Starting a business

The Oulu Region Enterprise Agency offers advice to entrepreneurs planning and starting their own business. With the experts of the Agency, you can go through business idea evaluation, company form, market situation, financial planning, financing, and practical questions. The Oulu Region Enterprise Agency is a completely free and confidential advice service for new and start-up businesses, run jointly by partner companies and municipalities.

At BusinessAsema, work and people meet in an environment that conveniently offers options for developing both your own skills and your business, for example through various coaching and events. Businesses can use the FabLab digital micro-manufacturing laboratory and the AV studio. BusinessAsema is also a pilot environment for property technology.

BusinessAsema’s Guidance services offers advice and guidance on employment and business issues on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can call 08 558 55810 for service Mon-Fri 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can also book an appointment for remote advice. Pop-up services without an appointment can be found on the BusinessAsema website.

Startup Station provides inspiration, information and networking opportunities for early-stage start-ups and entrepreneurs. We bring together start-ups, early-stage growth companies, experts, incubator programmes and ecosystem partners through events and coaching programmes, for example. Startup Station is a safe environment to innovate, share, fail, succeed, and rise to the next level. Startup Express, a year-round pre-incubator programme, helps early-stage teams to get started with entrepreneurship. Welcome to join us!

Yrityskummit i.e. ”entrepreneurship buddies” are a network of experienced entrepreneurs, business leaders and business experts who can provide you with insight on issues related to the development, growth and internationalisation of your business.

The Starttiraha start-up grant is a discretionary grant for a start-up entrepreneur for up to 12 months. It is intended to support livelihoods in the early stages of a full-time business when the income from the business is still low. The start-up grant is applied for by submitting an online application to the employment services. The application is filled in at Job Market Finland.

At Yritystulkki database you will find guides, workbooks and calculation software for business, marketing, and financial planning for both new and established businesses. The database includes a wide range of forms for business, administration, labour relations and government, as well as contract templates for everyday business situations. Forms in English are also available. The Yritystulkki database is suitable for both start-up and established entrepreneurs and is used for teaching purposes in a number of vocational colleges and universities.

Yritys-Suomi (Enterprise Finland) is a nationwide online service run by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment that provides information, services and tools for businesses and start-ups. Information is available on topics such as securing a livelihood, business planning, financing, taxation, and start-up activities. The website also offers an entrepreneurial test to test your readiness to become an entrepreneur.