FOR STARTING ENTREPRENEURS

We will advise and assist you in practical matters. Personally, in confidence and for free. Call or submit a service request via the bot!

‘We help more than 200 entrepreneurs start their journey every year. 
You can come to us for advice with a potential or complete business idea.’ 

Idea Button

Do you have a good business idea? Test it with our business advisor!

Click Read More. Press the Idea Button on the www.ideanappi.fi site. Describe your idea. Send. We'll contact you.

Our business advisors reply to the ideas sent via Idea Button on weekdays 8.30 am - 4 pm in confidence and for free.

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Ensure a great start: utilise our start-up advice!

Great – you’ve decided to start a company!

You don’t have to try and think about everything on your own. You should come and talk with our business consultant, as more than 80% of the companies we have advised still operate after five years.

We’ll guide you with your business idea, business plan and profitability calculations. We’ll help you apply for funding and advise you in choosing the right business entity. – We’ll advise you in all practical matters!
 

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Many paths to entrepreneurship

Did you know that you can also launch and develop your business without starting your own company?

You can join a cooperative or buy an existing company, in which case the trading method can be a stock or a business transaction. In this way, you get a safer start, a pre-tested business idea and you can develop and grow an existing company.

Let’s consider different business entities and options together!

Contact us and make an appointment through our service number +358 44 702 2700 or chat.

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Partners and support via networks

Effective and reliable networks are a must today! You should utilise them as efficiently as possible in developing your business operations and your own expertise.

We develop and serve the cooperation networks of companies in the Lahti region. We regularly hold various events free of charge that give you the opportunity to meet other entrepreneurs and form partnerships!
 

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Participate in the webinar for start-ups!

Our cooperation network, The Finnish Enterprise Agencies, organises regularly a webinar "How to become an entrepreneur in Finland". It is free of charge and open to all who are interested in launching new business. It's worth participating: You’ll get usefull information and meet other prospective entrepreneurs.
 

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