People often say that entrepreneurship is something you are born to do or that it is in your blood. Sometimes this is true, but it is also true that you can learn to be an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurship is all about creativity and courage and a strong will which makes you want to work hard. What you need, above all, is a good business idea and careful preparatory work when starting your enterprise.
The founder of an enterprise needs to have perseverance, the ability to take risks and assume and delegate responsibility, an independent approach to work, drive for achievement and - naturally - an in-depth understanding of the business idea and the sector. Other useful qualities include outgoing personality and good co-operation and networking skills. Naturally, your finances need to be on a sound basis for you to be able to set up a business. External funding is often needed at the initial stages.
The financial, administrative and sales knowledge and skills required to run a business can be acquired by studying, and we will be happy to give you any guidance needed concerning the training options on offer. Obviously, you cannot and need not be able to do everything yourself. That is why it is important to create a good team with complementary skills when starting a company. We will help the developer of the idea and the future entrepreneur to find exactly the right team for his or her enterprise.
Tekniikantie 12 (PO Box 382)
02150 Espoo
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Tel. +358 20 737 3000
Fax +358 20 737 3001