Icelandings Cast

Doctor in the Day, DJ in the Night

Victor Guðmundsson, a.k.a. Doctor Victor Sound, is an Icelander that studied medicine abroad (actually in my hometown Martin, Slovakia). We can perhaps call him “útlendingur” just the other way around. I invited him to talk about those slight differences in health care between Iceland and Slovakia, how is it to study abroad and be a foreigner there, how it is to get a chance to help people back in his country, and also how it is to work as a doctor during the day and as a well known and popular DJ at night. 
Yes, Victor - @doctorvictorsound, is a man of two faces, or as I said, “he heals people with his hands & words during the day and with his music during the night”. In this Icelandings Cast episode, we hopefully talked about everything that might interest you from the health care perspective yet from the DJ & Producer life as well.
 

Personal Taxes in Iceland

Taxes, taxes, taxes! Personal taxes in Iceland with my next host Björgvin Theodór Arnarson. Björgvin is currently finishing his accounting and auditing studies and works in an accountant company in Akureyri. We (hopefully) described everything as best as possible and didn't forget anything. And, we really have had fun (who would say that when talking about taxes, right?).

CV, Cover Letter & Icelandic Job Market

How to create a CV and write a strong cover letter when applying for a job in Iceland is just a part of the episode where I welcome Silja Jóhannesar Ástudóttir. Silja worked as a recruiter for a former agency Capacent, she is in a contact with foreigners and has also taught Icelandic before. We went over topics such as how to apply for a job, where to apply, what to do once we are invited for an interview, and also, what to do when we are not getting replies at all. How looks the Icelandic market nowadays and where is the market positioning people from abroad that are applying for a job. 
All in the episode. Below, I am leaving a couple of links that might help you when looking for a job. 
https://www.hagvangur.is/ - hiring agency
https://swappagency.com/ - hiring agency 
https://elja.is/ - an agency providing jobs mostly in the industrial area
https://www.vinnumalastofnun.is/ - of course, jobs for unemployed people
https://alfred.is/ - jobs advertisement 
https://www.50skills.com/ - hiring system with jobs offers

Icelandings Cast - How to Finance Your Business Start in Iceland

Hello listeners! In the second episode of Icelandings Cast, I talked again with Rebekka Kristín Garðarsdóttir from the association SSNE about how to finance your business in Iceland when you are just beginning, wherefrom people can find money to finance their business, what types of grants and funds exist in Iceland, how to apply for grants, how does it work in reality, etc.
All helpful and additional links are below!
Hope you enjoy it.
 
Links: 
https://en.rannis.is/ - all innovation grants available in Iceland
https://www.vinnumalastofnun.is/en - business development grants
https://www.byggdastofnun.is/is/fjarmognun-verkefna - non-bank financing
https://atvinnumalkvenna.is/english/ - grants only for women
https://www.poppinsandpartners.com/ - paid consultation and various grants
http://www.evris.is/ - paid consultation when applying for big international grants
https://www.nmi.is/en/employer-payroll - payroll requirements 
https://www.nmi.is/en/choosing-a-name - how to register and choose a name for your company
Associations as SSNE (North East) in the rest of Iceland that will help you with your business:
Capital Area - https://ssh.is/
North West - https://www.ssnv.is/
West Iceland - https://ssv.is/ 
Westfjörds - https://www.vestfirdir.is/ 
Reykjanes Peninsula - https://sss.is/ 
South Iceland - https://www.sass.is/ 
East Iceland - https://austurbru.is/ 

Icelandings Cast - How to Start Your Own Business in Iceland?

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of the Icelandings Cast! In this episode, me and Rebekka Kristín Garðarsdóttir from the SSNE talked about how to start your own business in Iceland, what companies do exist in Iceland, what do you need to know, rules, regulations and taxes, how to build your business plan and much more. As promised, I am adding useful links below that might help everyone that is thinking about starting their own business. Hope you enjoy it!
PS - Since it is the first episode and my first recording ever, things might be got funny or awkward, and so thank you for understanding, I will also work on my word "like" :-)
Links: 
https://startuptools.org/ - free resources for startups in Iceland in English
https://www.nmi.is/en/business-support - an informational page about how to start your business in Iceland in English
https://www.skatturinn.is/ - all information and documents needed to start your own business (easy to translate to English via Google Translate)
https://island.is/en/o/syslumenn - here you will find an application for an operating license to provide for example accommodation, restaurants, events, etc.
Associations as SSNE (North East) in the rest of Iceland that will help you with your business:
Capital Area - https://ssh.is/
North West - https://www.ssnv.is/
West Iceland - https://ssv.is/ 
Westfjörds - https://www.vestfirdir.is/ 
Reykjanes Peninsula - https://sss.is/ 
South Iceland - https://www.sass.is/ 
East Iceland - https://austurbru.is/