Get to know your tools. Tools that help you form an overall picture and the first steps for a start-up.
Take part in a ”How to start up a business?” information session before booking an appointment for business advice. Info sessions are available in Finnish, as well as other languages, for example in English and Russian.
Make an initial business plan. A business plan includes your business idea and financial management plan in plain language. You can fill in your business plan online.
Get business advice. Once you've taken part in the info session and have made your initial business plan you may book an appointment with a business adviser.
Becoming an entrepreneur is a major step. Don't forget to realistically evaluate yourself as an entrepreneur, your financial situation and the possibilities of your business idea. Also find out about the legal obligations starting a business requires.
Familiarise yourself with the services for growth businesses. What does a potentially expansive business mean? What services are there for growth businesses and how do you apply for them?
Book an appointment. If your business idea suits our growth business services book an appointment for personal advice.
Your business plan will firstly be evaluated by our service for growth businesses. Secondly, your business idea and the real potential of your business team will be assessed. Thirdly, we will see at which stage you are in the expanding business segment.
Pitch. If your business idea seems to have growth potential then we will a book a Pitch – Growth Business Demonstration with a business adviser and a further appointment.
A five-minute pitch demonstration for the growth business team, followed by further questions and answers, and development ideas and a numerical evaluation by the team.
During further advice the pitch performance and feedback will be evaluated. The entrepreneur team will be told whether the business plan has been approved of and what follows.
The development of a growth business goes through many stages and varies from business to business. The possible next steps are clarified in the advice meeting. We will investigate what services you will need from us and other growth business services in the following stages of your business plan.

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EnterpriseHelsinki offers tools for start-up businesses. Get to know the basics and how to start up a business.
EnterpriseHelsinki is a service centre for those looking into starting up a business and for those already operating a business. EnterpriseHelsinki offers a range of services from developing business ideas to finding the right contact networks.
Kaisaniemenkatu 6 A, 6th floor,
PO Box 37, 00099 City of Helsinki
Opening hours: 8:30–16:30 book an appointment
yrityshelsinki@hel.fi
Tel. +358 (0)9 310 36360