entrepreneurship as a career choice

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Entrepreneurship as Entrepreneurship as a career choicea career choice

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To become an entrepreneur is easy

To become a successful entrepreneur requires hard work.

MONEY

INDEPENDENCE

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Become an entrepreneur not because you

have tobut because you

WANT to!

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Have a solid business idea.

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What then?What then?

• Test the idea.

• Write a detailed business plan.

• Calculate if your plan is financially viable.

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What is business plan?What is business plan?

It describes your business and howyou are going to make money.

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The plan answers these questionsThe plan answers these questions

• What is your idea?• What are the goals of

your business? • What do you sell

(product, service)?• Who will buy your

product?• What is the price?• What does it cost to

make?• Is your plan financially

viable?

• Who are your competitors?

• How are going to market and sell your product?

• What kind of investments it needs?

• Do you need employees?• What kind of premises

you need?• What are your

qualifications to become an entrepreneur?

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Get helpGet help in evaluating the plan in evaluating the plan

• Business service centers• Turku: Potkuri• Satakunta: Enter• Oulu: BusinessOulu• Vantaa: Leija• Mikkeli: Miset Oy• Centres for Economic Development, Transport

and the Environment (ELY-keskukset

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Have support!

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Payback period

Time

Incomes

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Financial supportFinancial support• Own investments or other private

investments• Start-up grant (Starttiraha)• Yrityshautomot• Loans• Finnvera (www.finnvera.fi)

• Loan for Women Entrepreneurs• Microloan• Micro-guarantee

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Educate yourself on entrepreneurship.

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Network inside and outside your business area.

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Only dead fish go with the flow.

Make your business look like you!

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JUST GO FOR IT!

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Extra informationExtra information

• www.perustayritys.fi• www.prh.fi (Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus)• www.finnvera.fi• www.potkuri.fi• www.ypenter.fi• www.yrittajat.fi (Suomen Yrittäjät)

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