profitable collaboration between culture and business - among other things. using K & N's Culture Score Card tool.
4. K&N is there to be able to, through its award - SABA - reward the best collaborations during the past year between culture and business.
5. K&N is available to arrange seminars and provide consulting services regarding collaborations, etc. between culture and business.
6. K&N exists to pursue public opinion regarding the value of and the societal conditions for collaborations between culture and business.