Commercial Secretariat
Sisimiut Business Council is a private association. The everyday work of the council is handled by the Commercial Secretariat, whose offices are also at the former shipyard in Sisimiut. This is the office to contact if you would like advice about starting up as an entrepreneur.
Commercial Secretariat
Postboks 399, 3911 Sisimiut
Tel.: (+299) 86 35 00, Fax: (+299) 86 35 02,
Mobil: (+299) 53 77 92, Mobil: (+299) 52 88 98
Greenland Home Rule
At the Greenland Home Rule Web site, you can, for example, download a handbook for entrepreneurs packed with practical information about company types, financing, marketing and the like.
Greenland Home Rule, Postboks 1015, 3900 Nuuk
The contact details below are for direct contact with the Commerce Department, which will be happy to answer any questions you may have about starting a business.
Heidi Sonne-Clifford, Tel. (+299) 34 56 13, E-mail: heso@gh.gl
Christel Lund Jæger-Hansen, Tel. (+299) 34 56 34, E-mail: cljh@gh.gl
The Greenland Tourism and Business Council
The council can provide you with help in starting or developing a business and inform you of support opportunities – for example via the Nukiit Business Promotion Fund, help for new businesses, etc.
The Greenland Tourism and Business Council, Postboks 1615, Hans Egedesvej 29, 3900 Nuuk
Tel. (+299) 34 28 30, Fax (+299) 32 28 77
www.inussuk.gl (The Greenland Tourism and Business Council)
www.gt.gl (The Service Centre for the Greenland Tourism and Business Council)
You can download information about guidelines, application forms and instructions in Danish or Greenlandic:
Guidelines for the NUKIIT Business Promotion Fund
Dansk Kalaallisut
Application forms for the NUKIIT Business Promotion Fund
Dansk Kalaallisut
Greenland Venture A/S
Greenland Venture A/S is a company that mediates patient venture capital – particularly for companies focused on promoting exports or limiting imports. GV also provides advice concerning international programme relationships within the EU and information about opportunities for EU subsidies.
Greenland Venture A/S, Postboks 368, 3912 Maniitsoq
Tel. (+299) 81 23 00, Fax (+299) 81 24 00
Centre for Entrepreneurs and Growth
Postboks 399, Umiarsualivimmut 2, 3911 Sisimiut
Tel.: (+299) 86 35 00, Fax: (+299) 86 35 02
Mobil: (+299) 53 77 92, Mobil: (+299) 52 88 98
NORA
NORA is a regional, Nordic project collaboration under the Nordic Council of Ministers. The purpose is to support and promote development of the working relationship between the Faeroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland and North and West Norway.
Project support
NORA is now opening up for applications for project support. Priority will be given to collaborative projects concerning shellfish, but applications can also be made within NORA’s other areas of initiative.
NORA, Bryggjubakki 12, Postboks 259, FO-110 Tórshavn
Tel: (+298) 35 31 10 *, Fax: (+298) 35 31 01