Entrepreneurship and self-employment
Yrittäjyyden Olohuone (Entrepreneurship Living Room)
Yrittäjyyden Olohuone is an open, relaxed low-threshold meeting place for everyone. You don’t need to have a ready-made business idea – just genuine enthusiasm and curiosity!
On site you can meet the employment service’s business coordinator and on separate theme days also the experts of our network’s different entrepreneurship services.
From 15.8.24 Hanna Tuhkio from the new business center of the Kuopio region will be also present. Free entrepreneurship counseling at a low threshold is available.
Time
Every other thursday (odd weeks) from 13 to 15 o’clock, without an appointment.
Otherwise by appointment.
Place:
TyöNavigaattori
Asemakatu 7, Kuopio
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Education and training
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Do you dream about being an entrepreneur?
The Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship (Yrittäjyyden ammattitutkinto, available in Finnish) is provided by Savo Vocational College, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, and Business Center North Savo.
More information about the degree:
Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship (yrittäjyyden ammattitutkinto, available in Finnish)
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If you are considering entrepreneurship as a career option, planning on becoming an entrepreneur, or have set up a business, you can participate in career coaching or a training or coaching service that supports different aspects and stages of entrepreneurship. You can apply for labour market training or study independently.
Entrepreneurial training and coaching provide you with information about the everyday life of an entrepreneur and help you plan your business. You can develop your business idea, draw up a business plan, and deepen your understanding of e.g. marketing, financial administration and taxation, while learning more about the ins and outs of starting a business.
The durations and scopes of the training periods vary. In training organised as short-term labour market training, you can develop your business idea and receive support in preparing a business plan. More extensive training for completing the Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship or a part of it can also be arranged as labour market training.
You can also participate in self-study courses that support your start in entrepreneurship and its different areas. Please remember to check in advance whether your studies will affect your unemployment benefit.
You can start your business while participating in entrepreneurship training. Once you have made the decision to start a business, you should contact the TE Office or the local government pilot as soon as possible. As a new entrepreneur, you may be eligible for a start-up grant, or you may be entitled to unemployment benefits.
More information:
Currently available entrepreneurial training programmes (koulutukset.te-palvelut.fi)
Clients of the local government pilot:
As a client of the Employment Service and the local government pilot, you can select from a wide range of services to support your self-employment.
Your personal coach can help you with any questions related to the training. You can contact your personal coach through the contact request form in the TE Services’ Oma asiointi (My e-Services) portal -> Oma asiointi.