Checklist and instructions
Business plan and financial calculation templates, as well as reliable, up-to-date information related to starting a business.
This page contains a knowledge bank on entrepreneurship, especially for those planning to establish a business in the Satakunta region and the Pori area. Enter's service area includes 13 municipalities: Eura, Eurajoki, Harjavalta, Huittinen, Karvia, Kokemäki, Merikarvia, Nakkila, Pomarkku, Pori, Siikainen, Säkylä ja Ulvila.
You can find information about starting a business through the links and websites listed below.
Business Information Sources:
- Suomi.fi | Information and services for starting and running a business.
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Yritystulkki.fi | (*In Finnish) Up-to-date information on running a business, forms, and calculation templates in Finnish.
- Perustamisopas.fi | Guide to starting a business, available in print from Enter.
- Subscribe to the Uusyrityskeskus newsletter
Key Documents and Templates:
- Business plan structure | Business Plan template in English, Word document (.doc)
- Checklist for a new entreprenuer
- Calculation templates on Uusyrityskeskus website (two different Excel templates). Enter’s advisors also use a simpler version (completed during the consultation).
- Business ownership tools (Employment area)
Startup Funding and Benefits:
- Startup grant (Starttiraha) | Financial support for starting a new business
- Entrepreneur Fund (Yrittäjäkassa): Brochure and Members' Info
- Business permits and notifications
- Social entrepreneurship
Starting a business - classes in Satakunta:
- "Minustako yrittäjä?" (Business owner info sessions online and in person)
- National business owner info sessions (Uusyrityskeskus) *In Finnish and in English.
- Business courses (Employment area)
- Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK)
- Entrepreneurial apprenticeship training
Business Establishment and Registration:
- Business registration and name registration >> YTJ.fi (Trade Register, Business ID, and Tax Administration registers)
- Registering a sole trader company (Toiminimi) via OmaVero (Business ID + Tax Administration registration. Operates under the owner’s personal name without Trade Register registration.)
- Business name service (Check if your business name is available for registration)
- Paper forms for business registration >> Y-forms
Business Support and Financial Assistance:
- Leader funding | Karhuseutu
- Business development grants | ELY Centre
- Initial guarantee for new businesses | Finnvera
Local Business Resources:
- Available business premises (Pori, Ulvila, Harjavalta, Nakkila, Eura, Eurajoki and Kokemäki) (*In Finnish)
- Satakanta business and service directory
- Permits and notifications for the City of Pori:
- General information on building supervision (*In Finnish)
- Health supervision (e.g., beauty salons, gyms, barbershops, tattoo studios) (*In Finnish)
- Food safety supervision
- Service voucher system >> https://parastapalvelua.fi
- Social and healthcare service provider registry (Soteri) (by Regional State Administrative Agencies and Valvira)
- For social and healthcare service providers
- Instructions for Soteri application
- Soteri registration fees: Price lists from Regional State Administrative Agencies and Valvira
- For private early childhood education providers
Additional Resources:
- Videos for guidance and useful links
- What is e-invoicing? (Link to Isolta's website)
The services of Enterprise Agency EnterTM Satakunta are provided by Prizztech Ltd and Satakunnan Yrittäjät, in cooperation with the employment services and municipalities of the Satakunta region.
Shortcut to this page: www.entersatakunta.fi/checklist