Planning your Business

With this guide you can logically plan your business and the necessary details will be considered so that everything is in order for a profitable and continuing business.

Going Through the Business Requirements with a Business Advisor

It is good to discuss with a business advisor when starting to plan your own business. You will get valuable information and as an outsider, the advisor has a good possibility to contact public investors and help with financial applications and other documents.

Skills
An entrepreneur’s most important resource is his skill. Good skill requires education and working experience. If you don’t have good skills, it is risky to start a business. Lack of education it is not an obstacle, you can educate yourself in courses funded by the Ministry of Employment.

Education
As an entrepreneur, you should know about the laws of your field, bookkeeping and closing of the books, industrial relations, taxation and budgeting. You should be committed to continuously educate yourself and follow the business environment.

Is there demand for your product or service?
A foundation for all businesses is the demand for products or services. On the other hand, good skill combined with a well prepared and competitive business idea always enables a new company and helps it to succeed. It is easiest to start a new business when markets are growing and it is hardest when markets are falling. When markets fall, the newest businesses will have more challenges than those who have been in the market longer.

Contact Information

Oulun Seudun Uusyrityskeskus ry is a service centre for start-ups and for entrepreneurs in business operated by our cooperation partners and local municipalities. We support you with all the information necessary to plan business activities in the early stages. Our advisory services are free of charge and strictly confidential. Please contact us:

Business Advisor Jarmo Siipola
Tel: +358 44 977 2169
jarmo.siipola@uusyrityskeskus.fi

Business Advisor Anneli Rinta-Paavola
Tel: +358 400 216 060
anneli.rinta-paavola@uusyrityskeskus.fi

Business Advisor Shefat Islam
Tel: +358 40 674 9457
shefat.islam@businessoulu.com

Oulun Seudun Uusyrityskeskus ry
Address: Sepänkatu 20, 90100 Oulu
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