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With the new year, there will also be new ways for public support for SMEs
The year 2022 will once again bring new impetus to public financial instruments for SMEs. The new EU funding period 2021-2027, as well as the new funding guidelines and new search portals for donors, will bring changes.

Virpi Utriainen is the new CEO of YritysEspoo
The Board of Directors of Espoo has appointed Virpi Utriainen, Master of Education, as the new CEO of the association. Utriainen will take up his post on March 20, 2022.

Acknowledgment to Pentti Komssi, Procurement Representative, for the meritorious work done for the benefit of entrepreneurs
Since 2017, Pentti Komssi has acted as a procurement advisor in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The work includes advising, coaching and sparring entrepreneurs on public procurement.

Grab 3 tips from Entrepreneurship for creative industries
Be easy for others to find. Your customers are currently the first to search for information online. Your business website should be easy to find and its content should be updated often enough.

This is how you apply for start-up money for the first steps in your business
The start-up grant supports the livelihood of a start-up entrepreneur in the early stages of starting a business. See the BE studio for instructions on how and under what conditions to apply for a start-up grant.

Investigation: Changes in ownership become more difficult – 25,000 companies are threatened with downsizing
More than half of entrepreneurs over the age of 55 want to give up their business by 2024 at the latest. Over the next ten years, two in three will aim for a business acquisition or generational change, but a quarter are preparing to close down.