Small handicrafts shop charges fee for “just looking”
The handicrafts shop Taitajapuoti Terttu charges a €5 entry fee. Customers have also paid the “just-looking” fee in the online…
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Award-winning café owner positive about hiring immigrants
The coffee-shop owner Sari Kutvonen has offered opportunities to immigrants. For many tourists, the Pullaposki café in the centre of…
What to consider when applying for the popular Finnvera loan
Finnvera has received many incomplete applications.
Study: Fear of failure keeps women from running own businesses
More men than women intend to start their own businesses. The differences between the sexes are significant. These are the…
Young business owners strike gold with disc golf business
Last year, Kiekkokingi Oy had a turnover of almost €700,000. The company has just opened Finland’s first disc golf simulator…
New business loans down by almost a third
In August, Finnish companies took out loans worth just one billion euros. Bank of Finland statistics show that the level…
New Finnvera loan for microenterprises to ease hiring
Finnvera can issue the loan for hiring staff; single-person business owners are also eligible. Finnvera says the availability of credit…
Wild berry business got Thai pickers but paid €60,000 to move travel dates
The business owner says that the berry pickers’ incomes will not decrease despite a shorter picking season than last year.…
SY: VAT rise too fast
Suomen Yrittäjät, the Finnish SME association, is calling for a delay to the entry into force of the higher VAT…
Berry company owner worried about new restrictions on Thais
Some berry companies have already left the sector because of a lack of clarity about employment terms. Berry company owner Riina…