Start(-up) at the Finnish
Start(-up) at the Finnish is a show created by Suomen Yrittäjäopisto (the Finnish Institute for Enterprise Management) to inspire new business owners in Finland.
Episodes
Alan and his partner wanted to start a business, so they decided to base this on their passion for keeping fish, so they founded Lakeuden Akvaariotarvike Oy. He tells Mark how they started importing, distributing and retailing aquariums across Finland. He explains that they started without a concrete business plan, but now planning for the future HAS become more important, especially as they are now considering how to expand and gr...
In this episode of "Start-up at the Finnish," Mark speaks with Belkys Barrios, a fitness instructor and personal trainer originally from Honduras in Central America, now living and working in Seinäjoki, Finland. Belkys shares her inspiring journey of moving to a new country and starting her own business in the Women’s Wellness and Fitness industry. She talks about the challenges of dealing with culture shock, studying and upscaling...
Richard explains how his daughter’s decision to move to Finland, her grandparents' homeland, inspired him to give up a 25-year career in Canada and become an entrepreneur in Finland. He tells how, in a short time, he has completed a degree and formed Hawk’s Vision Consulting. This led him to inspire a new downhill mountain biking venture in Lapua, Simpsiö Bikepark, and to launch the Haukka Bikes rental business. Yes, he’s a busy gu...
Sarah speaks to Mark about her journey to Finland from Germany in her early twenties for a relationship. She tells about how she focused on learning Finnish and worked a couple of part-time jobs before returning to Germany to study professional photography. She also describes how her other hobbies gave her the confidence to become an entrepreneur.
Sarah also explains how the local ‘photographer community’ supports each other and th...
In this episode, regular host Mark Wiltshear speaks with Jiuliano Prisada to introduce the Finnish Institute for Enterprise Management (Suomen Yrittäjäopisto), the ‘Pitovoimaa maahanmuuttajayrittäjyydestä Etelä-Pohjanmaalla’ project, and how this podcast series fits with the aims of the project – inspiring entrepreneurship in the South Ostrobothnia region of Finland.
Mark & Jiuliano explain their journeys to becoming entreprene...
Welcome to this new English-language podcast, Start-up at the Finnish. In each episode, we speak to immigrant entrepreneurs to hear their stories, learn from their tips, avoid their missteps and celebrate their progress. Not every start-up is a unicorn, so our aim is to help you take small steps to start your own company that supports your lifestyle.
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