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" The relationships to the county council are very important. It is important to initiate a co-petition, which is difficult, despitepolitical will on a national level." It is difficult for the firms to grasp the difference between who benefits and who pays for the health care service. This is aproblem which is graver when the public sector is involved. It also implies that there is a risk of overconsumption of health care." the product development is comparably uncomplicated to these firms and tends to coincide with the business idea.Conclusions and implicationsExpected conclusions and implications include:" the eight corner stones are important to understand the challenges faced by the firms. Some cornerstones are easier to attainthan expected (product development) whereas others are harder to attain than expected (other relations)." These firms may need a different kind of support from the support system, where the collaboration with the public sector iscrucial.References- Davidsson, P. & Klofsten, M. (2003). The business platform. Developing an instrument to gauge and to assist the developmentof young firms. Journal of small business management. Vol 41, 1, p. 1-26.- Etzkowitz, H. (2008). The triple helix: university-industry-innovation in action. Routledge- Hyytinen, A. & Illmakunnas, P.(2007). What distinguishes a serial entrepreneur? Industrial and corporate change. 16, p. 793-821.- ITPS (2008) Uppföljning av 2003 års nystartade företag. Tre år efter start. Sveriges officiella stiatistik S2008:001. Stockholm:ITPS and SCB. [Follow up of the newly established enterprises in 2003 - three years after the start]- Klofsten, M. (1992a). Tidiga utvecklingsprocesser I teknikbaserade företag - en litteraturgenomgång. Department ofmanagement and economics LIUEKI/WPS-92-9203. Linköping: Linköping University.- Klofsten, M. (1992b). Tidiga utvecklingsprocesser I teknikbaserade företag. Linköping: Linköping University [PhD diss.]- Klofsten, M. (1994). Technology-based firms. Critical aspects of their early development. Journal of enterprising culture vol 2(1), pp. 535-557.- Lundquist, L. (1992). Förvaltning stat och samhälle. Lund: Stundentlitteratur.- Lundquist, L. (1998). Demokratins väktare. Lund: Studentlitteratur.- Wängsäter, O. (2006). Entreprenöriella skapelseberättelser: skisser från tidiga skeden i företags etableringsprocesser.Gävle: Gävle högskola [master diss.]- Yencken, J. & Gillin, M. (2006) The Klofsten business platform as self-diagnostic tool for technology-based small firms.Presented at the 2006 HTSF conference.Madrid, October 20, 21 & 22 - 2010238