Becoming an entrepreneur

We help you to develop an idea into business idea.  We also coach you on preparing a business plan and your profitability and financing calculations.  

If you don´t know where to start or you don´t have an initial business plan, your first step is register to our How to become an entrepreneur in Finland?  and Business Plan Training events to get the basic information. Check here our upcoming events and register online.  We also highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with the Guide to Entrepreneurship. After that you will benefit more from discussions with our business advisor. 

Guide to Entrepreneurship 

In the Guide to Entrepreneurship you can read about

• what your business plan should be like
• where you can get financing for your business
• how you register your enterprise

The guide has been created in collaboration with the network of the Enterprise Agencies and its members. Guide is updated annually so the information provided in the Guide is always up-to-date.

You can download a guide here: https://uusyrityskeskus.fi/en/help-for-entrepreneurs/guide-to-entrepreneurship/

How to become an Entrepreneur in Finland?

How to become an Entrepreneur in Finland? event gives you useful information related to starting business in Finland. You will get an overview of what kind of things new entrepreneurs must take into account when setting up business in Finland. In the event you will learn how to develop your business idea and why it is important to draft a business plan and what it should contain.You also get information from different forms of self-employment and practical information related to insurances, financing, taxation, company´s permits and registration of the company.  You will find here our upcoming events and register online. 

Business Plan Training

Business Plan Training event is for you who need support in making a business plan and calculations. Training gives you depth to refine your own plan. We give you basic tools to describe your business idea into a complete business plan. The topics of the training include the pricing of products and services, the construction of the earnings model and the organization of sales. You will get practical tips on writing a functional business plan and making profitability calculations for your business. Check here our upcoming events and register online. 

Business plan templates

Here you can download the Business plan template, Business plan Instruction texts and Calculation template:

• Business plan template

• Business plan instruction texts

• Calculation template   

Personal appointment 

In order to book a personal appointment with our business advisor, please email us your business plan and/or calculations. If you haven’t started writing your business plan and profitability and financing calculations, your first step is register to our How to become an entrepreneur in Finland?  and Business Plan Training events to get the basic information.  After that you will benefit more from discussions with our business advisor in a personal meeting.  In a personal meeting you will get personal guidance related to your business plan and your profitability and financing calculations. 

You can make an appointment: 

by email: asiakaspalvelu@yritysidea.fi 
by phone 014 248 4002 (on weekdays at 9-12 am).

All our services are free of charge.  

Business advising services are available for people who live in Jyväskylä or who are establishing business in Jyväskylä, Muurame, Joutsa, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Toivakka and Uurainen.