startup and sme partnerships - arctic15
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
What SMEs Can Offer to Startups - And Vice VersaJaakko MännistöVice-Chair of Federation of Finnish EnterprisesFounder/CEO of Feedbackly
![Page 2: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
An established SME seeking growththrough new innovations.
x
A freshman startup seekinggrowth through new partnerships.
![Page 3: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Source: Uudistajat (2016).
18 % of SMEs in Finland haveco-operated with a startup.
7 % of SME entrepreneurs in Finland have invested in a startup.
![Page 4: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
SME: Benefits and Challenges of Startup Co-operation
Source: Uudistajat (2016).
BENEFITS• Outside expertise• Productivity • New products and processes• New markets abroad• Renewal• New owners and partners
CHALLENGES• Sustainability of idea• Resourcing of experiments• Expectation management• Lack of commitment• Falling short of targets
![Page 5: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
BENEFITS• Marketing channel• Customer references• Mentorship• Funding• Industry know-how• Agility
CHALLENGES• Unwillingess to change• Lack of commitment• Differing expecations• Colliding cultures• Limited resources
Startup: Benefits and Challenges of SME Co-operation
Source: Uudistajat (2016).
![Page 6: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
For an SME startup co-operationis a highway to new innovationand stronger competitiveness.
![Page 7: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
For a startup SME co-operationis an opportunity to lean pilots,
valuable first references and hard or soft capital.
![Page 8: Startup and SME partnerships - Arctic15](https://reader038.vdocuments.us/reader038/viewer/2022100514/5a65403f7f8b9a5b558b5a15/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)