Entrepreneurship and self-employment
Y-paja (E-workshop)
Are you interested in entrepreneurship? Are you wondering where to start? Come and talk to the entrepreneurship coaches at the Y-paja, and let’s find information and solutions that suit you together.
Y-paja is the right place for you when …
- you want more information and skills to advance your own business idea or career plans you are looking for
- opportunities to brainstorm, learn, experience or try different ways of entrepreneurship
- you are wondering if entrepreneurship is a suitable option for you
Y-paja helps with all questions related to entrepreneurship. You will get low-threshold entrepreneurship coaching and, if necessary, we will guide you forward to other entrepreneurship services.
The service is intended for everyone interested in entrepreneurship! Contact your own coach or directly to the Y-paja’s entrepreneurship coaches.
Yrittäjyyden Olohuone (Entrepreneurship Living Room)
Yrittäjyyden Olohuone is an open, relaxed low-threshold meeting place for everyone. You don’t need to have a ready-made business idea – just genuine enthusiasm and curiosity!
On site you can meet the employment service’s business coordinator and on separate theme days also the experts of our network’s different entrepreneurship services.
Time
Every thursday from 13 to 15 o’clock, without an appointment.
Otherwise by appointment at the Y-paja.
Place:
Navigaattori
Torikatu 5, Kuopio
Book a time for entrepreneur coaching at the Y-paja
Hely Korventausta
Entrepreneuship Coordinator
Coaching towards entrepreneurship for over 30-year-olds.
Paula Myöhänen
Project Coordinator
Coaching towards entrepreneurship for under 30-year-olds
Book a time for start-up grant guidance
Education and training
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Do you dream about being an entrepreneur?
The Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship (Yrittäjyyden ammattitutkinto, available in Finnish) is provided by Savo Vocational College, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, and Business Center North Savo.
More information about the degree:
Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship (yrittäjyyden ammattitutkinto, available in Finnish)
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If you are considering entrepreneurship as a career option, planning on becoming an entrepreneur, or have set up a business, you can participate in career coaching or a training or coaching service that supports different aspects and stages of entrepreneurship. You can apply for labour market training or study independently.
Entrepreneurial training and coaching provide you with information about the everyday life of an entrepreneur and help you plan your business. You can develop your business idea, draw up a business plan, and deepen your understanding of e.g. marketing, financial administration and taxation, while learning more about the ins and outs of starting a business.
The durations and scopes of the training periods vary. In training organised as short-term labour market training, you can develop your business idea and receive support in preparing a business plan. More extensive training for completing the Further Qualification in Entrepreneurship or a part of it can also be arranged as labour market training.
You can also participate in self-study courses that support your start in entrepreneurship and its different areas. Please remember to check in advance whether your studies will affect your unemployment benefit.
You can start your business while participating in entrepreneurship training. Once you have made the decision to start a business, you should contact the TE Office or the local government pilot as soon as possible. As a new entrepreneur, you may be eligible for a start-up grant, or you may be entitled to unemployment benefits.
More information:
Currently available entrepreneurial training programmes (koulutukset.te-palvelut.fi)
Clients of the local government pilot:
As a client of the Employment Service and the local government pilot, you can select from a wide range of services to support your self-employment.
Your personal coach can help you with any questions related to the training. You can contact your personal coach through the contact request form in the TE Services’ Oma asiointi (My e-Services) portal -> Oma asiointi.